Living in Messancy

Messancy is a city in Belgium. Its population was 8,637 at the start of 2026. For Messancy, the unemployment rate was 6.46% at the start of 2011.

Which Belgium-wide rules apply when you move to Messancy?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in BelgiumNational rates and thresholds that apply in Messancy.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Messancy yet. Belgium has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Dwellings	3,418 dwellings	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units¹⁵Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings	3,417 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)¹³Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Messancy?

The unemployment rate is about 6.5 % (January 2011).

Unemployment rate: 6.46 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011²²

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Messancy is 6.5%. Of 506 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	97.91 %	Jun 2025	BIPT/IBPT fixed broadband Atlas municipality row: H_rate_1000 is the share of households with access to fixed broadband at a maximum attainable speed of at least 1,000 Mbps; availability, not subscribed plan or measured speed. H_1000 is the covered-household count and total_households is the denominator.²Official
Unemployment rate	6.46 %country median 5.3%	1 Jan 2011	Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011²²Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Messancy. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Actiris — Public employment service

Actiris Brussels public employment service

Job Search

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Le Forem — Public employment service

Le Forem Walloon public employment and training service

Job SearchRegistration

Open the Belgium service overview

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Messancy. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	13 schools	31 Oct 2025	FASE 2025/26 official school establishment register³Official

Safety

How safe is Messancy?

Police recorded about 4,620 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 4,620 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²¹

Recorded crime across major citiesMessancy highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,620 offences per 100,000country median 5,136	31 Dec 2025	Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²¹Independent

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	7 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹¹Official
Nearest airport	LGG	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official
Distance to nearest airport	119 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 4.75 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 5.27 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Messancy?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.7 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 4.75 µg/m³ · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31¹⁰

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in BelgiumAnnual PM2.5 in Messancy is 4.8 µg/m³. Of 439 cities with data, 142 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	5.27 µg/m³country median 9.0	31 Dec 2024	Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 11055; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31⁸Official
PM10 — annual mean	8.55 µg/m³country median 13.2	31 Dec 2024	Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 13019; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31⁹Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.75 µg/m³country median 7.4	31 Dec 2024	Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31¹⁰Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High C	Jan 12.04 · Feb 16.41 · Mar 19.08 · Apr 24.79 · May 27.77 · Jun 33.35 · Jul 39.52 · Aug 38.17 · Sep 33.87 · Oct 25.09 · Nov 18.33 · Dec 13.54 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low C	Jan -15.77 · Feb -18.07 · Mar -12.1 · Apr -5.12 · May -1.51 · Jun 2.92 · Jul 5.67 · Aug 5.7 · Sep 1.68 · Oct -5.21 · Nov -6.97 · Dec -14.41 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.52 · Feb 1.19 · Mar 4.46 · Apr 8.68 · May 12.59 · Jun 16.35 · Jul 18.6 · Aug 18.13 · Sep 14.23 · Oct 9.76 · Nov 4.99 · Dec 1.49 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official

Annual PM2.5 over time11 published observations, 2014–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 40.6% between 2014 and 2024, from 8.0 to 4.7.

Cities of a similar size in Belgium

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Belgium cities

Boutersem8,678 residents Lint8,568 residents Le Roeulx8,716 residents Habay8,719 residents Gingelom8,755 residents Kortessem8,757 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 52.6 km² in 2025. Population density was 164.1 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Messancy?

The published population was 8,637 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	52.62 km²	1 Jan 2025	Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	19.96 %	31 Dec 2025	Statbel (Statistics Belgium)¹⁴Official
Foreign residents	1,737 people	1 Jan 2026	Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.⁶Official
Population density	164.1 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.⁷Official
Population	8,637 people	1 Jan 2026	Belgium official denominator source¹Official

International community in Messancy

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

All persons in Statbel Census 2021 municipality rows; the published male and female category rows are summed to total sex · 2021-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Total population	8,332	100.0%
Born in Belgium	5,843	70.1%
Born in another EU member state	2,106	25.3%
Born in a non-EU country	382	4.6%
Not indicated	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁰

Citizenship

All persons in Statbel Census 2021 municipality rows; the published male and female category rows are summed to total sex · 2021-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Total population	8,332	100.0%
Belgian nationality	6,952	83.4%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state	1,248	15.0%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country	128	1.5%
Not indicated	4	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁸

Ancestry or ethnicity

All persons in the Statbel 2021-01-01 municipal origin publication · 2021-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	4,612	55.4%
Total — Total population	8,332	100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium	5,843	70.1%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	5,209	62.5%
Belgique — Total population	5,209	62.5%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	5,209	62.5%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	4,612	55.4%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium	4,612	55.4%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium	2,489	29.9%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin	1,743	20.9%
*Pays voisin — Total population**	1,575	18.9%

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Published group	People	Share
Total — Non-Belgian — total	1,380	16.6%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	1,262	15.1%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	1,113	13.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population	1,027	12.3%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	987	11.8%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin**	940	11.3%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born outside Belgium**	875	10.5%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	737	8.8%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born in Belgium**	700	8.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium	696	8.4%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium**	646	7.8%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total**	635	7.6%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — total**	635	7.6%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	630	7.6%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	597	7.2%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium	597	7.2%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	597	7.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total	591	7.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	584	7.0%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium**	581	7.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	543	6.5%
Hors UE27 — Total population	521	6.3%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium**	468	5.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin	436	5.2%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin	367	4.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium	331	4.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	329	3.9%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium	321	3.9%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium**	294	3.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	283	3.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	255	3.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	250	3.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total**	242	2.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	213	2.6%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium	200	2.4%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	184	2.2%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	183	2.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	177	2.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	172	2.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium**	167	2.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	165	2.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	164	2.0%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total	154	1.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	153	1.8%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	142	1.7%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	139	1.7%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	138	1.7%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium**	132	1.6%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	121	1.5%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	118	1.4%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium**	110	1.3%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	105	1.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	88	1.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	77	0.9%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total**	63	0.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	58	0.7%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium**	54	0.6%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	51	0.6%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	51	0.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	49	0.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	48	0.6%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium**	46	0.6%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	44	0.5%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	35	0.4%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	34	0.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	31	0.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	27	0.3%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium**	17	0.2%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	16	0.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	7	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁹

Is Messancy a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on housing · range 47–67%

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on housing · range 47–65%

Student56%strong on education, weak on housing · range 48–64%

Family46%strong on family, weak on housing · range 37–55%

Retirement58%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 47–69%

Foreign residents1,737 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.

Population8,637 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Belgium official denominator source

Dwellings3,418 dwellings1 Jan 2021Official source · Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units

Gigabit broadband availability97.91 %Jun 2025Official source · BIPT/IBPT fixed broadband Atlas municipality row: H_rate_1000 is the share of households with access to fixed broadband at a maximum attainable speed of at least 1,000 Mbps; availability, not subscribed plan or measured speed. H_1000 is the covered-household count and total_households is the denominator.

Unemployment rate6.46 %1 Jan 2011Independent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011

NO₂ — annual mean5.27 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 11055; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-07

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	29.86 %	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace¹⁶Official
Median age	40.9 years	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age¹⁷Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Messancy when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

Open the official coverage guide

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Messancy?

The published population was 8,637 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Messancy?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.7 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31.

How safe is Messancy?

Police recorded about 4,620 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Messancy?

The unemployment rate is about 6.5 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

How many foreign residents live in Messancy?

1,737 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row..

Is Messancy a good place to live?

Messancy may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Born in another EU member state live in Messancy?

The official country of birth distribution records 2,106 people (25.3%) in the source-defined population for 2021-01-01. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Messancy, Belgium: jobs, safety, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/messancy/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_messancy-belgium-jobs-safety-air-quality_c1d4ea621b0a,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Messancy, Belgium: jobs, safety, air quality},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/messancy/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Belgium official denominator source statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-14
BIPT/IBPT fixed broadband Atlas municipality row: H_rate_1000 is the share of households with access to fixed broadband at a maximum attainable speed of at least 1,000 Mbps; availability, not subscribed plan or measured speed. H_1000 is the covered-household count and total_households is the denominator. bipt-data.be · checked 2026-07-15
FASE 2025/26 official school establishment register odwb.be · checked 2026-07-16
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2025-01-01
Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-01-01
Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-01-01
Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 11055; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31 ftp.irceline.be · checked 2024-12-31
Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 13019; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31 ftp.irceline.be · checked 2024-12-31
Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31 ftp.irceline.be · checked 2024-12-31

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OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium) Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics · statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-07
Statbel (Statistics Belgium) statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-03
Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
Statbel, Belgian statistical office statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-30
Statbel, Belgian statistical office statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-30
Statbel, Belgian statistical office country_of_birth statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-29
Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025 Belgian Federal Police · police.be · checked 2026-07-26
Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011 Statbel be.STAT · bestat.statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-26

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