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Houyet

Located in Arrondissement de Dinant, Namur Province Coordinates: 50°11′09″ N 5°00′35″ E

Houyet
No machine-readable author provided. David Edgar assumed · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
4,956
5K
Elevation
119 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
Places inside
40
listed under Houyet
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CRL Brussels South Charleroi Airport50 km
LGG Liège Airport59 km

About Houyet

Houyet is a village. Location: Arrondissement de Dinant, Namur Province. Population: 4,956. Elevation: 119 m.

From Wikipedia

Houyet (French pronunciation: [u.jɛ]) is a municipality of Wallonia in the province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 4,485 inhabitants. The total area is 122.31 km2, giving a population density of 37 inhabitants per km2. The municipality consists of the following districts: Celles, Ciergnon, Custinne, Finnevaux, Hour, Houyet, Hulsonniaux, Mesnil-Église, Mesnil-Saint-Blaise, and Wanlin. The town of Houyet lies on the river Lesse, some 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the southeast of Dinant.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
122 km²
Official website
houyet.be

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Houyet

  • Dinant
  • Beauraing
  • Ciney

Climate of Houyet

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 80 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
June (82 mm)
Driest month
February (60 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Houyet
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°13°18°20°23°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°3°4°8°11°13°13°10°7°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)696068647482797567718076

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Houyet

The nearest airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL), 50 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Namur, 33 km to the north.

Airports

  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 50 kmnorthwest
  • Liège Airport (LGG) Grâce-Hollogne 59 kmnortheast
  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 88 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Namur Population: 110.9K 33 kmnorth
  • Charleroi Population: 200.1K 47 kmnorthwest
  • Liège Population: 195.3K 64 kmnortheast
  • Leuven Population: 101K 80 kmnorth
  • Brussels Population: 1M 88 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Houyet

Within 100 km: 210 historic and cultural sites, 1,523 natural sites, 876 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km289 places

  • Île d'Androssart Island 13 kmW
  • Étang de Boiron Lake 23 kmS
  • La Belle Vue Mountain 7 kmE
  • Bois de Wérimont Mountain 13 kmE

25–60 km873 places

  • Île du Moulin Island 60 kmNE
  • Étang de Virelles Lake 49 kmW
  • Étang de Séloignes Lake 55 kmW
  • Étang d'Oise Lake 58 kmW

60–100 km1,447 places

  • Île Monsin Island 69 kmNE
  • Île de Franche Garenne Island 75 kmNE
  • Hofstademeer Lake 96 kmN
  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 83 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Houyet

40 places
  1. 1 Houyet 4.5K
  2. 2 Mesnil-Saint-Blaise 887
  3. 3 Celles 721
  4. 4 Wanlin 574
  5. 5 Hour 534
  6. 6 Ciergnon 311
  7. 7 Custinne 296
  8. 8 Hulsonniaux 270
  9. 9 Finnevaux 214
  10. 10 Mesnil-Église 183

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages26

Heritage & sights4

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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