One of the three recognized constituent constitutional linguistic communities in Belgium
This article is about Francophone Belgians. For matters relating to Franco-Belgian ties, see Belgium–France relations.
Community in Belgium
French Community of Belgium
Communauté française(French)
Community
Coat of arms
Brandmark
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.cfwb.be
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; French pronunciation:[kɔmynotefʁɑ̃sɛːz]) 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), 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] 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.
Wallonia is home to 80% of all Francophone Belgians, with the remaining 20% residing in Brussels, which is the seat of parliament of the French Community. There are an estimated 400,000 native French speakers in Flanders.[4]
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)
^"French-speaking Community of Belgium, Université catholique de Louvain".
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