diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f7a740da..e3a8f3c5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 - Live-smoked a Mol rectangle through NGI, Statbel, GRB, Flemish thematic
   rasters, DHMV, VMM flood hazard, BWK, DOV and VHA, including persisted
   Dataset output and semantic vector/raster metrics.
+- Classified both `Gemeente ...` and release-golden `... municipality` Areas
+  as local scope so a full municipality analysis cannot accidentally invoke
+  regional raster partition assembly.
 - Rebuilt the complete frontend presentation as the Stitch-guided GeoIntel
   Atlas Workbench. The new shell uses one compact icon navigation rail, one
   context bar and task-specific work surfaces across Map, Sources, AI
diff --git a/docs/CODEX_EXECUTION_LOG.md b/docs/CODEX_EXECUTION_LOG.md
index a91ce007..c7310a78 100644
--- a/docs/CODEX_EXECUTION_LOG.md
+++ b/docs/CODEX_EXECUTION_LOG.md
@@ -10924,7 +10924,10 @@ Implemented:
   states and counts results per theme rather than per contributing layer;
 - registered VMM VHA historical profile points as an operational bounded
   Flanders bathymetry source and connected its existing acquire/select routes
-  to the Map product catalogue.
+  to the Map product catalogue;
+- treated both Dutch municipality names and release-golden
+  `... municipality` Areas as local scope after live verification exposed a
+  false regional flood-raster partition path.
 
 Live evidence:
 
@@ -10939,7 +10942,7 @@ Live evidence:
 
 Validation:
 
-- the complete readiness gate passed: 1,053 backend tests, 24 frontend tests,
+- the complete readiness gate passed: 1,053 backend tests, 25 frontend tests,
   backend compile, frontend TypeScript/typecheck, production build, Alembic
   head `202607160001` and script smoke checks;
 - a live API smoke over `5.10,51.17,5.11,51.18` proved all 17 applicable Mol
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/map/MapWorkspace.tsx b/frontend/src/components/map/MapWorkspace.tsx
index 2672fab0..572bf9d1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/map/MapWorkspace.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/map/MapWorkspace.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {
   getFeatureBBox,
   getFeatureCollectionBBox,
   getFeatureGeometrySummary,
+  isMunicipalityAreaName,
   isSelectionBoundedDataset,
   normalizeBboxFromCorners,
   operationalScopeProjectLabel,
@@ -394,10 +395,6 @@ function datasetMatchesTheme(dataset: DatasetCreateResponse, theme: DataTheme):
   return theme.tokens.some((token) => searchText.includes(token))
 }
 
-function isMunicipalityAreaName(name: string | null | undefined): boolean {
-  return /^Gemeente\s/i.test(name ?? '')
-}
-
 function isPartitionedRaster(dataset: DatasetCreateResponse | null | undefined): boolean {
   return Boolean(
     dataset?.dataset_type === 'raster'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/map/mapWorkspaceUtils.test.ts b/frontend/src/components/map/mapWorkspaceUtils.test.ts
index e010acad..207496a7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/map/mapWorkspaceUtils.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/components/map/mapWorkspaceUtils.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
 import {
   bboxesEqual,
+  isMunicipalityAreaName,
   isSelectionBoundedDataset,
   normalizeBboxFromCorners,
   parseBboxInput,
@@ -65,6 +66,13 @@ describe('map workspace selection guards', () => {
     expect(productCoversZones(['brussels'], ['wallonia'])).toBe(false)
   })
 
+  it('recognizes Dutch and release-golden municipality areas as local scope', () => {
+    expect(isMunicipalityAreaName('Gemeente Mol')).toBe(true)
+    expect(isMunicipalityAreaName('RC Golden - Mol municipality')).toBe(true)
+    expect(isMunicipalityAreaName('Flanders')).toBe(false)
+    expect(isMunicipalityAreaName('RC Golden - Kempen region')).toBe(false)
+  })
+
   it('distinguishes selection-bounded acquisitions from reusable regional datasets', () => {
     expect(isSelectionBoundedDataset({
       geometry_clipped_to_selection: true,
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/map/mapWorkspaceUtils.ts b/frontend/src/components/map/mapWorkspaceUtils.ts
index def2a56e..fb4214ea 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/map/mapWorkspaceUtils.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/components/map/mapWorkspaceUtils.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ export function selectedAreaCoverageZones(areaName: string | null | undefined):
   return null
 }
 
+export function isMunicipalityAreaName(areaName: string | null | undefined): boolean {
+  const normalized = String(areaName ?? '').trim()
+  return /^Gemeente\s/i.test(normalized) || /\bmunicipality$/i.test(normalized)
+}
+
 export function productCoversZones(productZones: string[], selectedZones: string[] | null): boolean {
   return selectedZones === null || selectedZones.some((zone) => productZones.includes(zone))
 }