Houyet

Houyet Houyet (Walloon)
Municipality
Our Lady of the Assumption church
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Houyet in Namur province
Interactive map of Houyet
Houyet Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°11′N 05°01′E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Namur
Arrondissement	Dinant
Government
• Mayor	Hélène Lebrun
• Governing party	UV – ADN
Area
• Total	122.85 km2 (47.43 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)
• Total	4,876
• Density	39.69/km2 (102.8/sq mi)
Postal codes	5560-5564
NIS code	91072
Area codes	082
Website	www.houyet.be

Houyet (French pronunciation: [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 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
• 
  Hour, view of the village

See also

• List of protected heritage sites in Houyet

External links

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