Mellet

Mellet ( or Melet-dlé-Gochliye; 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, situated north of Charleroi. The meaning of the name Mellet is uncertain, but it may originate from the Old French meflet or meslet (the use of the long s explains the old spelling meflet). Other hypotheses suggest it comes from the Walloon mèsple (medlar tree), Old French melé (honey or yellowish), or Latin melum (apple). Today, the village is also nicknamed the "carrot village" (village des carottes) by surrounding communities due to its historically abundant carrot cultivation, a theme celebrated in local events.

Mellet ( or Melet-dlé-Gochliye; 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, situated north of Charleroi. The meaning of the name Mellet is uncertain, but it may originate from the Old French meflet or meslet (the use of the long s explains the old spelling meflet). Other hypotheses suggest it comes from the Walloon mèsple (medlar tree), Old French melé (honey or yellowish), or Latin melum (apple). Today, the village is also nicknamed the "carrot village" (village des carottes) by surrounding communities due to its historically abundant carrot cultivation, a theme celebrated in local events. Colors= id:a value:gray(0.9) id:b value:gray(0.7) id:c value:rgb(1,1,1) id:d value:rgb(0.7,0.8,0.9) ImageSize = width:550 height:373 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:30 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:2400 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:b increment:300 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:a increment:150 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:c BarData= bar:1831 text:1831 bar:1846 text:1846 bar:1856 text:1856 bar:1866 text:1866 bar:1880 text:1880 bar:1890 text:1890 bar:1900 text:1900 bar:1910 text:1910 bar:1920 text:1920 bar:1930 text:1930 bar:1947 text:1947 bar:1961 text:1961 bar:1970 text:1970 bar:1976 text:1976 PlotData= color:d width:20 align:left bar:1831 from:0 till: 1021 bar:1846 from:0 till: 1273 bar:1856 from:0 till: 1344 bar:1866 from:0 till: 1484 bar:1880 from:0 till: 1585 bar:1890 from:0 till: 1721 bar:1900 from:0 till: 1776 bar:1910 from:0 till: 1776 bar:1920 from:0 till: 1701 bar:1930 from:0 till: 1707 bar:1947 from:0 till: 1647 bar:1961 from:0 till: 1770 bar:1970 from:0 till: 2024 bar:1976 from:0 till: 2346 PlotData= bar:1831 at: 1021 fontsize:S text: 1,021 shift:(-10,5) bar:1846 at: 1273 fontsize:S text: 1,273 shift:(-10,5) bar:1856 at: 1344 fontsize:S text: 1,344 shift:(-10,5) bar:1866 at: 1484 fontsize:S text: 1,484 shift:(-10,5) bar:1880 at: 1585 fontsize:S text: 1,585 shift:(-10,5) bar:1890 at: 1721 fontsize:S text: 1,721 shift:(-10,5) bar:1900 at: 1776 fontsize:S text: 1,776 shift:(-10,5) bar:1910 at: 1776 fontsize:S text: 1,776 shift:(-10,5) bar:1920 at: 1701 fontsize:S text: 1,701 shift:(-10,5) bar:1930 at: 1707 fontsize:S text: 1,707 shift:(-10,5) bar:1947 at: 1647 fontsize:S text: 1,647 shift:(-10,5) bar:1961 at: 1770 fontsize:S text: 1,770 shift:(-10,5) bar:1970 at: 2024 fontsize:S text: 2,024 shift:(-10,5) bar:1976 at: 2346 fontsize:S text: 2,346 shift:(-10,5)

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