Arelerland
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The Land of Arlon (Luxembourgish/German: Arelerland; French: Pays d'Arlon; Dutch: Land van Aarlen) is the traditionally Luxembourgish-speaking part of Belgian Lorraine, but now predominantly French-speaking. Arlon is the main city of this region.
The area borders in the west to the Gaume and in the east to the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. It lies to the south of the Ardennes. It coincides largely with the arrondissement of Arlon, part of the province of Luxembourg.
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Languages
In the Land of Arlon, the traditional language is Luxembourgish, which is also spoken in the adjacent Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. In 1990, the French Community of Belgium recognised the regional languages on its territory, of which Luxembourgish is one, however without taking any further measures.
Linguistic census results
The following data are the linguistic results of the census as they appeared in the Belgian Official Journal. Here is the language shift from Luxembourgish to French clearly visible.
- NL: Dutch
- FR: French
- DE: German (to be interpreted as Luxembourgish)
Language that is mostly or exclusively spoken
Year | NL Number |
FR Number |
DE Number |
NL Pct. |
FR Pct. |
DE Pct. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1910 | 253 | 9,997 | 30,124 | 0.6% | 24.8% | 74.6% |
1920 | 217 | 16,623 | 22,936 | 0.5% | 41.8% | 57.7% |
1930 | 155 | 21,928 | 18,646 | 0.4% | 53.8% | 45.8% |
1947 | 116 | 36,467 | 2,411 | 0.3% | 93.5% | 6.2% |
Known languages
Year | only NL Number |
NL & FR Number |
only FR Number |
FR & DE Number |
only DE Number |
DE & NL Number |
NL & FR & DE Number |
None Number |
only NL Pct. |
NL & FR Pct. |
only FR Pct. |
FR & DE Pct. |
only DE Pct. |
DE & NL Pct. |
NL & FR & DE Pct. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1846 | 299 | 3,909 | 24,275 | 1.0% | 13.7% | 85.2% | |||||||||
1866 | 68 | 127 | 3,221 | 6,342 | 19,465 | 23 | 68 | 1 | 0.2% | 0.4% | 11.0% | 21.6% | 66.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
1880 | 362 | 161 | 3,799 | 9,459 | 16,007 | 8 | 75 | 60 | 1.2% | 0.5% | 12.7% | 31.7% | 53.6% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
1890 | 7 | 179 | 4,827 | 13,523 | 14,818 | 14 | 327 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.5% | 14.3% | 40.1% | 44.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% |
1900 | 144 | 323 | 6,203 | 18,950 | 10,108 | 11 | 294 | 1,867 | 0.4% | 0.9% | 17.2% | 52.6% | 28.1% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
1910 | 122 | 415 | 8,045 | 20,670 | 10,892 | 7 | 238 | 2,165 | 0.3% | 1.0% | 19.9% | 51.2% | 27.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
1920 | 94 | 407 | 11,566 | 20,842 | 6,715 | 2 | 350 | 1,346 | 0.2% | 1.0% | 28.9% | 52.1% | 16.8% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
1930 | 45 | 432 | 15,914 | 18,456 | 5,562 | 7 | 326 | 1,763 | 0.1% | 1.1% | 39.1% | 45.3% | 13.7% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
1947 | 14 | 675 | 27,234 | 9,726 | 733 | 4 | 1,071 | 1,605 | 0.0% | 1.7% | 69.0% | 24.6% | 1.9% | 0.0% | 2.7% |
Municipalities and villages in Arelerland
These are the municipalities, with their sections and villages, in the Land of Arlon.
- Municipality of Arlon (Arel)
- Arlon (Arel): Clairefontaine (Badebuerg), Fouches (Affen), Sampont (Sues), Sesselich (Siesselech)
- Autelbas (Nidderälter): Autelhaut (Uewerälter), Barnich (Barnech), Stehnen (Stienen), Sterpenich (Sterpenech), Weyler (Weller)
- Bonnert (Bunnert): Frassem (Fruessem), Seymerich (Seimerech), Viville (Alenuewen), Waltzing (Walzeng)
- Guirsch (Giisch): Heckbous (Heckbus)
- Heinsch (Häischel): Freylange (Frällen), Schoppach (Schappech), Stockem (Stackem)
- Toernich (Ternech): Udange (Eiden)
- Municipality of Attert (Atert)
- Attert (Atert): Grendel (Grendel), Luxeroth (Luxeroth), Post, Schadeck (Schuedeck), Schockville (Schakeler)
- Nobressart (Gehaanselchert): Almeroth (Almeroth), Heinstert (Heeschtert)
- Nothomb (Noutem): Parette (Parrt), Rodenhoff (Roudenhaff)
- Thiaumont (Diddebuerg): Lischert (Leschert)
- Tontelange (Tontel): Metzert (Metzert)
- Municipality of Aubange (Éibeng)
- Aubange (Éibeng)
- Athus (Attem): Guerlange (Gierleng)
- Halanzy (Hueldang): Aix-sur-Cloie (Esch-op-der Huurt), Battincourt (Beetem)
- Rachecourt (Reissich)
- Municipality of Martelange (Maartel): Grumelange, Radelange
- Municipality of Messancy (Miezeg)
- Sections of municipalities that are not completely part of Arelerland
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Land of Arlon. |
- (French) (Luxembourgish) Website about Arelerland
- (French) (Luxembourgish) Learn Luxembourgish
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