OpenStreetMap vector data for the Seychelles provides essential resources for GIS professionals and developers focusing on island geospatial analysis, detailed navigation infrastructure mapping, and thematic cartography in this tropical archipelago. The site offers a free daily updated .pbf extract containing the complete geospatial dataset, while a premium option provides a ready-to-use QGIS 3 project featuring professionally styled Shapefile or GeoPackage layers with custom icons. This region presents unique topological challenges due to its scattered nature and high population density concentrated in few urban centers, requiring specialized handling for effective spatial modeling.
Main files
- [seychelles.pbf] - for osm2pgsql, Osmium, Osmosis, imposm, mkgmap, and others. This file was last modified 12 hours ago and contains all OSM data up to September 07 2026 23:00:00 UTC. File size: 2.84MB; MD5 sum: 64d8a7e2db4a96ba752198ed02686483.
Additional Files
- [seychelles.poly] - file that describes the extent of this region. About POLY format
- [seychelles.geojson] - file that describes the extent of this region. About GeoJSON format
Prepared geodata of Seychelles
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Samples of maps
Seychelles map layers
Amenity (areas) 273
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- religion — religion field value
- amenity — amenity field value
- landuse — landuse field value
- leisure — leisure field value
- sport — sport field value
- type — type field value
- way — Geometry
Amenity (points) 695
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- religion — religion field value
- amenity — amenity field value
- landuse — landuse field value
- leisure — leisure field value
- sport — sport field value
- type — type field value
- way — Geometry
Barriers (lines) 20
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- barrier — barrier field value
- way — Geometry
Boundary (areas) 45
Fields of layer: 
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- admin_level - Grade of administrative level
- way — Geometry
Boundary (lines) 14
Fields of layer: 
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- admin_level - Grade of administrative level
- way — Geometry
Building 40945
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- building — building field value
- b_level — building:levels field value
- a_numb — addr:housenumber field value
- way — Geometry
Buildings (points) 33
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- building — building field value
- b_level — building:levels field value
- a_numb — addr:housenumber field value
- way — Geometry
Surfaces and land use 1363
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- natural — Natural field value
- landuse — Landuse field value
- wood — Wood field is not null
- leisure — Leisure field value
- way — Geometry
Leisure (areas) 277
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- leisure — leisure field value
- way — Geometry
Leisure (points) 37
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- leisure — leisure field value
- way — Geometry
Man made objects (points) 38
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- man_made — man_made field valu
- tower_type — tower:type field value
- way — Geometry
Natural (points) 152
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- natural — natural field value
- way — Geometry
Parking (areas) 80
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- AMENITY — AMENITY field value
- way — Geometry
Parking (points) 32
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- AMENITY — AMENITY field value
- way — Geometry
Places (areas) 116
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- place — place field value
- official_s — official_status field value
- POPULATION — POPULATION field value
- way — Geometry
Places (points) 100
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- place — place field value
- official_s — official_status field value
- POPULATION — POPULATION field value
- is_capital — is_capital field value
- admin_level — Administrative grade value
- capital — capital field value
- way — Geometry
Power lines 150
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- POWER — POWER field value
- VOLTAGE — VOLTAGE field value
- way — Geometry
Power line towers 35
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- POWER — POWER field value
- VOLTAGE — VOLTAGE field value
- way — Geometry
Railways (points) 1
Fields of layer: 
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- RAILWAY — RAILWAY field value
- public_transport — public_transport field value
- tram — tram field value
- station — station field value
- way — Geometry
Religion (areas) 36
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- religion — religion field value
- way — Geometry
Religion (points) 27
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- religion — religion field value
- way — Geometry
Roads 4406
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- ref — ref field value
- HIGHWAY — HIGHWAY field value
- cycle — cycle field value
- horse — horse field value
- foot — foot field value
- lanes — lanes field value
- toll — toll field value
- width — width field value
- way — Geometry
Road infrastructure 1041
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- HIGHWAY — HIGHWAY field value
- railway — railway field value
- way — Geometry
Shop (areas) 63
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- shop — shop field value
- way — Geometry
Shops (points) 307
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- shop — shop field value
- way — Geometry
Sport (areas) 71
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- sport — sport field value
- way — Geometry
Sport (points) 19
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- sport — sport field value
- way — Geometry
Tourism (areas) 278
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- TOURISM — TOURISM field value
- information — information field value
- historic — historic field value
- way — Geometry
Tourism (points) 608
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- TOURISM — TOURISM field value
- information — information field value
- historic — historic field value
- way — Geometry
Routes 4
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- ROUTE — ROUTE field value
- REF — REF field value
- OPERATOR — OPERATOR field value
- way — Geometry
Streams and ditches 334
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- WATERWAY — WATERWAY field value
- way — Geometry
Lakes, swamps and large rivers 96
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- natural — Natural field value
- landuse — Landuse field value
- water — Water field is not null
- waterway — Waterway field value
- way — Geometry
Coastline 1
Fields of layer:
- id — Local ID
Land border 1
Fields of layer:
- id — Local ID
Ocean border 1
Fields of layer:
- id — Local ID
Legend of map of Seychelles and sample project
Statistics on objects in the Seychelles
Boundary / Boundary (lines)
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Countries | lines | admin_level = '2' | 9 |
Boundary / Boundary (Polygons)
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Countries | polygons | admin_level = '2' | 10 |
| Administrative level 4 | polygons | admin_level = '4' | 3 |
| Administrative level 6 | polygons | admin_level = '6' | 27 |
| Administrative level 8 | polygons | admin_level = '8' | 1 |
| Administrative level 10 | polygons | admin_level = '10' | 2 |
| Places | polygons | place = 'city' / place = 'town' / place = 'village' / place = 'hamlet' / place = 'locality' / place = 'suburb' / place = 'island' / place = 'farm' / place = 'isolated_dwelling' | 47 |
Boundary of settlements and territories
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Locality | polygons | place = 'locality' | 2 |
| Island | polygons | place = 'island' | 44 |
| Farm | polygons | place = 'farm' | 1 |
Building (points)
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Building | points | building is not '' | 33 |
Building (polygons)
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Building | polygons | building is not '' | 40946 |
| Dominants | polygons | building = 'church' / building = 'government' / building = 'cathedral' / building = 'public' / building = 'hospital' / building = 'train_station' / building = 'chapel' / building = 'college' / building = 'university' | 36 |
| Schools and kindergartens | polygons | building = 'school' / building = 'kindergarten' | 48 |
| Under construction | polygons | building = 'construction' | 5 |
Facilities and services / Facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| bicycle parking | points | amenity = 'bicycle_parking' | 10 |
| police | points | amenity = 'police' | 11 |
| fire station | points | amenity = 'fire_station' | 4 |
| post box | points | amenity = 'post_box' | 5 |
| post office | points | amenity = 'post_office' | 6 |
| telephone | points | amenity = 'telephone' | 2 |
| library | points | amenity = 'library' | 2 |
| courthouse | points | amenity = 'courthouse' | 1 |
| embassy | points | amenity = 'embassy' / office = 'diplomatic' | 7 |
| community centre | points | amenity = 'community_centre' | 3 |
| marketplace | points | amenity = 'marketplace' | 1 |
| school | points | amenity = 'school' | 9 |
| kindergarten | points | amenity = 'kindergarten' | 2 |
| pharmacy | points | amenity = 'pharmacy' | 13 |
| hospital | points | amenity = 'hospital' | 6 |
| clinic | points | amenity = 'clinic' | 2 |
| doctors | points | amenity = 'doctors' | 1 |
| dentist | points | amenity = 'dentist' | 2 |
| nightclub | points | amenity = 'nightclub' | 2 |
| cinema | points | amenity = 'cinema' | 2 |
| swimming pool | points | amenity = 'swimming_pool' / leisure = 'swimming_pool' / sport = 'swimming' / leisure = 'water_park' | 7 |
| restaurant | points | amenity = 'restaurant' | 134 |
| fast food | points | amenity = 'fast_food' | 69 |
| cafe | points | amenity = 'cafe' | 22 |
| pub | points | amenity = 'pub' | 3 |
| bar, biergarten | points | amenity = 'bar' / amenity = 'biergarten' | 30 |
| shelter | points | amenity = 'shelter' | 13 |
| car rental | points | amenity = 'car_rental' | 15 |
| car wash | points | amenity = 'car_wash' | 1 |
| bicycle rental | points | amenity = 'bicycle_rental' | 8 |
| bank | points | amenity = 'bank' | 23 |
| atm | points | amenity = 'atm' | 34 |
| toilets | points | amenity = 'toilets' | 23 |
| bench | points | amenity = 'bench' | 44 |
| drinking water | points | amenity = 'drinking_water' | 3 |
| fuel | points | amenity = 'fuel' | 10 |
| bus station | points/polygons | amenity = 'bus_station' | 3 |
| taxi | points/polygons | amenity = 'taxi' | 4 |
| airport | points/polygons | amenity = 'airport' / aeroway = 'aerodrome' + type is not 'airstrip' | 14 |
| ferry terminal | points/polygons | amenity = 'ferry_terminal' | 9 |
Facilities and Services / Places of Worship
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Christian churches | points | amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'christian' | 20 |
| Mosque | points | amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'muslim' | 2 |
Facilities and services / Recreation
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| fishing | points | leisure = 'fishing' | 1 |
| playground | points/polygons | leisure = 'playground' | 8 |
| sports centre | points/polygons | leisure = 'sports_centre' | 10 |
| stadium | points/polygons | leisure = 'stadium' | 1 |
| track | points | leisure = 'track' | 1 |
| marina | points | leisure = 'marina' | 3 |
| slipway | points | leisure = 'slipway' | 3 |
Facilities and Services / Shops and Services
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| supermarket, general | points | shop = 'supermarket' / shop = 'general' | 72 |
| bakery | points | shop = 'bakery' | 5 |
| kiosk | points | shop = 'kiosk' | 4 |
| mall | points | shop = 'mall' | 2 |
| department store | points | shop = 'department_store' | 1 |
| convenience | points | shop = 'convenience' | 73 |
| clothes | points | shop = 'clothes' | 8 |
| butcher | points | shop = 'butcher' | 4 |
| alcohol, beverages | points | shop = 'alcohol' / shop = 'beverages' | 4 |
| optician | points | shop = 'optician' | 1 |
| jewelry | points | shop = 'jewelry' | 2 |
| gift | points | shop = 'gift' | 37 |
| sports | points | shop = 'sports' | 2 |
| outdoor | points | shop = 'outdoor' | 2 |
| mobile phone | points | shop = 'mobile_phone' | 3 |
| greengrocer | points | shop = 'greengrocer' | 7 |
| beauty | points | shop = 'beauty' | 1 |
| car | points | shop = 'car' | 1 |
| doityourself, hardwar | points | shop = 'doityourself' / shop = 'hardware' | 6 |
| computer | points | shop = 'computer' | 1 |
| hairdresser | points | shop = 'hairdresser' | 1 |
| car repair | points | shop = 'car_repair' | 2 |
Facilities and services / Sports facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| basketball | points | sport = 'basketball' | 1 |
| chess | points | sport = 'chess' | 2 |
| fitness | points | sport = 'fitness' | 1 |
| soccer | points | sport = 'soccer' | 2 |
| swimming | points | sport = 'swimming' | 7 |
| table tennis | points | sport = 'table_tennis' | 1 |
Facilities and services / Tourist facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| artwork | points/polygons | tourism = 'artwork' | 7 |
| attraction | points/polygons | tourism = 'attraction' | 57 |
| caravan site | points/polygons | tourism = 'caravan_site' | 1 |
| guest house | points/polygons | tourism = 'guest_house' | 312 |
| hostel | points/polygons | tourism = 'hostel' | 2 |
| hotel | points | tourism = 'hotel' | 81 |
| information | points/polygons | tourism = 'information' | 69 |
| motel | points/polygons | tourism = 'motel' | 1 |
| museum | points/polygons | tourism = 'museum' | 10 |
| picnic site | points | tourism = 'picnic_site' | 7 |
| theme park | points/polygons | tourism = 'theme_park' | 1 |
| viewpoint | points | tourism = 'viewpoint' | 81 |
| chalet | points/polygons | tourism = 'chalet' | 69 |
| yes | points | tourism = 'yes' | 2 |
| map | points | information = 'map' | 3 |
| board | points | information = 'board' | 28 |
| guidepost | points | information = 'guidepost' | 18 |
| monument | points | historic = 'monument' | 9 |
| memorial | points | historic = 'memorial' | 4 |
| apartment | points | tourism = 'apartment' | 53 |
| gallery | points | tourism = 'gallery' | 2 |
| wilderness hut | points | tourism = 'wilderness_hut' | 1 |
Ground surface
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Coastlines | lines | 1 | |
| Water surface | polygons | 1 | |
| Land boundaries | polygons | 1 |
Hydrography / Lakes, large rivers, swamps
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Lakes and large rivers | polygons | natural = 'water' / waterway = 'riverbank' | 56 |
| Wetland | polygons | natural = 'wetland' | 40 |
| water' and water not | polygons | natural = 'water' + water is not 'river' + water is not 'reservoir' | 49 |
Hydrography / Rivers, streams, canals
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Canal | lines | waterway = 'canal' | 3 |
| Drain | lines | waterway = 'drain' | 10 |
| River | lines | waterway = 'river' | 87 |
| Stream | lines | waterway = 'stream' | 220 |
| Others | lines | waterway is not '' | 335 |
Infrastructure / Fences
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Fence | lines | barrier = 'fence' | 5 |
| Wall | lines | barrier = 'wall' | 13 |
Infrastructure / Man-made objects
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Tower | points | man_made = 'tower' | 10 |
| Cell tower | points | man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'communication' | 8 |
| Lookout tower | points | man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'observation' | 1 |
Infrastructure / Power lines
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Power lines | lines | power is not '' | 154 |
Infrastructure / Towers Power lines
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Towers Power lines | points | power is not '' | 35 |
Natural objects
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Spring | points | natural = 'spring' | 5 |
| Peak | points | natural = 'peak' | 61 |
| Tree | points | natural = 'tree' | 3 |
| Cave entrance | points | natural = 'cave_entrance' | 1 |
Settlements
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| City | points | place = 'city' | 1 |
| Town | points | place = 'town' | 1 |
| Village | points | place = 'village' | 40 |
| Hamlet | points | place = 'hamlet' | 2 |
| Hamlet | points | place = 'locality' | 54 |
| The capital | points | place = 'city' + is_capital = 'country' / admin_level = '2' / capital = 'yes' + 'admin_level' is null | 1 |
Surfaces and land use
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Cemetery | polygons | landuse = 'cemetery' | 18 |
| Commercial | polygons | landuse = 'commercial' | 1 |
| Construction | polygons | landuse = 'construction' | 2 |
| Farm, farmland | polygons | landuse = 'farm' / landuse = 'farmland' | 52 |
| Farmyard | polygons | landuse = 'farmyard' | 4 |
| Forest | polygons | landuse = 'forest' / landuse = 'natural' | 20 |
| Garages | polygons | landuse = 'garages' | 1 |
| Grass | polygons | landuse = 'grass' | 15 |
| Industrial | polygons | landuse = 'industrial' | 7 |
| Landfill | polygons | landuse = 'landfill' | 1 |
| Meadow | polygons | landuse = 'meadow' | 3 |
| Quarry | polygons | landuse = 'quarry' | 2 |
| Recreation ground | polygons | landuse = 'recreation_ground' | 1 |
| Residential | polygons | landuse = 'residential' | 89 |
| Park | polygons | leisure = 'park' | 11 |
| Beach | polygons | natural = 'beach' | 278 |
| Grassland | polygons | natural = 'grassland' | 12 |
| Heath | polygons | natural = 'heath' | 2 |
| Sand | polygons | natural = 'sand' | 13 |
| Scrub | polygons | natural = 'scrub' | 114 |
Territories of services and services / Facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Amenity | polygons | amenity is not '' | 273 |
Territories of services and services / Recreation
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Leisure | polygons | leisure is not '' | 278 |
Territories of services and services / Religious objects
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Place of worship | polygons | amenity = 'place_of_worship' | 32 |
| Place of worship | polygons | amenity = 'place_of_worship' | 32 |
Territories of services and services / Shops and services
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Shop | polygons | shop is not '' | 63 |
Territories of services and services / Sports facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Sport | polygons | sport is not '' | 71 |
Territories of services and services / Tourist objects
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Tourism | polygons | tourism is not '' | 279 |
Transport / Parking
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| parking | polygons | amenity = 'parking' | 80 |
Transport / Public transport routes
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| ferry | lines | route = 'ferry' | 4 |
Transport / Railway platforms
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
![.$row2[6].](/img/Platforms.webp)
Transport / Railways
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
![.$row2[6].](/img/Railways.webp)
Transport / Road
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Primary | lines | highway = 'primary' / highway = 'primary_link' | 236 |
| Secondary | lines | highway = 'secondary' / highway = 'secondary_link' | 156 |
| Tertiary | lines | highway = 'tertiary' / highway = 'tertiary_link' | 126 |
| Unclassified | lines | highway = 'unclassified' | 87 |
| Residential | lines | highway = 'residential' | 1670 |
| Service | lines | highway = 'service' | 1008 |
| Footway | lines | highway = 'footway' / highway = 'path' + foot = 'designated' | 313 |
| Path | lines | highway = 'path' + cycle is not 'designated' + foot is not 'designated' + horse is not 'designated' | 541 |
| Construction | lines | highway = 'construction' | 1 |
| Living street | lines | highway = 'living_street' | 3 |
| Steps | lines | highway = 'steps' | 49 |
| Track | lines | highway = 'track' | 215 |
| Raceway | lines | highway = 'raceway' | 2 |
Transport / Road infrastructure
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Crossing | points | highway = 'crossing' / railway = 'level_crossing' | 11 |
| Traffic signals | points | highway = 'traffic_signals' | 4 |
| Mini roundabout | points | highway = 'mini_roundabout' | 4 |
| Bus stop | points | highway = 'bus_stop' | 1008 |
Transport / Roadside service
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
Transport / Squares
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
![.$row2[6].](/img/Squere.webp)
Transport / Stations and platforms
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
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