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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: tejek who wrote (340582)6/17/2007 8:42:02 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER  Read Replies (1) of 1571807
 
Re: So you're saying that if there was secession, Brussel's francophone suburbs would go to Flanders, is that correct?

Indeed, according to the Flemings' territorial overruling: it doesn't matter who the locals/inhabitants are or what language they speak, what matters is the soil, the territory they are dwelling on, and, as far as Brussels' suburbs are concerned, the territory is Flemish --Brussels is located in Flanders, period.

Re: How many km. is the Brabant Wallon from Brussels?

Below is a map of Vlaams Brabant. The white blank in the midst is Brussels, it's about 10 km wide. The Brabant Wallon --which is not pictured-- is actually adjacent to the southern border of Vlaams Brabant, which means that the shortest way from Brussels to Wallonia runs through Sint-Genesius-Rode (or nextdoor Hoeilaart), a Francophone suburb about 3 km wide:

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