Messancy

Coordinates: 49°35.7′N 05°49.1′E / 49.5950°N 5.8183°E / 49.5950; 5.8183
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Messancy
Miezeg (Luxembourgish)
Metzig (German)
Municipality
Flag of Messancy
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Coat of arms of Messancy
Coat of arms
Location of Messancy
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Messancy is located in Belgium
Messancy
Messancy
Location in Belgium
Location of Messancy in Luxembourg province
Coordinates: 49°35.7′N 05°49.1′E / 49.5950°N 5.8183°E / 49.5950; 5.8183
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceLuxembourg
ArrondissementArlon
Government
 • MayorRoger Kirsch
 • Governing party/iesNouvelle Union Communale
Area
 • Total52.62 km2 (20.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total8,185
 • Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Postal codes
6780-6782
NIS code
81015
Area codes063
Website(in French) messancy.be

Messancy (French pronunciation: [mεsɑ̃si]; German: Metzig; Luxembourgish: Miezeg; Walloon: Messanceye) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.

Population[edit]

On 1 January 2022 the municipality, had 8,339 inhabitants, giving a population density of 159.1 inhabitants per km2.[2]

Area[edit]

The municipality covers 52.43 km2.

Sub-Municipalities[edit]

The municipality consists of the following districts: Habergy, Hondelange, Messancy, Sélange, and Wolkrange.

Other population centers include: Bébange, Buvange, Differt, Guelff, Longeau, and Turpange.

  • Messancy town hall
    Messancy town hall
  • Messancy train station
    Messancy train station

Transport[edit]

Messancy is transversed by the E25 higway from Liège to Luxembourg in the north. There are no higway exits in Messancy, but there is one exit just north of the municipality at Weyler. The European highway E411 from Brussels and Namur is double signed with the E25 until the exit in Weyler where it takes the N81 south. The major N81 route crosses the municipality north to south. It arrives from the provincial capital Arlon, passing the highway at the Weyler exit and continues south to Aubange and the French border near Longwy. It forms the backbone for transportation to the commune. The following national routes transvere Messancy[3]:

Guelff, Bébange, Buvange, Longeau, Sélange, Turpange, Wolkrange and Hondelange are only reachable via municipal roads and are not connected via the national route network. Wolkrange, Hondelange, Turpange and Buvange are located very close to the N81 road though. Sélange hosts the only border crossing in the municipality towards the Luxembourgish village Clemency.

Messancy is served by the Walloon transport authority TEC with following bus lines [4]:

Beside TEC, there is also Luxembourgish bus service [5]:

Messancy has one train station in the main village. It is only served by local, slow train service on one line[6] :

The closest airport with public service is Luxembourg Airport 30km to the east.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Luxembourg (Belgium): Cities and Municipalities in Arrondissements - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  3. ^ "Accueil". geoportail.wallonie.be. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  4. ^ "Plans du Reseau". Le Tec.
  5. ^ "Plans de situation". Mobilitéit (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  6. ^ NMBS. "Lijnfolders". NMBS (in Dutch).

External links[edit]

  • Media related to Messancy at Wikimedia Commons


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