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)
Region of Belgium
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.wallonie.be
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

Wallonia 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

Wallonia (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)