Why does Belgium speak French?
Belgium has three official languages: Dutch, French and German. French is the language of the southern region. These language differences are a result of the country’s rich cultural heritage.LanguageFrench is the second-most-common language in Belgium, with 40 percent of the population speaking French and 1 percent speaking French and Dutch, according to the CIA World Factbook.EthnicityFrench is the language of the Walloons, an ethnic group making up 31 percent of Belgium’s population.LocationBelgium’s many languages and ethnicities are a result of its location. To the north of Belgium, near the Netherlands, live Flemings, Belgians of Dutch heritage. The south is home to the Walloons, people of French descent, and is near France. The east, near Germany, is home to a small population of German-speaking Belgians.HistoryIn the medieval period, the area that would eventually become Belgium fell under the control of the French nobility. Under Burgundian rule (1384 to 1477), Brussels (in the
No Belgium does not speak French. Unfortunately the Wallon part of Belgium did not yet seperate to France where they should be. The actual language is Flame and not French and so the French speaking Belgians should get lost and go to FRance. The rest of Belgium would be rather happy to get rid off those strange people who only speak French and try to dominate and rule the rest of the country with their sick ideas.
