Wallonia

Wallonia (French: Wallonie) or Walloon Region (French: R?gion Wallonne) is the predominantly French-speaking region that constitutes one of the three federal regions of Belgium, with its capital at Namur. Its official languages are French and German.

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The Walloon Region occupies the southern part of Belgium.

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It has a surface area of 16844 km? (55.18% of Belgium) and comprises the following provinces:

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• Hainaut
• Liege
• Luxembourg
• Namur
• Walloon Brabant

Its major cities and towns include Liege, Namur, Charleroi, Mons, Tournai, Arlon, Bastogne, Wavre, Verviers, Dinant and Eupen.

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Namur: Namur is the name of a city in Belgium, capital of Wallonia, as well as a province and a diocese named after it. It is also a locality in Wisconsin, USA, founded by Walloon immigrants. Follow the links to visit the article of either of them:...