Kraainem

	Kraainem Kraainem (; sometimes unofficially spelt ''Crainhem'' in French language, French, ) is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. The municipality only comprises the town of Kraainem proper. On January 1, 2006, Kraainem had a total population of 13,150. The total area is 5.80 km² which gives a population density of 2,266 inhabitants per km². Kraainem is a Municipalities with language facilities, municipality with language facilities within Flanders, where the sole official language is Dutch language, Dutch. However, in 1963, special 'language facilities' were given to French-speaking inhabitants, when those were still a minority. They can request official documents from the local administration in French. Today, a majority of the inhabitants are French-speaking. Kraainem is one of the most affluent municipalities in Belgium. Urbanisation The forest of Stokkel belonged to the d'Huart famil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kraainem Kraainem (; sometimes unofficially spelt ''Crainhem'' in French language, French, ) is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. The municipality only comprises the town of Kraainem proper. On January 1, 2006, Kraainem had a total population of 13,150. The total area is 5.80 km² which gives a population density of 2,266 inhabitants per km². Kraainem is a Municipalities with language facilities, municipality with language facilities within Flanders, where the sole official language is Dutch language, Dutch. However, in 1963, special 'language facilities' were given to French-speaking inhabitants, when those were still a minority. They can request official documents from the local administration in French. Today, a majority of the inhabitants are French-speaking. Kraainem is one of the most affluent municipalities in Belgium. Urbanisation The forest of Stokkel belonged to the d'Huart famil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Municipalities With Language Facilities There are 27 municipalities with language facilities ( nl, faciliteitengemeenten; french: communes à facilités; german: Fazilitäten-Gemeinden) in Belgium which must offer linguistic services to residents in Dutch, French, or German in addition to their single official languages. All other municipalities – with the exception of those in the bilingual Brussels region – are unilingual and only offer services in their official languages, either Dutch or French. Belgian law stipulates that: 12 municipalities in Flanders must offer services in French; of these 12, six ( located around Brussels) are now believed to have become majority French-speaking. Wallonia contains two language areas: In the French-speaking part of Wallonia, four municipalities offer services in Dutch and another two offer services in German. All municipalities in the German-speaking part of Wallonia ( annexed after WWI) offer services in French. In Brussels, Dutch and French are co-official. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Frenchification Of Brussels The Francization of Brussels refers to the evolution, over the past two centuries, of this historically Dutch-speaking city into one where French has become the majority language and lingua franca. The main cause of this transition was the rapid, yet compulsory assimilation of the Flemish population, amplified by immigration from France and Wallonia. The rise of French in public life gradually began by the end of the 18th century, quickly accelerating as the new capital saw a major increase in population following Belgian independence. Dutch — of which standardization in Belgium was still very weak — could not compete with French, which was the exclusive language of the judiciary, the administration, the army, education, high culture and the media. The value and prestige of the French language was so universally acknowledged that after 1880, and more particularly after the turn of the century, proficiency in French among Dutch-speakers increased spectacularly. Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]