NUTS statistical regions of Belgium
# NUTS statistical regions of Belgium

The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) is a geocode standard for referencing the subdivisions of Belgium for statistical purposes. The standard is developed and regulated by the European Union. 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

### NUTS Levels

| 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

Below 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:

## NUTS codes

| NUTS 1 | Code | NUTS 2 | Code | NUTS 3 | Code |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brussels | BE1 | Brussels | BE10 | Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital | BE100 |
| Flanders | BE2 | Antwerp | BE21 | Arrondissement of Antwerp | BE211 |
| Flanders | BE2 | Antwerp | BE21 | Arrondissement of Mechelen | BE212 |
| Flanders | BE2 | Antwerp | BE21 | Arrondissement of Turnhout | BE213 |
| Flanders | BE2 | Limburg | BE22 | Arrondissement of Hasselt | BE221 |
| Flanders | BE2 | Limburg | BE22 | Arrondissement of Maaseik | BE222 |
| Flanders | BE2 | Limburg | BE22 | Arrondissement of Tongeren | BE223 |
| Flanders | BE2 | East Flanders | BE23 | Arrondissement of Aalst | BE231 |
| Flanders | BE2 | East Flanders | BE23 | Arrondissement of Dendermonde | BE232 |
| Flanders | BE2 | East Flanders | BE23 | Arrondissement of Eeklo | BE233 |
| Flanders | BE2 | East Flanders | BE23 | Arrondissement of Ghent | BE234 |
| Flanders | BE2 | East Flanders | BE23 | Arrondissement of Oudenaarde | BE235 |
| Flanders | BE2 | East Flanders | BE23 | Arrondissement of Sint-Niklaas | BE236 |
| Flanders | BE2 | Flemish Brabant | BE24 | Arrondissement of Halle-Vilvoorde | BE241 |
| Flanders | BE2 | Flemish Brabant | BE24 | Arrondissement of Leuven | BE242 |
| Flanders | BE2 | West Flanders | BE25 | Arrondissement of Bruges | BE251 |
| Flanders | BE2 | West Flanders | BE25 | Arrondissement of Diksmuide | BE252 |
| Flanders | BE2 | West Flanders | BE25 | Arrondissement of Ypres | BE253 |
| Flanders | BE2 | West Flanders | BE25 | Arrondissement of Kortrijk | BE254 |
| Flanders | BE2 | West Flanders | BE25 | Arrondissement of Ostend | BE255 |
| Flanders | BE2 | West Flanders | BE25 | Arrondissement of Roeselare | BE256 |
| Flanders | BE2 | West Flanders | BE25 | Arrondissement of Tielt | BE257 |
| Flanders | BE2 | West Flanders | BE25 | Arrondissement of Veurne | BE258 |
| Wallonia | BE3 | Walloon Brabant | BE31 | Arrondissement of Nivelles | BE310 |
| Wallonia | BE3 | Hainaut | BE32 | Arrondissement of Ath | BE321 |
| Wallonia | BE3 | Hainaut | BE32 | Arrondissement of Charleroi | BE322 |
| Wallonia | BE3 | Hainaut | BE32 | Arrondissement of Mons | BE323 |
| Wallonia | BE3 | Hainaut | BE32 | Arrondissement of Mouscron | BE324 |
| Wallonia | BE3 | Hainaut | BE32 | Arrondissement of Soignies | BE325 |
| Wallonia | BE3 | Hainaut | BE32 | Arrondissement of Thuin | BE326 |
| Wallonia | BE3 | Hainaut | BE32 | Arrondissement of Tournai | BE327 |
| Wallonia | BE3 | Liège | BE33 | Arrondissement of Huy | BE331 |
| Wallonia | BE3 | Liège | BE33 | Arrondissement of Liège | BE332 |
| Wallonia | BE3 | Liège | BE33 | Arrondissement of Waremme | BE334 |
| Wallonia | BE3 | Liège | BE33 | Arrondissement of Verviers, municipalities of the French Community | BE335 |
| Wallonia | BE3 | Liège | BE33 | Arrondissement of Verviers, municipalities of the German Community | BE336 |
| Wallonia | BE3 | Luxembourg (Belgium) | BE34 | Arrondissement of Arlon | BE341 |
| Wallonia | BE3 | Luxembourg (Belgium) | BE34 | Arrondissement of Bastogne | BE342 |
| Wallonia | BE3 | Luxembourg (Belgium) | BE34 | Arrondissement of Marche-en-Famenne | BE343 |
| Wallonia | BE3 | Luxembourg (Belgium) | BE34 | Arrondissement of Neufchâteau | BE344 |
| Wallonia | BE3 | Luxembourg (Belgium) | BE34 | Arrondissement of Virton | BE345 |
| Wallonia | BE3 | Namur | BE35 | Arrondissement of Dinant | BE351 |
| Wallonia | BE3 | Namur | BE35 | Arrondissement of Namur | BE352 |
| Wallonia | BE3 | Namur | BE35 | Arrondissement of Philippeville | BE353 |

In the 2003 version, the Arrondissement of Verviers was coded BE333.

