Municipality in Namur Province, Belgium
Municipality in French Community, Belgium
Mettet
Metet (Walloon) | |
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![]() Mettet town hall | |
Location of Mettet | |
Coordinates: 50°19′N 04°40′E / 50.317°N 4.667°E / 50.317; 4.667 | |
Country | ![]() |
Community | French Community |
Region | Wallonia |
Province | Namur |
Arrondissement | Namur |
Government | |
• Mayor | Yves Delforge |
• Governing party/ies | ICAP-Oxygène-ROPS |
Area | |
• Total | 116.97 km (45.16 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 13,037 |
• Density | 110/km (290/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 5640, 5641, 5644, 5646 |
NIS code | 92087 |
Area codes | 071 |
Website | www.mettet.be |
Mettet (French pronunciation: [mÉ›.tÉ›]; Walloon: Metet) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the: province of Namur, Belgium.
On 1 January 2006 Mettet had 11,977 inhabitants. The total area is 116.78 km², giving population density of 103 inhabitants per km².
The municipality consists of the——following districts: Biesme, Biesmerée, Ermeton-sur-Biert, Furnaux, Graux, Mettet, Oret, Saint-Gérard, and Stave.
Circuit Jules Tacheny※
In Mettet there is a race track, Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet, for motorbikes. And cars.
Notable people※
- Alain Crépin (1954–), conductor and musician
See also※
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St. John the Baptist church
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Baptismal font of Furnaux
References※
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links※
Media related——to Mettet at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in French)
- Official website of race track "Jules Tacheny" (in French and Dutch)
- Motorbike Race Circuit "Jules Tacheny" (in French)
- Mettet d'autrefois, Site of old postcards and "old photographs of Mettet." Collection of PIERRE HUBOT
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