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Mesen 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.Villages neighbouring the municipality: a. Wijtschate b. Warneton c. Ploegsteert 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 historyBattle of Messines (1914)Battle of Messines (1917) and Mines in the Battle of MessinesBattle of the Lys (1918)
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