Comité flamand de France
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| Abbreviation | CFF |
|---|---|
| Motto | Moedertael en Vaderland |
| Established | 10 April 1853 (172 years ago) |
| Founders | Edmond de Coussemaker, Louis de Backer, Raymond de Bertrand, Auguste Ricour, Hippolyte Bernaert, Pierre Meneboo |
| Founded at | Dunkirk |
| Types | learned society, publisher |
| Legal status | association under the French law of 1901 |
| Headquarters | Hazebrouck |
| Country | France |
| Website | www |
The Flemish Committee of France is a French association, constituted as a scholarly and cultural society with publishing responsibilities. It is dedicated to the study, preservation and dissemination of Flemish culture in French Flanders, with particular emphasis on language,[1] literature and history.[2][3]
Founded on 10 April 1853 in Dunkirk[4][5] as the Comité flamand de France,[note 1] bearing the motto Moedertael en Vaderland as of 1 July,[10][note 2] the society emerged under the leadership of Edmond de Coussemaker at a time, when the use of the Flemish language remained a delicate matter in the region.[14][15] It has operated continuously under this French designation since its inception and, through the publication of a bulletin and annals, as well as the organisation of lectures, ranks among the oldest learned societies in France.[16][17][18]
The committee is based in Hazebrouck,[18] where it maintains a special library that houses its own publications alongside a collection of regional works.[19][20] It is also entrusted with the custodianship of the collections of the Jeanne Devos Museum in Wormhout.[21]
