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Wallonia (/ wɒˈloʊniə /; French: Wallonie [walɔni]), [ a ] officially the Walloon Region (French: Région wallonne), [ b ] is one of the three regions of Belgium —along with Flanders and Brussels. [ 5 ] . Covering the southern portion of the country, Wallonia is primarily French-speaking.
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Walloon Brabant (French: Brabant wallon [bʁabɑ̃ walɔ̃] ⓘ; Dutch: Waals-Brabant [ˌʋaːlz ˈbraːbɑnt] ⓘ; Walloon: Roman Payis) is a province located in Belgium's French-speaking region of Wallonia. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the province of Flemish Brabant (Flemish Region) and the provinces of Liège, Namur and Hainaut.
Wallonia is the name colloquially given to the Walloon Region. The French word Wallonie comes from the term Wallon , itself coming from Walh . Walh is a very old Germanic word used to refer to a speaker of Celtic or Latin (cf. Wales ).
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%).
The Walloon Government (French: Gouvernement wallon) or Government of Wallonia (French: Gouvernement de Wallonie) is the executive branch of Wallonia, and it is part of one of the six main governments of Belgium. It sits in Namur, where the Parliament of Wallonia is seated as well.
There are the three “regions” – the Flemish Region (a.k.a. “Flanders”) in the north, the Walloon Region (Wallonia) in the south, and the capital territory of Brussels, an enclave surrounded by southern Flanders – which are the closest thing to the traditional states or provinces we’re used to.
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Walloons (/ wɒˈluːnz /; French: Wallons [walɔ̃] ⓘ; Walloon: Walons) are a Gallo-Romance [6][7] ethnic group native to Wallonia and the immediate adjacent regions of Flanders, France, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Walloons primarily speak langues d'oïl such as Belgian French, Picard and Walloon.
