Map Viewing Service (WMS) of the dataset: Deadly dominant space (urban areas) in the Channel

An urban area or “large urban area” is a group of municipalities, of a single enclave and without enclave, consisting of an urban pole (urban unit) of more than 10,000 jobs, and by rural municipalities or urban units (peri-urban crown) of which at least 40 % of the resident population in employment works in the pole or in municipalities attracted by it.The zoning in urban areas 2010 also distinguishes:- “medium areas”, a group of municipalities, of a single enclave and without enclave, consisting of a cluster (urban unit) of 5 000 to 10 000 jobs, and by rural municipalities or urban units of which at least 40 % of the resident population in employment works in the pole or in municipalities attracted by it.- the “small areas”, a group of municipalities, of a single enclave and without an enclave, consisting of a pole (urban unit) of 1 500 to 5 000 jobs, and by rural municipalities or urban units of which at least 40 % of the resident population in employment works in the pole or in municipalities attracted by it.The zoning is based on the 2008 census data.The list of municipalities is that given by the Official Geographical Code (COG) on 01/01/2011.

都市区（或"大都市区"）指由单一飞地及无飞地的市镇集群构成，其核心组成部分为就业岗位超1万个的城市核心（城镇单元），且附属的农村市镇或城镇单元（城郊圈层）中，至少40%的在业常住人口在该核心或受其辐射的市镇就业。

2010年都市区区划还区分了以下类别：
- "中等都市区"：由单一飞地及无飞地的市镇集群构成，核心为拥有5000至10000个就业岗位的城镇集群（城镇单元），且附属的农村市镇或城镇单元中，至少40%的在业常住人口在该核心或受其辐射的市镇就业。
- "小型都市区"：由单一飞地及无飞地的市镇集群构成，核心为拥有1500至5000个就业岗位的城市核心（城镇单元），且附属的农村市镇或城镇单元中，至少40%的在业常住人口在该核心或受其辐射的市镇就业。

本次区划基于2008年人口普查数据编制。市镇清单采用2011年1月1日发布的官方地理编码（COG）标准。