Houyet Explained

Houyet
Picture-Legend:Our Lady of the Assumption church
Map:Houyet Namur Belgium Map.svg
Map-Legend:Location of Houyet in Namur province
Arms:Blason ville be Houyet.svg
Flag:Flag of Houyet.svg
Arrondissement:Dinant
Nis:91072
Mayor:Hélène Lebrun
Majority:UV – ADN
Postal-Codes:5560-5564
Telephone-Area:082
Web:www.houyet.be
Coordinates:50.1833°N 6°W

Houyet (in French pronounced as /u.jɛ/) is a municipality of Wallonia in the province of Namur, Belgium.

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 districts: Celles, Ciergnon, Custinne, Finnevaux, Hour, Houyet, Hulsonniaux, Mesnil-Église, Mesnil-Saint-Blaise, and Wanlin.

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

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