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title: "Populated area — EASA Definition · Avioverse"
description: "Article 2, Regulation (EU) No 376/2014: ‘populated area’ means an area with clustered or scattered buildings and a permanent human population, such as…"
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# populated area

EASA defines “populated area” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

> ‘populated area’ means an area with clustered or scattered buildings and a permanent human population, such as city, settlement, town, or village;

Article 2 · Occurrence Reporting · Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 · Easy Access Rules, 27 Sep 2023 revision · [Read Article 2](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/occurrence-reporting/commission-delegated-regulation-eu-2020-2034/cover-regulation#article-2)

## Defined in the same article

- [ERCS matrix](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/ercs-matrix)
- [European risk classification scheme or ERCS](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/european-risk-classification-scheme-or-ercs)
- [high-risk area](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/high-risk-area)
- [life changing injury](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/life-changing-injury)
- [safety risk score](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/safety-risk-score)