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Bilingual French and Dutch street signs in Brussels Area where the Brabantian dialect is spoken. The Francization of Brussels refers to the evolution, over the past two centuries, [1] [2] of this historically Dutch-speaking city [1] [3] [4] into one where French has become the majority language and lingua franca. [5]
Francization (in American English, Canadian English, and Oxford English) or Francisation (in other British English), also known as Frenchification, is the expansion of French language use—either through willful adoption or coercion—by more and more social groups who had not before used the language as a common means of expression in daily life.
The main reason for Brussels being mainly French-speaking was the low social prestige of the Dutch language in Belgium during the 19th century and the severe discrimination against both Dutch as a language and the Flemings. [38] French was, at that time, the language of the administration, government, culture, law and education.
14 October: The second March on Brussels against Francisation is held. [67] Construction of the Rogier International Centre, 18 March 1963. 1963 – 2 August: The city becomes part of the bilingual Brussels-Capital administrative area. [69] 1965 The Maison du Peuple/Volkshuis is demolished and is replaced with the Sablon Tower [nl; fr]. [4]
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This belittle's the will of the people of Brussels. Yes, some people/groups did try to francisise Brussels, but these are not the (only) reason for Brussels being French speaking today. Also, by talking only of drancisation, the dutchisation efforts of today are ignored. It would be more accurate to title this "The rise of French in Brussels".
The Brussels Region is an enclave of the province of Flemish Brabant. Due to their proximity to Brussels, the municipalities are highly urbanised with elevated housing prices. As a consequence, a well-paid workforce employed by EU institutions reside there. Another issue, very sensitive in Belgian politics, is the francisation of this area.
As of 2023, taking into account the nationality of birth of the parents, 55.84% of the City of Brussels's population is of non-European origin (predominantly Moroccan, Indian and Congolese), 27.21% is of European origin other than Belgian (mainly French, Romanian, Italian, Spanish, and Polish), while 16.94% is solely of native Belgian ancestry ...