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Messancy

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About Messancy

Messancy is a municipality in the province of Luxembourg in Wallonia, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 8,637 inhabitants on an area of 52.7 km², a population density of 164 inhabitants per km². That is higher than the average of 66 per km² in Luxembourg and lower than the Belgian average of 387 per km².

By population, Messancy ranks 396th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 10th of the 43 municipalities in Luxembourg. By area it ranks 221st in Belgium.

The official language is French.

Population of Messancy since 2016

1 January 2016: 8,08220168,0821 January 2017: 8,15320171 January 2018: 8,18520181 January 2019: 8,21820191 January 2020: 8,26620201 January 2021: 8,33220211 January 2022: 8,33920221 January 2023: 8,46220231 January 2024: 8,54920241 January 2025: 8,62720251 January 2026: 8,63720268,637
Population on 1 January, 2016–2026. The bars start above zero to make the change visible. Source: Statbel.

Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Messancy grew by 555 inhabitants (+6.9%), from 8,082 to 8,637. In the last year it changed by +10.

For population growth since 2016, Messancy ranks 160th of 565. Over the same period the province of Luxembourg changed by +5.7% and Belgium by +5.3%.

Neighbouring municipalities

Messancy borders 3 municipalities:

Postcodes in Messancy

PostcodePlaces
6780
6781
6782

Distances from Messancy

Tokmmiles
Arlon74
Liège11471
Namur11572
Charleroi13383
Hasselt14992
Mons161100
Leuven161100
Brussels173108
Mechelen185115
Antwerp209130
Ghent220136
Kortrijk224139
Bruges259161
Ostend271168

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Nearby municipalities

More about Messancy: Wikipedia.