Wallonia
Wallonia (French: Wallonie, German: Wallonie(n), Dutch: Wallonië, Luxembourgish: Wallounien, Picard: Walonnie, Walloon: Walon(r)eye) or the Walloon Region (French: Région wallonne) is a French-speaking region in the south of Belgium. Its official languages are French (98%) and German (2%). Many people understand the local language Walloon, some still speak it, and few people write it. German is spoken mainly in the area of the German-speaking Community of Belgium.
Wallonia
Wallonie (French) | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Anthem: Le Chant des Wallons ("The Song of the Walloons") | |
 Present-day Belgian Wallonia (dark green) shown within Belgium and Europe. | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region in Belgium | 1980 |
| Seat | Namur |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Walloon Government |
| • Minister-President | Elio Di Rupo (PS) |
| • Legislature | Walloon Parliament |
| Area | |
| • Land | 16,901 km2 (6,526 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2022) | |
| • Total | 3,662,495 [1][2] |
| • Density | 217/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| • Official language | French and German |
| Demonym(s) | Walloon (adjective) Walloon (person) wallon (adjective) Wallon (person) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | BE-WAL |
| Website | www |
| The area and population figures are given for the Walloon Region, not the French Community. | |
The capital of the region is Namur. Other important cities are: Liège, Charleroi, Mons, Tournai and Verviers.
French speaking Walloons share the French community with French speaking people of Brussels.
Current Minister-President of the Walloon Government is Elio Di Rupo.
Provinces
changeWallonia has five provinces:
| Province | Capital | Population 2022 |
Area km² |
Density km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hainaut | Mons | 1,351,127 | 3,813 | 354 |
| Liège | Liège | 1,110,989 | 3,857 | 288 |
| Luxembourg | Arlon | 291,143 | 4,459 | 65 |
| Namur | Namur | 499,454 | 3,675 | 136 |
| Walloon Brabant | Wavre | 409,782 | 1,097 | 374 |
Related pages
changeWallonia (or Walloon Region) is one of three regions in Belgium. The other two regions are:
- Flanders (or Flemish Region) for the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium
- Brussels-Capital Region is bilingual (Dutch and French)
References
change- ↑ Population, Statbel
- ↑ Area, Statbel
Other websites
change- The Walloon Region, belgium.be
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