Country information - Luxembourg

General information for Luxembourg, including naming conventions used and specific dataset characteristics.

  • Sources: The Luxembourg dataset is compiled from official national address registries, ensuring comprehensive postal and address data across the country.
  • Update frequency: Monthly, made available as download 1st day of the month. API refreshed during the month, possibly earlier than the 1st.
  • Luxembourg uses strictly numeric four-digit postal codes, with approximately ~4,000 codes in use. For example, 8806 is assigned to Rambrouch. Codes typically map to a single locality or part of a municipality.

Details on data:

  • Each address includes standardized components such as:
  • street, streetNumber
  • postalCode
  • settlement
  • municipality, canton, and district (for hierarchical administrative structure)
  • Luxembourg’s compact geography means postal codes are highly localized, often assigned to a small area or even a single street, especially in urban centers like Luxembourg City.
  • Some street names may vary slightly in spelling or casing depending on the official language used, but address formatting follows consistent conventions across the country.