Brussels-Capital Region

Brussels-Capital Region is officially bilingual: Dutch and French, but most people speak French.^[4] In earlier times, they spoke Brabantian, which is a Dutch dialect.

The area of Brussels-Capital Region belonged to the Duchy of Brabant until 1795. After the French occupation it became part of the newly formed province of South Brabant during the United Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1815 until 1831. After the Belgian separation in 1831, it became part of the newly formed province of Brabant. On 1 January 1995, Brabant province was divided into the provinces of Flemish Brabant (Dutch-speaking) and Walloon Brabant (French-speaking), and into the bilingual Brussels region.

Brussels-Capital Region has 19 municipalities:

¹ Capital, English name Brussels.

There are two other regions:

• Flanders (or Flemish Region) for the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium
• Wallonia (or Walloon Region) for the French-speaking part of Belgium

• Official website
• The Brussels-Capital Region, belgium.be