Bilingualism
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Foreigners traveling, without navigation, a Belgian motorway may sometimes feel slightly confused. This is due to the bilingualism of Belgium, which also enters the motorway. It would seem that in this case the information boards will represent the names of the locality in two languages. This is not a norm, however, so if you are traveling to Bergen and you reach Mons, then you are in the spot. Do not think about it too long, in Belgium sometimes it is, start to explore !.
Nazwa flamandzka Nazwa francuska
Koksijde ---- Coxyde
Veurne ---- Furne
Ieper ---- Ypres Kortrijk ---- Courtrai
Nijvel ---- Nivelles Namen ---- Namur
Aat ---- Ath
Antwerpen ---- Anvers
Tienen ---- Tirlemont
Luik ---- Liège
Doornik ---- Tournai
Bergen ---- Mons
Koksijde ---- Coxyde
Veurne ---- Furne
Ieper ---- Ypres Kortrijk ---- Courtrai
Nijvel ---- Nivelles Namen ---- Namur
Aat ---- Ath
Antwerpen ---- Anvers
Tienen ---- Tirlemont
Luik ---- Liège
Doornik ---- Tournai
Bergen ---- Mons
If some drivers going to Antwerpen, seeing an information board with the name Anvers, would surmise that they are still going in the right direction, i am not sure that they would knows that Doornik is Tournai, Bergen is Mons and Rijsel is Lille (in the latter case sometimes I saw bilingual boards).