Mettet

Mettet
Municipality
Mettet town hall
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Mettet Location in Belgium
Location of Mettet in the province of Namur
Coordinates: 50°19′N 04°40′E / 50.317°N 4.667°ECoordinates: 50°19′N 04°40′E / 50.317°N 4.667°E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Namur
Arrondissement	Namur
Government
• Mayor	Michel Remy (ICAP)
• Governing party/ies	ICAP, RC-MR
Area
• Total	116.78 km^2 (45.09 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
• Total	12,789
• Density	110/km^2 (280/sq mi)
Postal codes	5640, 5641, 5644, 5646
Area codes	071
Website	www.mettet.be

Mettet (French pronunciation: ​[mɛ.tɛ]) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. On 1 January 2006 Mettet had 11,977 inhabitants. The total area is 116.78 km², giving a population density of 103 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Mettet proper, Biesme, Biesmerée, Ermeton-sur-Biert, Furnaux, Graux, 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

• List of protected heritage sites in Mettet

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  St. John the Baptist church

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  Baptismal font of Furnaux

References

1. Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)

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