Mettet

Mettet
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Mettet Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°19′N 04°40′E / 50.317°N 4.667°E / 50.317; 4.667
Country	Belgium
Region	Walloon Region
Community	French Community
Province	Namur
Arrondissement	Namur
Government
- Mayor	Michel Remy (ICAP)
- Governing party/ies	ICAP, RC-MR
Area
- Total	116.78 km2 (45.1 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2010)[1]
- Total	12,547
- Density	107.4/km2 (278.3/sq mi)
Postal codes	5640, 5641, 5644, 5646
Area codes	071
Website	www.mettet.be
Map of Mettet

Mettet is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 11,977 inhabitants. The total area is 116.78 km², giving a population density of 103 inhabitants per km².

Notable people

• Alain Crépin (1954-) -conductor and musician

References

1. ^ Population per municipality on 1 January 2010 (XLS; 221 KB)

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Motorbike Race Circuit "Jules Tacheny" (in French)
• Mettet d'autrefois, Site of old postcards and old photographs of Mettet. Collection of PIERRE HUBOT

Mettet: the town hall

Baptismal font of Furnaux Foto : Dirk vdE