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Massena is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 13,121 at the 2000 census.

The Town of Massena contains a village also called Massena. The town in on the northern border of the county.

The town was first settled around 1792. Massena was one of the first towns of the county and was incorporated with the county in 1802. The town is named after one of Napoleon's generals Andre Massena who commanded around that time. Parts of Massena later separated to form other towns in the county. The town suffered natural disasters in 1944 from an earthquake and the 1998 Ice Storm.

The north town line of Massena is the international border of Canada, defined partly by the St. Lawrence River. The eastern town line is the border of Franklin County, New York.

The Raquette River and the Grasse River flow across the north part of the town.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 145.4 km (56.1 mi). 115.7 km (44.7 mi) of it is land and 29.7 km (11.5 mi) of it (20.43%) is water.