The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) is a geocode standard for referencing the subdivisions of Belgium for statistical purposes.[1] The standard is developed and regulated by the European Union.[2] The NUTS standard is instrumental in delivering the European Union's Structural Funds. The NUTS code for Belgium is BE and a hierarchy of three levels is established by Eurostat. Below these is a further levels of geographic organisation - the local administrative unit (LAU). In Belgium, the LAUs are municipalities.
Overall
editNUTS Levels
edit| Level | Subdivisions | # |
|---|---|---|
| NUTS 1 | Regions (Gewesten/Régions) | 3 |
| NUTS 2 | Provinces (Provincies/Provinces) (+ Brussels) |
11 |
| NUTS 3 | Arrondissements (Arrondissementen/Arrondissements) (Verviers split into two) |
44 |
Local administrative units
editBelow the NUTS levels, the two LAU (Local Administrative Units) levels are:
| Level | Subdivisions | # |
|---|---|---|
| LAU 1 | — (same as NUTS 3) | 44 |
| LAU 2 | Municipalities (Gemeenten/Communes) | 589 |
The LAU codes of Belgium can be downloaded here: [1]
NUTS codes
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In the 2003 version, the Arrondissement of Verviers was coded BE333.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Revision to the Irish NUTS2 and NUTS3 regions". cso.ie. Archived from the original on 2018-11-13. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2066 of 21 November 2016 amending the annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS)
Sources
edit- Hierarchical list of the Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics - NUTS and the Statistical regions of Europe
- Overview map of EU Countries - NUTS level 1
- Correspondence between the NUTS levels and the national administrative units
- List of current NUTS codes Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Download current NUTS codes (ODS format) Archived 2015-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Provinces of Belgium, Statoids.com
- Arrondissements of Belgium, Statoids.com
