Les Fourons : Platt-Dütsch, wallon, néerlandais, allemand, français

The geographical environment of Les Fourons alone can explain the turbulent political and cultural history of the region. The map shows that the present-day municipality of Les Fourons lies exactly in the centre of the triangle formed by the cities of Liège (Belgium, French-speaking), Maastricht (Netherlands, Dutch-speaking) and Aachen (Germany, German-speaking). The shortest side of this triangle measures barely 25 km, the longest about 50 km. In fact, this region, which is sometimes called the "Land without Borders", seems to be the meeting place for all political and cultural borders.