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Geographic Datasets

Browse municipal boundary data by country. Only 10 rows are shown as a preview.

These datasets are not formally published and are shared for limited use only.
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year

Type: 4-digit INTEGER
Description: Four-digit reference year that identifies the annual snapshot to which this geometry record belongs
Example: 2014
Constraints: Ranges 2014 – 2024. Part of the composite primary key (used for joins with other tables).

cname

Type: TEXT
Description: Country name under the criteria used in the Quality of Government Institute data provision
Example: France

original_code

Type: TEXT
Description: Official national municipality code as issued by the country source
Example: 01001
Constraints: Digits only; often begins with a leading zero, so treat as text to preserve that zero and ensure reliable joins.

munqog_code

Type: TEXT
Description: Project's stable identifier that remains constant across years, enabling the same geography to be traced through time
Example: fr-01015-1
Constraints: Format <ISO>-<original_code>-<revision>
Begins with the two-letter ISO country code
 Continues with the unchanged original municipal code

mun_name

Type: TEXT
Description: Original municipality name exactly as provided in the source geospatial file
Example: L'Abergement-Clémenciat
Constraints: UTF-8; may include accents and special characters.

nuts_year

Type: 4-digit INTEGER
Description: Reference year of the Eurostat NUTS (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) classification associated with the municipality record.
Example: 2024
Constraints: Must correspond to an official Eurostat NUTS release year.

nuts1_id

Type: TEXT
Description: Code identifying the NUTS 1 territorial unit according to the Eurostat NUTS classification. NUTS 1 regions represent major socio-economic regions.
Example: AT1
Constraints: Must follow official Eurostat NUTS coding conventions.

nuts1_name

Type: TEXT
Description: Official name of the NUTS 1 territorial unit defined by Eurostat.
Example: Ostösterreich

nuts2_id

Type: TEXT
Description: Code identifying the NUTS 2 territorial unit according to the Eurostat NUTS classification. NUTS 2 regions represent basic regions used for regional policy and cohesion policy implementation.
Example: AT12
Constraints: Must follow official Eurostat NUTS coding conventions.

nuts2_name

Type: TEXT
Description: Official name of the NUTS 2 territorial unit defined by Eurostat.
Example: Niederösterreich

nuts3_id

Type: TEXT
Description: Code identifying the NUTS 3 territorial unit according to the Eurostat NUTS classification. NUTS 3 regions represent small regions used for detailed territorial and socio-economic analyses.
Example: AT123
Constraints: Must follow official Eurostat NUTS coding conventions.

nuts3_name

Type: TEXT
Description: Official name of the NUTS 3 territorial unit defined by Eurostat.
Example: Sankt Pölten

shape_area

Type: FLOAT
Description: Surface area of the municipality geometry calculated from the polygon boundary geometry in the dataset coordinate reference system.
Example: 42871751.227802634
Constraints: Stored as a decimal numeric value derived from municipal geometry polygons.

geonames_id

Type: INTEGER
Description: Alternative name ID from GeoNames
Example: 6612157
Constraints: Value taken directly from https://www.geonames.org.

alternate_names

Type: TEXT
Description: Alternative municipality name from GeoNames
Example: L'Abergement-Clemenciat
Constraints: None.

geom

Type: MULTIPOLYGON
Description: Boundary geometry in EPSG 3035
Example: —
Constraints: Not NULL.

  1. Stores several vector/raster layers in one portable container instead of scattering multiple auxiliary files. ↩

  2. Supports accents, non-Latin scripts, and field names longer than 10 characters (Shapefile limit). ↩

  3. Preserves numeric and date types instead of forcing everything to plain text. ↩

  4. Comes with a built-in index so software can pan/zoom large datasets quickly with no extra steps. ↩

  5. Specification maintained by the Open Geospatial Consortium, ensuring long-term openness and interoperability. ↩

  6. Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics based on EUROSTAT, NUTS 1: major socio-economic regions, NUTS 2: basic regions (for regional policies), NUTS 3: small regions (for specific diagnoses). ↩