Houyet

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Houyet
Municipality of Belgium
Our Lady of the Assumption church

Flag
Houyet
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°11′N 05°01′E / 50.183°N 5.017°E / 50.183; 5.017Coordinates: 50°11′N 05°01′E / 50.183°N 5.017°E / 50.183; 5.017
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 2012)[1]
 • Total 4,646
 • Density 38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Postal codes 5560-5564
Area codes 082
Website www.houyet.be

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 town of Houyet lies on the river Lesse, some 20 km to the southeast of Dinant.

Hour is one of the major areas of the Houyet municipality.

Gallery

  • Celles, church: église Saint-Hadelin

  • Ciergnon, church

  • Hour, view of the village

Town twins

See also

  • Tunnel (photo of disused railway tunnel near Houyet, now converted to pedestrian and bicycle use)

References

  1. ↑ Population per municipality on 1 January 2012 (XLS; 214 KB)

External links

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Municipalities in the Province of Namur
Dinant
Namur
Philippeville
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