Messanges, Landes

Messanges
Commune
The beach at Messanges
Location of Messanges
Messanges Show map of France Messanges Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 43°48′59″N 1°22′39″W / 43.8164°N 1.3775°W / 43.8164; -1.3775
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Landes
Arrondissement	Dax
Canton	Marensin Sud
Intercommunality	Maremne-Adour-Côte-Sud
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Hervé Bouyrie[1]
Area ^1	34 km^2 (13 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	1,086
• Density	32/km^2 (83/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	40181 /40660
Elevation	0–60 m (0–197 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Messanges (French pronunciation: [mesɑ̃ʒ]; Occitan: Massanjas) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France. Messanges is a popular place for tourism but quite empty in the non-holiday season.

See also

• Communes of the Landes department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.