Mesen

Mesen
Mesen
	— Municipality of Belgium —
; Flag	; Coat of arms
	Mesen Location in Belgium
	Coordinates: 50°46′N 02°54′E / 50.767°N 2.900°E
Country	Belgium
Region	Flemish Region
Community	Flemish Community
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 2011)
• Total	945
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Postal codes	8957
Area codes	057
Website	www.mesen.be
	Map of Mesen

For places in Iran, see Mesen, Iran.

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 only comprises 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:

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 [edit]

Church tower from Mesen
Sint-Niklaaskerk
Messines Ridge British Cemetery
Tower, Irish Peace Park in Mesen
Mesen on 10 April 1918 during the Fight of the Kemmel as part of the Spring Offensive