Mettet (; wa, Metet) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Wallonia
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located in the
province of Namur
Namur (; nl, Namen ; wa, Nameur) is a province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the West) on the Walloon provinces of Hainaut, Walloon Brabant, Liège and Luxembourg in Belgium, and the French depart ...
,
Belgium
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.
On 1 January 2006 Mettet had 11,977 inhabitants. The total area is 116.78 km², giving a
population density
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of 103 inhabitants per km².
The municipality consists of the following
districts
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:
Biesme
Biesme (; wa, Bieme) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Mettet, located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
History and heritage
There has been a settlement in the area at least since the time of the Merovingians. Duri ...
,
Biesmerée,
Ermeton-sur-Biert
Ermeton-sur-Biert ( wa, Ermeton-so-Bier) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Mettet, located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
There is a 14th-century castle in the village, which since 1936 has been in use as Ermeto ...
,
Furnaux
Furnaux ( wa, Furnå) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Mettet, located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
The discovery of remains from Roman times in Furnaux indicates that the village has been inhabited since at lea ...
,
Graux, Mettet,
Oret,
Saint-Gérard, and
Stave.
Circuit Jules Tacheny
In Mettet there is a race track,
Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet
The Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet is a motor racing circuit in Mettet, Wallonia (Belgium), southeast of Charleroi. The circuit was finalized in 2010 near the old street circuit.
History
Motorcycle racing
During the early 1920s motorcycle racers ...
, for motorbikes and cars.
Notable people
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Alain Crépin
Alain Crepin (born 28 February 1954) is a Belgian saxophonist, composer, music educator and conductor.
Crepin was born in Mettet near Dinant. He began his studies for saxophone, cello and piano at the Music Academy of Dinant. He studied at the ...
(1954–), conductor and musician
See also
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List of protected heritage sites in Mettet
This table shows an overview of the protected heritage sites in the Walloon municipality Mettet. This list is part of Belgium's national heritage.
See also
* List of protected heritage sites in Namur (province)
A ' ...
Image:Mettet JPG00.jpg, St. John the Baptist church
Image:Fonts_baptismaux.jpg, Baptismal font of Furnaux
References
External links
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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
Municipalities of Namur (province)
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