1923:, the responsibility for the provincial institutions was devolved to the Regions. The Regions have the power to amend or replace the existing legislation on the provincial institutions, most notably the Provincial Law of 30 April 1836. In the Flemish Region, the Provincial Decree of 9 December 2005 applies. In the Walloon Region, the Code of Local Democracy and Decentralisation applies. The legal framework in these Regions is still very similar, but that could change in the future. Although the Regions are responsible for the provincial institutions, the Federal State has retained its responsibility over the provinces in certain cases. For instance, the Regions are responsible for the appointment of the Provincial Governors, but only after the unanimous advice of the
1360:
60:
537:
120:
1026:
452:
247:
884:
741:
133:
1241:
1173:
673:
175:
88:
1166:
956:
809:
188:
2650:
1033:
147:
1105:
963:
734:
605:
73:
280:
1248:
1419:
666:
598:
106:
1098:
54:
802:
161:
228:
209:
877:
530:
1439:
1944:
1516:. (The Brussels-Capital Region does not belong to any province, is not a province, and does not contain any provinces.) The two new Brabant provinces became part of the Flemish Region and the Walloon Region respectively. The remaining eight provinces became part of these regions as well, so the Flemish Region and the Walloon Region each contain five provinces.
1379:, including present-day Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, as well as parts of modern Germany and France, comprised a number of rival and independent feudal states of varying sizes. These each had their own identities and governments, though in the early modern period almost all the Belgian states became part of larger entities (the
2026:
2002:" and "Vice-Governor". The Governor exercises most of the few remaining powers elsewhere exercised by a provincial governor, particularly in the field of public order, as far as no (federal) law, (regional) decree, ordinance or decision states otherwise.
1842:). They are directly elected each six years, at the same time of the municipal elections. Before 1994, the provincial elections instead coincided with the national elections. Until then, the provincial councils also appointed Provincial Senators to the
2306:
2299:
2292:
2049:, which would comprise the nine municipalities of the German-speaking Community. Most of the functions carried out by provincial organs would then be exercised by the organs of the German-speaking Community.
1467:) takes its name from one of the medieval predecessors, whereas the borders largely correspond to those of the French departments, which in most cases differ substantially from the historical entities.
1458:
said: "Belgium is divided into provinces. These provinces are
Antwerp, Brabant, West Flanders, East Flanders, Hainaut, Liège, Limburg, Luxembourg, Namur, except for the relations of Luxembourg with the
1869:) and it consists of the Governor and six Deputies elected by the Provincial Council from among its members. Following the next 2018 election, there will be one Deputy less, i.e. five Deputies. In the
428:, which became a third region. These divisions reflected political tensions between the French-speaking Walloons and the Dutch-speaking Flemish; the Brussels-Capital Region is officially bilingual.
389:, does not belong to any province and nor is it subdivided into provinces. Instead, it has amalgamated both regional and provincial functions into a single "Capital Region" administration.
2052:
The community is however small in area (854 km or 330 sq mi) and has only about 76,000 inhabitants, which would make it the smallest and by far the least populated province.
1838:. The numbers of seats in the Provincial Councils are proportional to the population of the province; the numbers were reduced in both Flanders and Wallonia, starting 2013 (following the
2239:"Proposal of Law granting all provincial competences to the organs of the German-speaking Community and on the representation of the German language area in the Legislative Chambers"
1881:) which consists of the Governor and four to five Deputies (depending on the number of inhabitants of the province) elected by the Provincial Council from among its members.
2006:
2857:
2206:"Proposal of Law creating the Province of Eupen-Sankt Vith and a German-speaking electoral circle for the elections of the Chamber of Representatives and the Senate"
2009:
on the unanimous advice of the
Federal Council of Ministers. The regional government also appoints the Vice-Governor, who must have a considerable knowledge of both
2621:
2658:
2806:
2071:
2356:
370:
2561:
2061:
1501:
2603:
1059:
1450:
in 1815, the departmental territories were generally retained but were renamed into provinces and the historical names returned. At the time of the
1839:
1199:
1131:
506:
1435:; the borders were redrawn and the historical names were replaced by names of geographical features (generally the main river of the area).
2811:
631:
2852:
2569:
2396:
1978:
Within this mainly French speaking region, nearly all former provincial competencies are assumed by its regional institutions and by the
1963:
does not belong to any province, nor does it contain any. The extraprovincial status of
Brussels has existed since 1995, when the former
2172:
1525:
1431:
401:
2847:
1454:
from the
Netherlands in 1830, Belgium's territory simply consisted of the existing nine southern provinces. The first article of the
1999:
2596:
1512:
was split in 1995 three ways: into two (unilingual) provinces (Flemish
Brabant and Walloon Brabant) and into the (bilingual)
2862:
2639:
2034:
2284:
2486:
2238:
2816:
2426:
2212:
1991:
1928:
2776:
2456:
1587:
1582:
1546:
1447:
2842:
2589:
2461:
2066:
2781:
2371:
2786:
2148:
2526:
1500:
During the second half of the 20th century, Belgium transitioned from a unitary state to a federal state with
2837:
1847:
2546:
2451:
1983:
1396:
2634:
2516:
2431:
2234:
2017:
and who must ensure that the legislation regarding the use of the two languages is observed in
Brussels.
1987:
1979:
1359:
1912:. He is responsible for ensuring that the language legislation is observed in the municipalities in the
2768:
2496:
2471:
2466:
2361:
2152:
1995:
1924:
1901:
462:
436:
354:
2796:
2541:
2536:
2381:
2376:
2366:
2336:
2331:
440:
2100:
2511:
2506:
2406:
2155:
1754:
1830:) are the representative bodies of the population of the provinces. This is the equivalent of the
2441:
2421:
2316:
2076:
1920:
1683:
1505:
1471:
1451:
432:
405:
2436:
2386:
2266:
455:
Provinces of
Belgium (including the Brussels-Capital Region) by population as of 1 January 2019
2115:
1025:
2491:
2391:
2179:
2041:, it has been proposed on multiple occasions to create an eleventh province, the province of
1593:
1535:
1479:
1423:
2744:
2560:
Has part of its territory outside Europe. Partially or entirely in Asia, depending on the
2411:
2401:
2346:
2341:
2314:
1772:
1767:
1698:
1460:
1455:
1384:
1368:
1038:
1032:
536:
324:
304:
151:
146:
2149:
Proposal for an ordinance, stating the
Governor's powers for the "arrondissement Brussels"
1363:
Map of the
Seventeen Provinces, red showing the border between the independent (Northern)
451:
8:
2531:
2481:
2476:
2446:
1964:
1732:
1670:
1665:
1626:
1540:
1509:
1400:
1380:
409:
2205:
1811:, who is appointed by the regional government (i.e. the Flemish or Walloon Government).
1577:
119:
2501:
2416:
1913:
1897:
1392:
105:
59:
1240:
2711:
2629:
2521:
1967:, which had Brussels as its capital, was divided into the Dutch-speaking province of
1831:
1660:
1602:
1404:
1165:
955:
746:
740:
137:
132:
2739:
2649:
2038:
1742:
1737:
1494:
968:
124:
2734:
2696:
1708:
1703:
1653:
1648:
1609:
1464:
1408:
1388:
1325:
1275:
889:
883:
542:
413:
308:
160:
110:
64:
1524:
The following table presents a simplified overview of the evolution of the French
1429:
When these territories were annexed by France in 1795, they were reorganised into
835:
2754:
2706:
2159:
2025:
2010:
1972:
1968:
1932:
1909:
1885:
1874:
1823:
1715:
1691:
1675:
1486:
1412:
1387:(after 1581)). Prominent early states in the area of modern Belgium included the
1178:
1172:
767:
678:
672:
421:
417:
320:
179:
174:
92:
87:
39:
33:
2749:
2688:
2242:
2014:
1905:
1889:
1870:
1862:
1858:
1843:
1815:
1760:
1725:
1720:
1247:
1110:
910:
165:
27:
1643:
1104:
991:
2831:
2716:
2701:
1636:
1631:
1619:
1614:
1490:
1376:
1280:
962:
905:
814:
808:
610:
604:
514:
192:
187:
77:
72:
733:
1463:." As such, each of the modern provinces of Belgium (with the exception of
467:
2581:
1418:
665:
597:
1938:
1835:
1475:
1364:
1097:
699:
801:
1780:
563:
1749:
2726:
2672:
2272:
2135:
2046:
1960:
1948:
1513:
1253:
1232:
868:
521:
435:. The provinces and Brussels are subdivided into 43 administrative
425:
386:
382:
378:
374:
252:
233:
214:
1943:
986:
876:
529:
400:
of similar location, while their territory is mostly based on the
2613:
1952:
1553:
762:
558:
366:
285:
1438:
2203:
1795:
The provincial government consists of three main branches: the
830:
694:
397:
2042:
1194:
1126:
1054:
626:
393:
1927:. Legislation regarding the Governor and Vice-Governor of
431:
The division into provinces is fixed by
Article 5 of the
2178:. The Belgian Chamber of Representatives. Archived from
424:, which became part of the region of Wallonia; and the
404:
installed during French annexation. At the time of the
1939:
Absence of any province in the Brussels Capital Region
2278:
1474:, half of the province of Limburg became part of the
2072:
List of Belgian provinces by Human Development Index
408:
in 1830, only nine provinces existed, including the
1904:and must have a considerable knowledge of both the
392:Most of the provinces take their name from earlier
2062:Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium
1446:At the end of French rule and the creation of the
2204:Ferdy Willems and Danny Pieters (21 March 2000).
420:, which became a part of the region of Flanders;
2858:Second-level administrative divisions by country
2829:
1415:, though there were other small states as well.
2232:
2151:, the latter should be seen as the part of the
2020:
1853:The executive branch was previously called the
416:. In 1995, Brabant was split into three areas:
2597:
2300:
1264:
2611:
2570:List of administrative divisions by country
2096:
2094:
2092:
1896:). The Deputy Governor is appointed by the
338:
323:) – 4,459 km (1,722 sq mi) (
2604:
2590:
2307:
2293:
2130:
2128:
2126:
2124:
1935:, has also remained a federal competency.
97:
1790:
2089:
2024:
1942:
1861:it is now simply called the Deputation (
1528:into the present-day Belgian provinces.
1437:
1417:
1358:
1334:30,689 km (11,849 sq mi)
450:
2121:
2116:Land use according to the land register
2000:Governor of the Brussels-Capital Region
1807:, which is the executive body, and the
2830:
2281:(Association of the Walloon Provinces)
2275:(Association of the Flemish Provinces)
2111:
2109:
2007:cabinet of the Brussels Capital Region
1141:3,675 km (1,419 sq mi)
1069:4,459 km (1,722 sq mi)
1001:3,857 km (1,489 sq mi)
920:3,813 km (1,472 sq mi)
845:3,197 km (1,234 sq mi)
641:3,007 km (1,161 sq mi)
573:2,876 km (1,110 sq mi)
2585:
2288:
1873:it is called the Provincial College (
1799:, which is the legislative body, the
1669:
1519:
319:1,097 km (424 sq mi) (
269:Decentralised unit in a federal state
2273:Vereniging van de Vlaamse Provincies
1971:and the French-speaking province of
1209:1,097 km (424 sq mi)
777:2,427 km (937 sq mi)
709:2,118 km (818 sq mi)
2279:Association des Provinces wallonnes
2106:
1888:, there is also a Deputy Governor (
1502:three Communities and three Regions
1442:Belgium at its independence in 1830
13:
2853:Administrative divisions in Europe
2213:Belgian Chamber of Representatives
1992:Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital
1846:. The last elections were held on
14:
2874:
2260:
2005:The Governor is appointed by the
1478:, which consequently has its own
1448:United Kingdom of the Netherlands
1290:162 km (63 sq mi)
2848:Lists of subdivisions of Belgium
2648:
2067:List of Belgian provinces by GDP
1493:territory, which became part of
1246:
1239:
1171:
1164:
1103:
1096:
1031:
1024:
961:
954:
882:
875:
807:
800:
739:
732:
671:
664:
603:
596:
535:
528:
381:, are each subdivided into five
278:
245:
226:
207:
186:
173:
159:
145:
131:
118:
104:
86:
71:
58:
52:
1900:on the unanimous advice of the
2226:
2197:
2165:
2142:
2029:The German-speaking Community.
1259:Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
1:
2082:
1994:has two commissioners of the
1931:, and the Deputy Governor of
1296:7,700/km (20,000/sq mi)
1081:(shared with Eastern Hainaut)
2173:"Factsheet on the Provinces"
2021:Proposed additional province
1984:Flemish Community Commission
1925:Federal Council of Ministers
1902:Federal Council of Ministers
1403:; smaller ones included the
1266:Région de Bruxelles-Capitale
1245:
1238:
1170:
1163:
1102:
1095:
1030:
1023:
960:
953:
881:
874:
806:
799:
738:
731:
670:
663:
602:
595:
534:
527:
7:
2863:Local government in Belgium
2211:(in Dutch and French). The
2101:Structure of the Population
2055:
2037:is located entirely within
1988:Common Community Commission
1980:French Community Commission
10:
2879:
1354:
1272:Region Brüssel-Hauptstadt
1231:
867:
715:570/km (1,500/sq mi)
647:520/km (1,300/sq mi)
579:670/km (1,700/sq mi)
520:
2795:
2767:
2725:
2687:
2671:
2657:
2646:
2620:
2557:
2324:
2315:Articles on second-level
2035:German-speaking Community
1894:Adjunct van de gouverneur
1814:The Provincial Councils (
1781:Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
1778:
1771:
1766:
1755:Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
1753:
1748:
1741:
1724:
1707:
1664:
1659:
1652:
1635:
1618:
1601:
1591:
1586:
1581:
1576:
1552:
1397:Prince-Bishopric of Liège
1312:
1265:
486:
347:
331:
315:
299:
291:
273:
265:
51:
46:
23:
2562:definition of the border
2317:administrative divisions
2158:that is not part of the
2156:Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde
1470:In 1839, as part of the
1340:383/km (990/sq mi)
1215:380/km (980/sq mi)
1147:140/km (360/sq mi)
1007:290/km (750/sq mi)
926:360/km (930/sq mi)
851:380/km (980/sq mi)
783:370/km (960/sq mi)
373:. Two of these regions,
2843:Subdivisions of Belgium
2077:State reform in Belgium
1961:Brussels Capital Region
1949:Brussels Capital Region
1684:Brussels-Capital Region
1514:Brussels-Capital Region
1485:In 1920, following the
1452:independence of Belgium
1254:Brussels Capital Region
1075:66/km (170/sq mi)
939:shared with Luxembourg)
446:
439:, and further into 581
426:Brussels-Capital Region
32:Provinces de Belgique (
26:Provincies van België (
16:Subdivisions of Belgium
2357:Bosnia and Herzegovina
2030:
1956:
1893:
1878:
1866:
1827:
1819:
1791:Provincial governments
1489:, Belgium annexed the
1443:
1426:
1372:
456:
369:is divided into three
2319:of European countries
2136:"Province of Belgium"
2028:
1946:
1536:French First Republic
1441:
1424:First French Republic
1421:
1362:
718:1500–1999, 3000–3499
454:
339:Provincial government
2838:Provinces of Belgium
2185:on 27 September 2007
1919:Following the Fifth
1855:Permanent Deputation
1461:German Confederation
1456:Belgian Constitution
1385:Southern Netherlands
1383:(1549–1581) and the
1369:Southern Netherlands
433:Belgian Constitution
385:. The third region,
38:Provinzen Belgiens (
24:Provinces of Belgium
1965:province of Brabant
1541:First French Empire
1510:province of Brabant
1480:province of Limburg
1401:Duchy of Luxembourg
1381:Seventeen Provinces
1191:Wallonisch-Brabant
824:Flandre occidentale
410:province of Brabant
406:creation of Belgium
2237:) (13 July 1995).
2031:
1996:Federal Government
1957:
1914:Brussels Periphery
1898:Flemish Government
1879:Collège provincial
1828:Conseil provincial
1805:Provincial College
1797:Provincial Council
1554:Kingdom of Belgium
1549:of the Netherlands
1520:Schematic overview
1508:, the (bilingual)
1444:
1427:
1393:County of Flanders
1373:
457:
286:Kingdom of Belgium
2825:
2824:
2763:
2762:
2579:
2578:
1832:States-Provincial
1788:
1787:
1764:
1504:. As part of the
1405:County of Hainaut
1352:
1351:
1287:
1206:
1138:
1082:
1066:
998:
940:
932:
917:
842:
774:
706:
691:Flämisch-Brabant
638:
620:Flandre orientale
570:
497:
412:, which held the
363:
362:
261:
260:
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2669:
2668:
2652:
2612:Subdivisions of
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2583:
2582:
2547:Northern Ireland
2325:Sovereign states
2309:
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2295:
2286:
2285:
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2251:
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2241:(in Dutch). The
2230:
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2190:
2184:
2177:
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2146:
2140:
2139:
2132:
2119:
2113:
2104:
2098:
1998:who are called "
1929:Brussels-Capital
1758:
1578:Meuse-Inférieure
1531:
1530:
1472:Treaty of London
1409:Duchy of Limburg
1389:Duchy of Brabant
1285:
1268:
1267:
1250:
1243:
1204:
1175:
1168:
1136:
1107:
1100:
1080:
1064:
1035:
1028:
996:
965:
958:
936:
930:
915:
886:
879:
840:
811:
804:
772:
743:
736:
704:
675:
668:
636:
607:
600:
568:
539:
532:
496:(1 January 2024)
495:
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458:
414:City of Brussels
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2821:
2799:
2791:
2769:Arrondissements
2759:
2755:Walloon Brabant
2721:
2707:Flemish Brabant
2683:
2662:
2653:
2644:
2640:German-speaking
2616:
2610:
2580:
2575:
2574:
2565:
2553:
2320:
2313:
2263:
2258:
2257:
2247:
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2215:
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2202:
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2175:
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2170:
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2160:Flemish Brabant
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2143:
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2133:
2122:
2114:
2107:
2099:
2090:
2085:
2058:
2023:
1990:. However, the
1973:Walloon Brabant
1969:Flemish Brabant
1941:
1933:Flemish Brabant
1910:French language
1886:Flemish Brabant
1848:14 October 2018
1793:
1757:
1716:Sambre-et-Meuse
1692:Walloon Brabant
1676:Flemish Brabant
1548:
1538:
1522:
1487:First World War
1413:County of Namur
1357:
1179:Walloon Brabant
1079:
1060:Olivier Schmitz
938:
934:
820:West-Vlaanderen
768:Herman Reynders
688:Brabant flamand
679:Flemish Brabant
616:Oost-Vlaanderen
494:
449:
437:arrondissements
422:Walloon Brabant
418:Flemish Brabant
365:The Kingdom of
359:
343:
321:Walloon Brabant
307:) – 1,926,522 (
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257:
256:
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244:
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237:
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125:
116:
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69:
65:
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37:
31:
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17:
12:
11:
5:
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2779:
2777:Administrative
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2752:
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2720:
2719:
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