Mellet
50°30′N 4°28′E / 50.500°N 4.467°E Mellet (Walloon: Melet; in Old French Meflet) (pronounced [məlɛ] by the inhabitants) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Les Bons Villers, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
Geography
[edit]Mellet is crossed by a stream called Tintia. The Tintia flows into the Piéton. It is part of the Meuse basin. The altitude of Mellet is 140 meters.
Recent history
[edit]In 1977, five villages (Frasnes-lez-Gosselies, Mellet, Rèves, Villers-Perwin and Wayaux) came together to form the commune of Les Bons Villers. Mellet was a municipality in its own right before the merger of the municipalities.
Heritage
[edit]- An old Roman road separates Mellet from the neighbouring village of villers-Perwin. Its layout is still very visible.
- The Dungeon of Mellet, the only vestige of the old medieval castle, is today a tourist center. We can find a local museum inside of it.
- The birthplace of Saint Mutien-Marie (Louis-Joseph Wiaux) (1841-1917) can be found behind the church.
Activities
[edit]- A theatre group regularly gives performances in Walloon language.
- A riding school called Le Relais du Maitreya offers riding lessons.
- The village has had its own music group, the Harmonie Royale de Mellet, since 1893.
- The village also has a Scout unit.
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