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Mesen | |
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City and municipality | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Mesen  | |
  Mesen Location in Belgium Location of Mesen in West Flanders  | |
| Coordinates: 50°46′N02°54′E / 50.767°N 2.900°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province |  West Flanders |
| Arrondissement | Ypres |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sandy Evrard (MLM) |
| • Governing party/ies | Mesense Liberalen/Libéraux Messinois (MLM) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2022-01-01) [1] | |
• Total | 1,062 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (760/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 8957 |
| NIS code | 33016 |
| Area codes | 057 |
| Website | www.mesen.be |
Mesen (Dutch: [ˈmeːsə(n)] ⓘ ; French : Messines [mɛsin] , historically used in English) is a municipality and city [2] located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. On 1 January 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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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.
