Definition building where at least half of the floor area is used for dwelling purposes Reference "Council-PT, based on- 'building' (6.1.2023), Industry and construction glossary, Eurostat- 'residential building' (6.1.2023), Glossary of Statistical Terms, OECD"
Comment "Two types of residential buildings can be distinguished:- houses (ground-oriented residential buildings): comprising all types of houses (detached, semi- detached, terraced houses, houses built in a row, etc.) each dwelling of which has its own entrance directly from the ground surface;- other residential buildings: comprising all residential buildings other than ground-oriented residential buildings as defined above.1If less than half of the overall useful floor area is used for residential purposes, the building is classified as a non-residential building.2See also dwelling/housing unit, which refers to a building or part of a building occupied by one household."
Definition "total number of dwellings (houses, bungalows, flats, maisonettes and bedsits) in an area, region or country" Reference "COUNCIL-EN based on Designingbuildings, Housing stock/building stock (1.6.2022)"
Definition ensemble des logements existants dans une zone, une région ou un pays, incluant les résidences principales, les résidences secondaires et les logements vacants Reference "Conseil-FR, d'après: - Site de l'Institut national français de la statistique et des études économiques (Insee), Accueil > Définitions, méthodes et qualité > Sources statistiques et indicateurs > Liste des sources statistiques > Estimations annuelles du parc de logements (31.5.2022) - Politiquedulogement.com, «Parc de logements» (31.5.2022)"