Hotton

Hotton
Houton (Walloon)
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Location of Hotton
Hotton
Location in Belgium
Location of Hotton in Luxembourg province
Coordinates: 50°16.1′N 5°26.8′E / 50.2683°N 5.4467°E / 50.2683; 5.4467
CountryBelgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
Province Luxembourg
ArrondissementMarche-en-Famenne
Government
  MayorMartine Schmit
Area
  Total
57.02 km2 (22.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)
  Total
5,531
  Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Postal codes
6990
NIS code
83028
Area codes084
Website(in French) www.hotton.be

Hotton (French pronunciation: [ɔtɔ̃]; Walloon: Houton) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. The municipality lies 12 kilometers from Marche-en-Famenne in the Ardennes and has more than 5,400 inhabitants. The river Ourthe crosses Hotton.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Hampteau, Hotton, Marenne and Fronville. There are also several hamlets: Bourdon, Deulin, Ménil-Favay, Monville, Monteuville, Melreux, Ny and Werpin.

The municipality lies in the Arrondissement of Marche-en-Famenne. In the west it borders the province of Namur.