Mettet
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Region : | Wallonia | |
Province : | Namur | |
District : | Namur | |
Coordinates : | 50 ° 19 ′ N , 4 ° 39 ′ E | |
Area : | 116.78 km² | |
Residents: | 13,102 (Jan. 1, 2019) | |
Population density: | 112 inhabitants per km² | |
Post Code: | 5640, 5641, 5644, 5646 | |
Prefix: | 071 | |
Mayor: | Michel Remy | |
Local government address : |
Administration Communale Place Joseph Meunier, 1 5640 Mettett |
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Website: | www.mettet.be |
Mettet is a Belgian municipality in the Namur arrondissement of the province of the same name .
The municipality consists of the localities of Mettet, Biesme, Biesmerée, Graux, Oret, Saint-Gérard, Furnaux, Ermeton-sur-Biert and Stave .
There has been a permanent race track in Mettet since 2010.
Circuit Jules Tacheny
The Circuit Jules Tacheny opened of 2010. It is a small race track of 2,280 m in length. The racetrack was built primarily for small racing series and racing training sessions and is accessible by car and motorcycle.
Attractions
- Notre-Dame Benedictine Abbey in the former castle of the Counts of Oultremont.
Sons and daughters of the church
- Alain Crepin (* 1954), composer and conductor
Web links
Commons : Mettet - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website of the municipality
- Official website of the "Jules Tacheny" circuit (French / Dutch)
- "Jules Tacheny" motorcycle race track (French)
- Mettet d'autrefois, website of old Mettet photos and postcards
- Destroyed French tank ( Char 1B ) in Ermeton-sur-Biert on May 14, 1940 during the western campaign
Footnotes
- ↑ Joseph Delmelle: Abbayes et Beguinages de Belgique . Rossel Édition, Brussels 1973, pp. 64–65.