Messen

Messen is a municipality in the district Bucheggberg, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. On 1 January 2010, the former municipalities of Balm bei Messen, Brunnenthal, Messen and Oberramsern merged to form the municipality of Messen.^[3]

Balm bei Messen

Messen
Municipality
Aerial view of Messen
Coat of arms
Location of Messen
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Coordinates: 47°6′N 7°27′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Solothurn
District	Bucheggberg
Area [1]
• Total	11.88 km2 (4.59 sq mi)
Elevation	505 m (1,657 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	1,480
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	3254
SFOS number	2457
Surrounded by	Balm bei Messen, Brunnenthal, Etzelkofen (BE), Mülchi (BE), Oberramsern, Rapperswil (BE), Ruppoldsried (BE), Scheunen (BE)
Website	www.messen.ch SFSO statistics