Wallonia, Administrative region in southern Belgium
Description
Wallonia is a region in the southern part of Belgium that extends across five provinces with Namur as its capital. This administrative unit uses French as its main language and covers areas from the Ardennes to the river valleys of the Meuse and Sambre.
History
The territory evolved during the 19th century from a collection of medieval principalities into an industrial center that helped shape continental European industrialization. This economic transformation changed the landscape and society fundamentally and created the foundation for the current regional structure.
Culture
The region carries a French-speaking identity visible in street signs, newspapers and daily life. Visitors experience this linguistic character in cafés, markets and conversations with locals who mostly speak French as their native language.
Practical
The region is accessible through a network of highways and train connections linking larger cities with smaller towns. Information in French dominates signage and public notices, so basic knowledge of this language helps with orientation.
Did you know?
Near the border with Germany lives a German-speaking community with its own administrative structures and cultural institutions. This linguistic peculiarity shows in bilingual town signs and regional media that use both French and German.
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Wallonia brings together a range of places that tell the story of the south of Belgium. You will find historic towns like Mons, Namur, Liege or Tournai, with their bell towers, cathedrals and cobbled squares. Castles and monasteries show the region’s medieval past, while citadels overlook valleys...
Spa-Francochamps Circuit
50.9 km
Aachen Cathedral
74.7 km
Le génie du mal
38.9 km
Familistère
127.2 km
Pairi Daiza
101.2 km
Mundaneum
93.8 km
Vaalserberg
69.8 km
Chateau des Amerois
67.5 km
Villa Cavrois
153 km
Walibi Belgium
61.6 km
Fort Eben-Emael
57.8 km
Northern French coal mining region
122.7 km
Lion's Mound
71.1 km
Palatine Chapel
74.7 kmPalace of Aachen
74.7 km
Basilica of Saint-Quentin
151.8 km
La Piscine
153.4 km
Signal de Botrange
61 km
Laon Cathedral
146.5 km
Stade de Luxembourg
105.3 km
Aachen Throne
74.7 km
Lille Cathedral
159.4 km
Citadel of Lille
160.7 km
Montagne de Bueren
39.8 km
Notre-Dame Cathedral
103.1 km
Grand Ducal Palace
103 km
Strépy-Thieu boat lift
83.3 km
Woinic
100.3 km
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