CBS area layouts

The CBS area layouts file shows the area layouts used by CBS.
The polygons of these classifications are usually cartographically simplified. This is the case if the layer name is “generalised”. Only the municipality, district and neighbourhood also appear as non-generalised for more recent years.
The classifications are given from 1 995 to the most recent year.
The most recent year contains provisional boundaries for municipality, province, COROP and part of the country in the first half of that year, but no other upper-municipal divisions and no neighbourhoods and neighbourhoods for that year.
In the mid-year update, the provisional borders are replaced by definitive borders and the districts, neighbourhoods and various super-municipal divisions of that year are added.
The following area layouts may occur:

Townships
Part of the country
Province
The Neighborhood
COROP area
GGD region
NUTS1
NUTS2
NUTS3
Districts
Metropolitan agglomeration
City-West
COROP-plus area
COROP Sub-area
Agricultural area
Agriculture Group
RPA area
Tourist group
Tourist area
Arrondissement area
Fire brigade region
Chamber of Commerce region
Police Region
Regional Unit
Security region
Care office region
Labour market region
Youth region
Ressort
RES region