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.