NUTS_statistical_regions_of_Switzerland

NUTS statistical regions of Switzerland

NUTS statistical regions of Switzerland

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The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) is a geocode standard for referencing the subdivisions of Switzerland for statistical purposes.[1] As a member of EFTA Switzerland is included in the NUTS standard, although the standard is developed and regulated by the European Union,[2] an organization that Switzerland does not belong to. The NUTS standard is instrumental in delivering the European Union's Structural Funds. The NUTS code for Switzerland is CH 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 Switzerland, the LAUs are districts (LAU-1) and municipalities (LAU-2).

Overall

The three NUTS levels are:

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NUTS codes

The NUTS codes are as follows:

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Local Administrative Units

Below the NUTS levels, there are two Local Administrative Units (LAU) levels

LAU-1: Districts

Main article: Districts of Switzerland

LAU-2: Municipalities

Main article: Municipalities of Switzerland

Notes and references

  1. [1]
    "Revision to the Irish NUTS2 and NUTS3 regions". cso.ie. Archived from the original on 2018-11-13. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  2. [2]
    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)

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