Italy provides three classification systems: administrative divisions (Regioni and Province), Eurostat NUTS regions (levels 2–3), and ISTAT statistical region codes.
| Scheme | Levels | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative Divisions | Regioni, Province | Natural Earth |
| NUTS Regions | NUTS-2, NUTS-3 | Eurostat |
| ISTAT Statistical Regions | ISTAT Region | ISTAT |
Italian administrative hierarchy.
| Level | Local Name | Count | Code Format | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | Regioni | 20 | ISO 3166-2 (IT-21) | Piemonte |
| Province | Province | 107 | ISO 3166-2 (IT-TO) | Torino |
Accepted codes: ISO 3166-2 codes, region/province names in Italian or English.
Eurostat NUTS 2021 classification for Italy. NUTS-1 is not exposed separately as it maps 1:1 to the five geographic macro-regions.
| Level | Local Name | Count | Code Example | Name Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUTS-2 | Regioni | 21 | ITC1 | Piemonte |
| NUTS-3 | Province | 107 | ITC11 | Torino |
Accepted codes: NUTS codes (ITC11), region/province names. Legacy NUTS codes (e.g. ITD → ITH, ITE → ITI) are automatically aliased.
The Italian National Statistical Institute (ISTAT) uses 3-digit region codes for statistical publications.
| Level | Local Name | Count | Code Format | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISTAT Region | Regioni ISTAT | 20 | 3-digit code (010) | Piemonte |
Accepted codes: ISTAT 3-digit codes (e.g. 010 for Piemonte, 030 for Lombardia), region names.
Preset: "Italy (Sub-national)"
| Scheme | Source | License | URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative Divisions | Natural Earth | Public Domain | naturalearthdata.com |
| NUTS Regions | Eurostat GISCO (NUTS 2024 + NUTS 2006 legacy) | EC Open Data | eurostat.ec.europa.eu |
| ISTAT Statistical Regions | ISTAT / Natural Earth | Public Domain | istat.it |
Note: Italy uses both the NUTS 2024 and NUTS 2006 editions. The 2006 edition provides 47 legacy NUTS-3 codes (e.g.
IT108,IT109) that were reassigned in the 2010/2013/2021 revisions. These are aliased automatically.