Mesen

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For places in Iran, see Mesen, Iran.
Mesen
Municipality
Mesen skyline.jpg
Flag of Mesen
Flag		 Coat of arms of Mesen
Coat of arms
Mesen is located in Belgium
Mesen
Mesen
Location in Belgium
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Location of Mesen in West Flanders
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Country Belgium
Community Flemish Community
Region Flemish Region
Province West Flanders
Arrondissement Ypres
Government
 • Mayor Sandy Evrard (MLM)
 • Governing party/ies MLM
Area
 • Total 3.58 km2 (1.38 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
 • Total 952
 • Density 270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Postal codes 8957
Area codes 057
Website www.mesen.be

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.

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.

The territory of Mesen (marked 'I') and its immediate neighbours. Built-up areas are shown in yellow.

Villages neighbouring the municipality:

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

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External links

  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website - in (English), (French), (Dutch)
 Heuvelland
Comines-Warneton (WHT) Comines-Warneton (WHT)
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Comines-Warneton (WHT)


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