Mettet

Mettet (French pronunciation: [mɛ.tɛ]; Walloon: Metet) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.

Mettet Metet (Walloon)
Municipality
Mettet town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Mettet
Mettet Location in Belgium Location of Mettet in Namur Province
Coordinates: 50°19′N 04°40′E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Namur
Arrondissement	Namur
Government
• Mayor	Yves Delforge
• Governing party/ies	ICAP-Oxygène-ROPS
Area
• Total	116.97 km2 (45.16 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)
• Total	13,037
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Postal codes	5640, 5641, 5644, 5646
NIS code	92087
Area codes	071
Website	www.mettet.be

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 districts: Biesme, Biesmerée, Ermeton-sur-Biert, Furnaux, Graux, Mettet, 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

• 
  St. John the Baptist church
• 
  Baptismal font of Furnaux

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