1. Local Administrative Units
Working Group on Regional statistics
16 October 2007
16/10/2007

2. LAU classification Member States send LAU lists annually since 2003
New deadline from 2007: beginning of July (t+6 months)
Eurostat has to publish the lists
2006 version is now available on:
Statistical data on area and population included from countries each year – not published
16/10/2007

3. LAU level 1 Corresponds to “districts”
In some countries, “municipalities”
LAU 1 is defined in 19 out of 27 countries
In NL and SE, LAU 2 are large and can be used as LAU1
Missing in France, Spain, Italy, Austria, Belgium, Romania
Eurostat proposal to promote the LAU 1 by collecting and publishing basic data (area, population)
Shall we go ahead with the LAU 1 project despite the missing countries?
16/10/2007

4. SIRE database - nomenclature
NPS Nomenclature Preparation System
Create harmonised EU codes for the LAU1 and LAU2
Extension of the NUTS 3 code
The timing: EU codes will always lag behind the evolution in the Member States
The work is outsourced to a consultant company
Migration to a new version of NPS
16/10/2007

5. SIRE database – census data
1999/2002 population census data at LAU 2 level
Sex, age, economic status, nationality, educational attainment, households, dwellings, commuting
Two tables for morphological urban areas
Separate request on official surface area
Work on validation and uploading is outsourced to a consultant company
Not disseminated, but used within Commission
16/10/2007

6. Use of LAU data Link to digital maps in GISCO
Aggregate LAU to user-defined geographical zones
Dis-aggregation of population to 1x1 km grids with Corine Land Cover as ancillary information
Degree of Urbanization as used in the Labour Force Survey
OECD definition of rural regions
Input to the Urban Audit:
List of cities above a certain threshold
Commuting data to check the Larger Urban Zones
16/10/2007