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For the surname, see Musson (surname). Municipality in French Community, Belgium
Musson Grand Mson (Walloon)
Municipality
Flag of MussonFlagCoat of arms of MussonCoat of arms
Location of Musson
Musson is located in BelgiumMussonMussonLocation in Belgium Location of Musson in Luxembourg province
Coordinates: 49°33.5′N 05°42.3′E / 49.5583°N 5.7050°E / 49.5583; 5.7050
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceLuxembourg
ArrondissementVirton
Government
 • MayorSylvie Guillaume
 • Governing party/iesVIVR'ENSEMBLE-ECHO
Area
 • Total35.37 km (13.66 sq mi)
Population
 • Total4,508
 • Density130/km (330/sq mi)
Postal codes6750
NIS code85026
Area codes063
Website(in French) musson.be

Musson (French pronunciation: [mysɔ̃]; Walloon: grand Mson; Luxembourgish: Ëmsong) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.

On 1 January 2022 the municipality, which covers 34.81 km², had 4,650 inhabitants, giving a population density of 133.6 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following districts: Musson and Mussy-la-Ville. Other population centers include: Baranzy, Gennevaux, Signeulx, and Willancourt.

Transport

Musson is not served by any highways. The closest highway entrance is exit 3 of the A28/E411 in neighbouring Aubange. There is one major national road that passes Musson proper. This is the N88 from the Luxembourg border in Athus to Virton and Florenville. Furthermore, the N82 crosses the municipality shortly, for about 800m, in the northwest, but does not serve any population centers. All N-roads are maintained by the Walloon government. The following roads cross the municipality:

Mussy-la-Ville, Willancourt and Gennevaux are only reachable by municipal roads. There are two border crossings with France. One from Baranzy to Gorcy and one from Signeulx to Ville-Houdlémont.

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

  • 16/161: Virton - Signeulx - Baranzy - Musson - Athus - Arlon
  • 162: Virton - Signeulx - Baranzy - Willancourt
  • 169: Saint-Mard - Virton - Signeulx - Baranzy - Musson - Aubange
  • 19/191/199: Virton - Arlon (Passing through Musson but no bus stops)
  • 39: Musson - Baranzy - Mussy-la-Ville - Ruette - Virton
  • 391: Saint-Léger - Mussy-la-Ville - Ruette - Virton
  • 711: Virton - Mussy-la-Ville - Baranzy - Musson - Athus
  • 721: Musson - Baranzy - Willancourt - Musson - Athus - Differt
  • 83: Virton - Signeulx - Baranzy - Musson - Aubange - Luxembourg (LU)

Musson is crossed by the railway line 165 between Virton and Aubange, but there are no active train stations. The closest airport with commercial flights is Luxembourg Airport 38km to the northeast.

References

  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 2024-03-18.
  3. "Accueil". geoportail.wallonie.be. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  4. "Plans du Reseau". Le Tec.
  5. "NMBS netkaart".

External links

  • Media related to Musson at Wikimedia Commons
Places adjacent to Musson
Saint-Léger
Virton Musson Aubange
Ville-Houdlémont, Gorcy, Cosnes-et-Romain (all in FR-54)
Municipalities of the province of Luxembourg, Wallonia
Arlon
Bastogne
Marche-en-Famenne
Neufchâteau
Virton
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