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Country
  
Belgium

Region
  
Flemish Region

Arrondissement
  
Ypres

Area
  
3.58 km²

Mayor
  
Sandy Evrard (MLM)

Community
  
Flemish Community

Province
  
West Flanders

Postal codes
  
8957

Local time
  
Sunday 4:23 PM

Postal code
  
8957


Weather
  
12°C, Wind W at 37 km/h, 82% Humidity

Mesen (Messines in French, historically used in English) is a city located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. On January 1, 2006, Mesen had a total population of 988. The total area is 3.58 km² which gives a population density of 276 inhabitants per km².

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Map of 8957 Mesen, Belgium

The municipality comprises only one main settlement, the town of Mesen proper. An exclave to the west of the main territory is surrounded by the municipalities of Heuvelland and Comines-Warneton.

Villages neighbouring the municipality:

  • a. Wijtschate (in the municipality of Heuvelland)
  • b. Warneton (in the municipality of Comines-Warneton)
  • c. Ploegsteert (in the municipality of Comines-Warneton)

    • Mesen is the smallest city in Belgium. It is a municipality with language facilities.

    Mesen is twinned with Featherston in New Zealand in part due to the location of the New Zealand World War I Memorial, which has annual Anzac Day commemorations on 25 April.

    War history

  • Battle of Messines (1914)
  • Battle of Messines (1917) and Mines in the Battle of Messines
  • Battle of the Lys (1918)

    • References

    Mesen Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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