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Belgium

Guide to Belgium ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

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Belgium is a country in Europe bordered by The Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, and France. The official languages are Dutch, French, and German.

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Jurisdictions

Brussels (Bruxelles) capital region

• Brussels (Bruxelles) Capital Region

Flanders region (five provinces) -- Dutch Speaking:

• Antwerp (Antwerpen) Province
• Limburg Province
• East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen) Province
• Flemish Brabant (Vlaams-Brabant) Province
• West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen) Province

Wallonia Region (five provinces) -- French Speaking:

• Walloon Brabant (Brabant wallon) Province
• Hainaut Province
• Liège Province
• Luxembourg Province
• Namur Province

Note: As a result of the 1993 constitutional revision that furthered devolution into a federal state, there are now three levels of government (federal, regional, and linguistic community) with a complex division of responsibilities.