Practical info

• Surface

Walloon Region: 16.844 km²
Brussels capital region: 162 km²

• Provinces and main cities

Walloon Brabant (Wavre); Hainaut (Mons); Namur (Namur); Liège (Liège); Luxembourg (Arlon).

• Demography

Density: 200 inhabitants/km²
Population: 3,5 million in Wallonia,
1 million in Brussels.

• Climate

Moderate maritime.
Average temperature: 20°C during the summer,
5°C during the winter. Météo Services - Weather Forecast in Belgium

• Spoken languages

French in Wallonia and Brussels, German in East Belgium, Dutch (15% of the inhabitants of Brussels).

• Practical

Information desk at the airport of Brussels-National (Zaventem)

ESPACE WALLONIE BRUSSELS (ZAVENTEM)
Arrival Hall - B-1930 Zaventem
Phone: +32(0) 2.725.52.75
Email: [email protected]
Site: Belgique Tourisme
Open: 7 days/7 from 8 am to 9 pm
Closed: 25/12 and 1/1.

Information desk at the Charleroi, Brussels-South Airport

ESPACE WALLONIE BRUSSELS (GOSSELIES)
Brussels South Charleroi Airport - Arrival Hall
6041 Gosselies
Phone: + 32 (0) 71/251.207
Email: [email protected]
Site: Belgique Tourisme
Open: 7 days/7 from 8.30 am to 9 pm
Closed: 25/12 and 1/1.

Tourist information in the Brussels Midi train station:

Brussels International
Hall TGV/ Thalys/ Eurostar
Opening hours:
Winter: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 8 am to 5 pm; Friday from 8 am to 8 pm; Saturday from 9 am to 6 pm; Sunday and public holidays from 9 am to 2 pm.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 8 am to 8 pm, Friday from 8 am to 9 pm; Saturday and Sunday from 8 am to 8 pm. Closed: 25/12 and 1/1.

Legal public holidays

1 January (New Year), Easter Monday (24/03), 1 May (Labour Day), Ascension (01/05), Whitsun Monday (12/05), 21 July (National Holiday), 15 August (Assumption), 1 November (All Saints’ Day), 11 November (Armistice – 1918), 25 December (Christmas).

Community Holidays

27 September (Holiday of the French-speaking community)
15 November (Holiday of the German-speaking community)

Telegram

Phone: direct line: 1325 (FR)
Fax: direct line: 0800/33.035 (FR)
Opening hours: during the week from 7 am to 10 pm,
on Saturday from 8.30 am to 8.30 pm and on Sunday
from 8.30 am to 4.30 pm

Opening hours

The postal offices are generally open from 8.30 am to 5 pm.
The banks are open from Monday to Friday from 9 am to 4 pm
The shops are open from 9 am to 5 pm except on Sunday; some close between 12 pm and 2 pm

Emergency and surveillance services

Emergency number – The emergency and assistance services (police – fire department) are available at the number 112, no matter where you are in Europe (in one of the member states of the European Union).
The number 112 is also set on portable phones and only serves to call the emergency services.
All medical call services are mentioned in the newspapers and in the pharmacies.


Services for the Disabled
Belgian Red Cross
Phone: +32/(0) 2/645.44.11
Fax +32/(0) 2/646.04.39
The Belgian Red Cross

Lost objects

In Brussels and the Airport of Zaventem
Lost luggage: phone +32 2 723 60 11
Lost objects in the airplanes of SN Brussels Airlines and affiliated companies: Phone +32 2 723 31 11
Other airplanes: Avia Partners Phone: +32 2 723 07 07
Lost objects in the airport of Brussels National: Phone: +32 2 753 68 20
In the metro, the bus, the tramway in Brussels: Lost objects desk, Avenue de la Toison d’Or 15, 1050 Brussels Phone: +32 2 515 23 94
In the train (SNCB): Phone: +32 2 224 51 11
On the public highway in Brussels: Central Division, Rue du Marché au Charbon 30, 1000 Brussels Phone: +32 2 279 79 79
At the airport of Charleroi: +32 71 251 929 or +32 71 251 941
City of Liège: Ilot Saint-Michel - level 1 – phone +32 4 222 16 22
City of Namur: phone +32 81 24 66 16 or +32 81 24 66 19
City of Charleroi: phone +32 71 86 15 73 or +32 71 86 15 33
City of Arlon: phone +32 63 60 85 00
City of Bastogne: phone + 32 61 24 12 11

Exchange offices

(average indicative rates on 13/07/2007)
1 US dollar = 0.82 €0.7264 €
1 pound sterling = 1.4719 €
1 SEK = 0.1092 €
1 DKK = 0.1344 €
1 JPY (100) = 0.0059 €
1 CHF = 0.6031 €


Commission of the European Union

Phone +32/(0)2/299.11.11
The European Portalsite

Hotel reservations

If you directly want to contact a hotel owner, you can get the Hotels in Brussels or the Hotel Guide Wallonia which is available on simple demand at the number +32 (0)2 509.24.00 or +32 (0)70 221 021 (0,17 €/min) or on this site.
Email: [email protected]
You can also contact our Belgian Tourist Offices for Wallonia and Brussels abroad which are located in your country.

You can also order the guide of “Logis de Belgique” at:
LOGIS DE BELGIQUE
Rue de l’Eglise, 15
B-6980 LA ROCHE-EN-ARDENNE
Phone +32/(0) 84/41.27.67
Fax +32/(0) 84/41.11.42
Logis de Belgique

Transport and Roads