French Community of Belgium
French Community of Belgium
Communauté française (French) | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 50°30′N 4°45′E / 50.500°N 4.750°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Regions | Wallonia Brussels |
| Established | 1980 |
| Capital | City of Brussels |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Government of the French Community |
| • Governing parties (2024-2029) | MR and Les Engagés |
| • Minister-President | Élisabeth Degryse (Les Engagés) |
| • Legislature | Parliament of the French Community |
| • Speaker | Benoît Dispa (Les Engagés) |
| Population | |
• Total | ~4,500,000 |
| Celebration Day | 27 September |
| Language | French |
| Website | www |
| The Walloon flag was chosen as flag of the French minority of Belgium in 1975. It was adopted by the Walloon Region in 1998. | |
In Belgium, the French Community (French: Communauté française (de Belgique), pronounced [kɔmynote fʁɑ̃sɛːz də bɛlʒik], CFB) refers to one of the three constituent constitutional linguistic communities. Since 2011, the French minority has used the name Wallonia-Brussels Federation (French: Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, pronounced [fedeʁɑsjɔ̃ walɔni bʁysɛl], FWB), which is controversial because its name in the Belgian Constitution has not changed and because it is seen as a political statement. The name "French Community" refers to the French language and not to France. As such, the French minority of Belgium is sometimes rendered in English as "the French-speaking Community of Belgium" for clarity, in analogy to the German-speaking Community of Belgium.
The Community has its own parliament, government, and administration. It and its predecessor entity have used the flag of Wallonia since 1975.