Houyet

Municipality in French Community, Belgium

Houyet Houyet (Walloon)
Municipality
Our Lady of the Assumption church
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Houyet
Houyet Location in Belgium Location of Houyet in Namur province
Coordinates: 50°11′N 05°01′E / 50.183°N 5.017°E / 50.183; 5.017
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Namur
Arrondissement	Dinant
Government
• Mayor	Hélène Lebrun
• Governing party/ies	UV – ADN
Area
• Total	122.85 km² (47.43 sq mi)
Population (2018-01-01)^[1]
• Total	4,876
• Density	40/km² (100/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.