This piece is a salon-style work by Willem Jan Paans reflecting 19th-century European light music traditions. It features a straightforward melodic structure with clear harmonic accompaniment.
Ensure the melody line remains clear and cantabile above the simple chordal accompaniment.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Belgique et France is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 3.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 3 — meaning you can already play level 2–3 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of Belgique et France lasts about 4 minutes.
Belgique et France is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.
Pieces at a comparable difficulty and character include Belle of the Ball by Leroy Anderson, Waltz in A minor by Frédéric Chopin, Amapola by Joseph M. Lacalle — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.