Houyet
| Houyet | ||
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| Municipality | ||
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Our Lady of the Assumption church | ||
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  Houyet Location in Belgium | ||
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Location of Houyet in Namur province  | ||
| Coordinates: 50°11′N 05°01′E / 50.183°N 5.017°ECoordinates: 50°11′N 05°01′E / 50.183°N 5.017°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 (1 January 2016)[1] | ||
| • Total | 4,744 | |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) | |
| Postal codes | 5560-5564 | |
| Area codes | 082 | |
| Website | www.houyet.be | |
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Houyet (French pronunciation: [u.jɛ]) is a Walloon municipality located 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.
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
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Rasteau (since 1991)
Image gallery
Celles, church: église Saint-Hadelin
Ciergnon, church
Hour, view of the village
See also
References
- ↑ Population per municipality as of 1 January 2016 (XLS; 397 KB)
External links
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Media related to Houyet at Wikimedia Commons - Official website (in French)
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Dinant | Ciney | | |
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Rochefort | ||
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| Givet (FR-08) | Beauraing |
Municipalities in the Province of Namur | ||
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| Dinant |  | |
| Namur | ||
| Philippeville | ||
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