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Wallonia (/ w ɒ ˈ l oʊ n i ə /; French: Wallonie), [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 .
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). [1] Prehistory. Iguanodon bernissartensis compared in size to a human. Section of mines at Spiennes.
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%).
Wallonia consists of the French-speaking provinces of Hainaut, Liège, Luxembourg, Namur, and Walloon Brabant. Its elected government has broad authority over such areas as agriculture, transportation, and public works. Namur city is the capital of the region. (See also Fleming and Walloon.)
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Walloon Region (Wallonie) is a region in Belgium at latitude 50°09′32.40″ North, longitude 4°37′19.20″ East.
Wallonia is a region located in southern Belgium, and divided into 262 municipalities, listed in the table below. The numbers refer to the location of the municipalities on the maps of the respective provinces.
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There are so many things to do, discover and visit in our region that we invite you to imagine your "tour of Wallonia", from museums, castles and natural spaces to varied landscapes and well-known folklore, delicious gastronomy and cultural activities to music festivals and sports competitions.
