Address details for Belgium

This page describes only country specific information for the address details response. See get address details documentation for an overview of the address details request and response in general.

Belgium has three official languages: french, german and dutch.

In Belgium an address has no house number addition but can have a "bis number" and/or a "box number".

Belgian address "details" property example

{
    "language": "fr-BE",
    "address": {
        "country": "Belgium",
        "locality": "Bruxelles",
        "street": "Grand-Place",
        "postcode": "1000",
        "building": "2 bte 3",
        "buildingNumber": 2,
        "buildingNumberAddition": "bte 3"
    },
    "mailLines": [
        "Grand-Place 2 bte 3",
        "1000 Bruxelles"
    ],
    "location": {
        "latitude": 50.847208,
        "longitude": 4.352448,
        "precision": "Address"
    },
    "isPoBox": false,
    "country": {
        "name": "Belgium",
        "iso3Code": "BEL",
        "iso2Code": "BE"
    },
    "details": {
        "belRegion": {
            "nisCode": 4000,
            "primaryName": "Bruxelles",
            "nlName": "Brussel",
            "frName": "Bruxelles",
            "deName": "Brüssel"
        },
        "belProvince": null,
        "belDistrict": {
            "nisCode": 21000,
            "primaryName": "Bruxelles-Capitale",
            "nlName": "Brussel-Hoofdstad",
            "frName": "Bruxelles-Capitale",
            "deName": "Brüssel-Hauptstadt"
        },
        "belMunicipality": {
            "nisCode": 21004,
            "primaryName": "Bruxelles",
            "nlName": "Brussel",
            "frName": "Bruxelles",
            "deName": "Brüssel",
            "officialLanguages": [
                "nl-BE",
                "fr-BE"
            ]
        },
        "belMunicipalSection": {
            "primaryName": "Bruxelles",
            "nlName": "Brussel",
            "frName": "Bruxelles",
            "deName": null
        },
        "belStreet": {
            "primaryName": "Grand-Place",
            "nlName": "Grote Markt",
            "frName": "Grand-Place",
            "deName": null
        },
        "belBuilding": {
            "number": 2,
            "bisNumber": null,
            "boxNumber": "3",
            "validated": true,
            "language": "fr-BE"
        }
    }
}

Response property "details" for country code "BEL"

belRegion: struct

hide children Belgian region details. (Dutch: gewest, French région, German: Region)

nisCode: int: The NIS code for the administrative region.
primaryName: string: The name in the address language.
nlName: string: The Dutch language name.
frName: string: The French language name
deName: string: The German language name.

belProvince: struct or null

hide children Belgian province details, if available. (Dutch: provincie, French province, German: Provinz)

nisCode: int: The NIS code for the administrative region.
primaryName: string: The name in the address language.
nlName: string: The Dutch language name.
frName: string: The French language name
deName: string: The German language name.

belDistrict: struct

hide children Belgian administrative district details. (Dutch: arrondissement, French arrondissement, German: Bezirk)

nisCode: int: The NIS code for the administrative region.
primaryName: string: The name in the address language.
nlName: string: The Dutch language name.
frName: string: The French language name
deName: string: The German language name.

belMunicipality: struct

hide children Belgian municipality details. (Dutch: gemeente, French commune, German: Gemeinde)

nisCode: int: The NIS code for the administrative region.
primaryName: string: The name in the address language.
nlName: string: The Dutch language name.
frName: string: The French language name
deName: string: The German language name.
officialLanguages: string[]: The official languages used in this municipality.
facilityLanguages: string[]: Languages with language facilities in this municipality

belMunicipalSection: struct

hide children Belgian municipality section details. (Dutch: deelgemeente, French section de commune, German: Teilgemeinde)

primaryName: string: The name in the address language.
nlName: string or null: The Dutch language name.
frName: string or null: The French language name
deName: string or null: The German language name.

belStreet: struct

hide children Belgian street details.

primaryName: string: The name for the street in the address language.
nlName: string or null: The Dutch language name for the street. If available, null otherwise.
frName: string or null: The French language name for the street. If available, null otherwise.
deName: string or null: The German language name for the street. If available, null otherwise.

belBuilding: struct

hide children Belgian building details.

number: int or null: The number for the building, null otherwise
bisNumber: string or null: The bis number for the building if available, null otherwise.
boxNumber: string or null: The box number for the building if available, null otherwise.
validated: boolean: Indication whether the building could be validated. When true it means the house number, bisNumber and boxNumber combination exists.
language: string: Language the address details are localized in