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French Community in Belgium

French Community of Belgium
Communauté française (French)
Community of Belgium
Flag of French Community of Belgium
Flag
Communauté française in Belgium.svg
French Community in Belgium and Europe.svg
Country Belgium
Established 1980
Capital Brussels
Government
 • Executive Government of the French Community
 • Governing parties (2014–2019) PS, cdH
 • Minister-President Rudy Demotte (PS)
 • Legislature Parliament of the French Community
 • Speaker Philippe Courard () (PS)
Celebration Day 27 September
Language French
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.

In Belgium, the French Community (French: Communauté française) 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.

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.

Historically, this community spoke variants of Walloon, Flemish, 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.


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