Man pages for BFS
Get Data from the Swiss Federal Statistical Office

bfs_download_assetDownload a BFS asset file
bfs_download_geodataDownload a geographic file from the Swiss geo-portal
bfs_get_asset_metadataGet asset metadata in a given language
bfs_get_base_mapsGet Switzerland base maps data
bfs_get_catalogGet the BFS data or table catalog
bfs_get_catalog_dataGet the BFS data catalog
bfs_get_catalog_geodataGet the geodata catalog of the Swiss Confederation
bfs_get_catalog_tablesGet the BFS tables catalog
bfs_get_dataGet BFS data in a given language
bfs_get_data_commentsGet the comments/footnotes of a BFS dataset in a given...
bfs_get_metadataGet metadata of a BFS data in a given language
bfs_get_sse_dataGet Data from Swiss Stats Explorer (SSE) API
bfs_get_sse_metadataGet Metadata (Codelists) from Swiss Stats Explorer (SSE) API
bfs_get_sse_urlGet the URL for the Swiss Stats Explorer (SSE) API based on...
BFS-packageBFS: Get Data from the Swiss Federal Statistical Office
get_xml_nameGet the name from an XML node for a specified language, with...
pipePipe operator
register_bznSwiss official commune register BZN
register_dicSwiss official commune register Dictionary
register_gdeSwiss official commune register GDE
register_gde_otherSwiss official commune register GDE Other
register_ktSwiss official commune register KT
register_kt_seeanteileSwiss official commune register KT Seeanteile
BFS documentation built on Nov. 5, 2025, 6:01 p.m.