Back Franse Gemeenskap van België Afrikaans Comunidat Francesa de Belchica AN الجالية الفرنسية في بلجيكا Arabic Французская супольнасць Бельгіі Byelorussian Френска общност в Белгия Bulgarian ফরাসি বেলজীয় Bengali/Bangla Kumuniezh c'hall Belgia Breton Comunitat francesa de Bèlgica Catalan Francouzské společenství Belgie Czech Französische Gemeinschaft Belgiens German
French Community of Belgium
Communauté française (French) | |
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| Coordinates: 50°30′0'N, 4°45′ 0″ E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Regions |  Wallonia Brussels |
| Established | 1980 |
| Capital | City of Brussels |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Government of the French Community |
| • Governing parties (2019-2024) | PS, MR and Ecolo |
| • Minister-President | Pierre-Yves Jeholet (MR) |
| • Legislature | Parliament of the French Community |
| • Speaker | Rudy Demotte (PS) |
| Population | |
• Total | ±4,500,000 |
| Celebration Day | 27 September |
| Language | French, Picard, Walloon |
| Website | www |
| The Walloon flag was chosen as flag of the French Community of Belgium in 1975. It was adopted by the Walloon Region in 1998.[1][2] | |
In Belgium, the French Community (French: Communauté française (de Belgique), pronounced [kɔmynote fʁɑ̃sɛːz də bɛlʒik], CFB)[a] refers to one of the three constituent constitutional linguistic communities. Since 2011, the French Community has used the name Wallonia-Brussels Federation (French: Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, pronounced [fedeʁasjɔ̃ walɔni bʁysɛl], FWB)[b], which is controversial because its name in the Belgian Constitution has not changed and because it is seen as a political statement. The name "French Community" refers to Francophone Belgians, and not to French people residing in Belgium. As such, the French Community of Belgium is sometimes rendered in English as "the French-speaking Community of Belgium" for clarity,[3][4] in analogy to the German-speaking Community of Belgium.
The Community has its own parliament, government, and administration. Its official flag is identical to the Walloon flag, which is also the official flag of the Walloons of Wallonia.
Historically, this community spoke variants of Walloon, Dutch, Picard, Luxembourgish or Moselle Franconian German, but nowadays, the dominant language is overwhelmingly Belgian French, except for some areas alongside the border to the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg (mainly the district called Land of Arlon or Arelerland), where Luxembourgish is still widely spoken.
- ^ "Le Drapeau - Communauté française de Belgique".
- ^ Décret déterminant le jour de fête et les emblèmes propres à la Communauté française de Belgique (D. 03-07-1991, M.B. 15-11-1991)
- ^ "Belgium - French speaking community". portal.cor.europa.eu. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "French-speaking Community of Belgium, Université catholique de Louvain".
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