{"tema_id":"358","string":"Local administrative unit (LAU)","created":"2024-10-10 20:49:10","code":"","modified":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","notes":[{"@type":"Bibliographic note","@lang":"en-EN","@value":"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/statistics-explained\/index.php?title=Glossary:Local_administrative_unit_(LAU) "},{"@type":"Definition note","@lang":"en-EN","@value":"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/statistics-explained\/index.php?title=Glossary:Local_administrative_unit_(LAU)\nLocal administrative units (LAUs) are used to divide up the territory of the EU for the purpose of providing statistics at a local level. They are low level administrative divisions of a country below that of a province, region or state. Not all countries classify their locally governed areas in the same way and LAUs may refer to a range of different administrative units, including municipalities, communes, parishes or wards.\nStatistics for LAUs may be used to establish local typologies including the degree of urbanisation (cities; towns and suburbs; rural areas); functional urban areas (cities and their surrounding commuting zones); coastal areas (coastal and non-coastal areas).\u00a0 "}]}