Mettet

Mettet
Municipality

Mettet town hall

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Mettet

Location in Belgium

Coordinates: 50°19′N 04°40′E / 50.317°N 4.667°E / 50.317; 4.667Coordinates: 50°19′N 04°40′E / 50.317°N 4.667°E / 50.317; 4.667
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 km2 (45.09 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
  Total 12,789
  Density 110/km2 (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.

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