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Swisstopo Swiss Address File

Core Metadata​

ID​

id

Dataset​

datasetstring
Values
  • "swt"

Country​

countrystring

Full country names (ISO 3166)

Values
  • "Switzerland"
  • "Liechtenstein"

Country ISO​

country_iso

3 letter country code (ISO 3166-1)

Values
  • "CHE"
  • "LIE"

Country ISO 2​

country_iso_2string

2 letter country code (ISO 3166-1)

Values
  • "CH"
  • "LI"

Language​

language

Language represented by 2 letter ISO Code (639-1)

Values
  • "de"
  • "fr"
  • "it"
  • "rm"

Canton​

cantonstring

Canton abbreviation, "" if not present.

Address Components​

Address​

addressstring

House number, "" if not present.

Example
40

Address Line 1​

line_1string

First address line.

Can be empty string "" if not present.

Example
Villa Kranzmayer

Address Line 2​

line_2string

Second address line.

Can be empty string "" if not present.

Example
Römerweg 48

Geolocation​

Latitude​

latitude

Longitude​

longitude

Street Latitude​

street_latitudestring

Empty string "" if not available

street_latitudenumber

Latitude of the street centroid (WGS84)

Street Longitude​

street_longitudestring

Empty string "" if not available

street_longitudenumber

Longitude of the street centroid (WGS84)

Building Directory (Gebäudeadressverzeichnis)​

Address EGAID​

adr_egaidnumber

Federal building address identifier (Eidgenössischer Gebäudeadressidentifikator).

Building Street ESID​

geb_str_esidnumber

Street identifier from the building register linking the address to a street in the street register.

Building EGID​

bdg_egidnumber

Federal building identifier (Eidgenössischer Gebäudeidentifikator).

Address EDID​

adr_edidnumber

Entrance identifier within the building.

Street Name​

stn_labelstring

Street name label.

Address Number​

adr_numberstring

House/address number (e.g. "12", "12A").

Can be empty string "" if not present.

Building Category​

bdg_categorystring

Building category from the Federal Building and Dwelling Register (GWR).

Building Name​

bdg_namestring

Building name.

Can be empty string "" if not present.

ZIP Label​

zip_labelstring

Postal code and locality label (e.g. "8001 Zürich").

Commune FOS Number​

com_fosnrnumber

Federal municipality number assigned by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS).

Commune Name​

com_namestring

Municipality name.

Commune Canton​

com_cantonstring

Canton abbreviation (e.g. "ZH", "BE").

Can be empty string "" if not present.

Address Status​

adr_statusstring

Address status from the GWR.

Address Official​

adr_officialboolean

Whether the address is an official address.

Address Modified​

adr_modifiedstring

Date the address record was last modified.

Address Easting​

adr_eastingstring

Easting coordinate of the address in the Swiss coordinate system CH1903+/LV95.

Address Northing​

adr_northingstring

Northing coordinate of the address in the Swiss coordinate system CH1903+/LV95.

Street Directory (Strassenverzeichnis)​

Street ESID​

str_esidnumber

Street identifier from the street register (Strassenverzeichnis).

Street Type​

str_typestring

Street type.

Street Status​

str_statusstring

Street status.

Street Official​

str_officialboolean

Whether the street name is official.

Street Modified​

str_modifiedstring

Date the street record was last modified.

Street Easting​

str_eastingstring

Easting coordinate of the street centroid in the Swiss coordinate system CH1903+/LV95.

Street Northing​

str_northingstring

Northing coordinate of the street centroid in the Swiss coordinate system CH1903+/LV95.

Street Parent​

str_parentstring

Parent street identifier.

Can be empty string "" if not present.

Street Children​

str_childrenstring

Child street identifiers.

Can be empty string "" if not present.

Locality Directory (Ortschaftenverzeichnis)​

Locality Name​

ortschaftsnamestring

Locality name from the Official Directory of Localities (Amtliches Ortschaftenverzeichnis).

Postcode (PLZ4)​

plz4string

4-digit Swiss postal code.

Postcode Suffix​

zusatzzifferstring

Additional digit disambiguating postal codes that share the same 4-digit code.

ZIP ID​

zip_idnumber

Unique identifier for the postal code record.

Municipality Name​

gemeindenamestring

Municipality name (Gemeindename).

BFS Number​

bfs_nrnumber

Federal municipality number assigned by the Federal Statistical Office (BFS-Nr).

Canton Abbreviation​

kantonskürzelstring

Canton abbreviation (e.g. "ZH", "GE").

Can be empty string "" if not present.

Address Share​

adressenanteilstring

Proportion of addresses belonging to this locality record.

Locality Longitude (E)​

estring

Longitude of the locality centroid in WGS84 decimal degrees.

Locality Latitude (N)​

nstring

Latitude of the locality centroid in WGS84 decimal degrees.

Locality Language​

sprachestring

Language of the record (e.g. "de", "fr", "it", "rm").

Validity​

validitystring

Validity period of the postal code record.