Menen is a
municipality located in the
Belgian province of
West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Menen proper and the towns of
Lauwe[?] and
Rekkem[?]. On January 1st, 2000 Menen had a total population of 32,028 (15,632 males and 16,396 females). The total area is 33.05
km² which gives a
population density of 969.08 inhabitants per km².