Houyet

Houyet
Municipality
Our Lady of the Assumption church
Flag
Houyet Location in Belgium
Location of Houyet in Namur province
Coordinates:
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 2013)
• 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 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

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  Celles, church: église Saint-Hadelin

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  Ciergnon, church

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  Hour, view of the village

See also

• List of protected heritage sites in Houyet

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in French)