Albessen is an Ortsgemeinde, or municipality, located in the Kusel district within the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It functions as a constituent part of a Verbandsgemeinde, which is a specific type of collective municipality used for administrative purposes.
The village belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Kusel-Altenglan. The administrative seat for this collective municipality is situated in the town of Kusel.