Vries is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe.

It is a part of the municipality of Tynaarlo, and lies about 8 km north of Assen.

[4] Vries is an esdorp which developed in the Early Middle Ages.

[5] The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 12th century.

[6] (disputed by the Wikipedia page about Roden) Vries was home to 415 people in 1840.