Le village de Messancy, shopping et détente

Located in the extreme southeast of Belgium, in Belgian Lorraine, "the Messancy country" consists of the district of Messancy, from the merger of the old villages of Messancy, Hondelange, Sélange, Wolkrange and Habergy.This territory spreads over both sides of the Messancy River which joins the Chiers at Athus. The language which is widely used is a varient of Platt- Deutsch. A rural town in the olden days, it became a dormitory town for the Athus, French and Grand Duchy’s steel factories near-by. This function lasted for a century. Today, Messancy is proud of its town hall, the old castle of Tesch (1896), entirely renovated, and of its modern social and economic infrastructure. Its economy rests on its industrial zone, its small and medium companies and on its sites of commercial activity. Habergy, Hondelange, Messancy, Sélange, Wolkrange.(Source texte : Mt du pays d'Arlon)