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Houyet (Municipality, Province of Namur, Belgium) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) |
 | | The municipality of Houyet (4,220 inhabitants in 1994; 12,231 ha) is located in the region of Famenne, 15 km south-west of Dinant, in the valley of Lesse. |
 | | Houyet (1,490 ha) is named after the root huy, also found in the name of the neighbouring village of Hulsonniaux, formerly known as Huy-les-Oneals (1361), and in several local hydronyms. |
 | | Houyet was well-known in the past for its cutlery works. |
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