Houyet
Houyet (French pronunciation: [u.jɛ]) is a Walloon municipality in the Belgian province of Namur. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 4,485 inhabitants. The total area is 122.31 km², giving a population density of 37 inhabitants per km².
Houyet | |
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.JPG.webp) Our Lady of the Assumption church | |
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  Houyet Location in Belgium
Location of Houyet in Namur province  | |
| Coordinates: 50°11′N 05°01′E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Namur |
| Arrondissement | Dinant |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marie-Claude Lahaye-Absil (UV) |
| • Governing party/ies | T-ENS – UV |
| Area | |
| • Total | 122.31 km2 (47.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,876 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 5560-5564 |
| Area codes | 082 |
| Website | www.houyet.be |
The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Houyet proper, Celles, Ciergnon, Custinne, Finnevaux, Hour, Hulsonniaux, Mesnil-Église, Mesnil-Saint-Blaise, and Wanlin.
The town of Houyet lies on the river Lesse, some 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the southeast of Dinant.
Town twins
Rasteau (since 1991)
Image gallery
Celles, church: église Saint-Hadelin
Ciergnon, church
Hour, view of the village
References
- "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links
Media related to Houyet at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in French)
Municipalities in the Province of Namur | ||
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| Dinant |  | |
| Namur | ||
| Philippeville | ||
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