Map of Luxembourg in Shapefile format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
Customize the map
Open this place's area in the constructor and adjust everything to your needs
Open in constructor →Map passport
What this map contains by default
This is how the map is built as-is — every setting can be changed in the constructor.
About Shapefile
Map of Luxembourg in Shapefile: 151 742 buildings, 8 226 km of roads, 40 271 points of interest, 38% green areas — in the WGS 84 coordinate system, units are meters.
Which layers are in the file
This file for the selected area contains:
- Roads
- Buildings
- Water
- Greenery
- Points of interest
Geometry by layer
- Roads — lines (LineString) with OpenStreetMap tags
- Buildings — polygons (Polygon) with OpenStreetMap tags
- Water — waterbody polygons and watercourse lines with tags
- Greenery — green-zone polygons with tags
- Points of interest — points (Point) with names and tags
What the file carries
The Shapefile file for Luxembourg: the parts come as a set of files inside a ZIP archive, the file is binary — it is opened by a program, not by an editor, each layer is a separate file inside the archive, OpenStreetMap tags are kept as feature attributes.
File size
The expected size of the Shapefile file for Luxembourg is about 10.5 MB; the exact size depends on the chosen layers and area.
Coordinate systems
WGS 84 (EPSG:4326), selectable in the wizard
Units
Meters (projected in the chosen coordinate system)
| Category | GIS |
| File extension | .shp |
| Tier | Free |
What's in the Shapefile map of Luxembourg
151,742 buildings (64,073 residential, 1,525 commercial, 1,090 industrial, 464 religious), 8,225.9 km of roads, 40,271 points of interest, 50 landmarks.
The area covers 2,600 km², with about 58 buildings per km².
Mostly secondary roads 1,902.9 km, residential streets 1,797.7 km, service roads 1,788.5 km.
37.5% of the area is green space.
The map marks 132 parks and 704 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 390, restaurants — 1,303, information points — 2,229.
Public transport: 4,856 bus stops, 198 tram stops, 80 rail stations.
Shapefile with 151,742 buildings and 8,225.9 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: Rue Principale, Route de Luxembourg, Haaptstrooss, Route d'Arlon, Route d'Echternach
Landmarks: National Brewery Museum, National Tannery Museum, Museum of the Battle of the Bulge, Musée National de la Résistance, Rackésmillen
How to use Shapefile for Luxembourg
- Select the Luxembourg map area on the main page
- Choose Shapefile format and configure export settings
- Click Export and wait for processing
- Download the file and use in your application
FAQ: Shapefile for Luxembourg
Why does Shapefile consist of multiple files?
Shapefile is a set of .shp, .shx, .dbf, and .prj files. We package them into a ZIP archive for convenient downloading.
