Jeux de la Francophonie

The Jeux de la Francophonie (Francophone Games) are a combination artistic and sports events for French speaking nations, held every four years since 1989, partly as a counterweight to the Commonwealth Games. They are open to athletes and artists of the 56 Francophonie member nations. Canada has three teams, Québec, New Brunswick (the only officially bilingual Canadian province) and Canada proper, while the Belgian team is restricted to athletes from the French speaking areas of the country

Related Topics:
French speaking - 1989 - Commonwealth Games - Francophonie - Canada - Québec - New Brunswick - Belgian

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Attendance has so far varied between 1,500 and 3,000 athletes and artists.

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