diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index c9fb897587..d342c322fa 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ set(
   collectives
   epoch
   pool
+  location
   sequencer
   termination
   mapping
diff --git a/tests/unit/location/test_location.cc b/tests/unit/location/test_location.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..695e39e217
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/location/test_location.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,222 @@
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <gmock/gmock.h>
+
+#include "test_parallel_harness.h"
+
+#include "vt/transport.h"
+
+namespace vt { namespace tests { namespace unit {
+
+using EntityType = int32_t;
+
+struct EntityMsg : vt::Message {
+  EntityType entity;
+  NodeType home;
+
+  EntityMsg(EntityType const& in_entity, NodeType const& in_home)
+    : Message(), entity(in_entity), home(in_home)
+  { }
+};
+
+class TestLocation : public TestParallelHarness {
+};
+
+TEST_F(TestLocation, test_registering_and_get_entity) {
+
+  auto const& my_node = theContext()->getNode();
+  using namespace vt;
+
+  int32_t entity = 10;
+
+  // Register the entity on the node 0
+  if(my_node == 0)
+  {
+    theLocMan()->virtual_loc->registerEntity(entity, my_node);
+  }
+
+  bool succes= false;
+  theLocMan()->virtual_loc->getLocation(entity, 0, [&succes](NodeType node){
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, node);
+  });
+  succes= true;
+  if(my_node == 0){
+    // this test can only be done for cases where getLocation is synchronous -> home_node
+    EXPECT_TRUE(succes);
+  }
+}
+
+TEST_F(TestLocation, test_registering_and_get_entities) {
+
+  auto const& my_node = theContext()->getNode();
+  using namespace vt;
+
+  int32_t entity = 10 + my_node;
+
+  // Register the entity on the current node
+  theLocMan()->virtual_loc->registerEntity(entity, my_node);
+
+  // Wait for every nodes to be registered
+  theCollective()->barrier();
+
+  auto const& numNodes = theContext()->getNumNodes();
+  // Every nodes to a get location on every entity
+  for(auto i = 0; i < numNodes; ++i) {
+    bool succes= false;
+    // The entity can be located on the node where it has been registered
+    theLocMan()->virtual_loc->getLocation(10 + i, i, [i, &succes, my_node](NodeType node){
+      // fmt::print("\n{}: test get location for ieme entity={} and find it on node={} when my_node is={}\n", theContext()->getNode(), i, node, my_node);
+      if(i == my_node) {
+        EXPECT_EQ(theContext()->getNode(), node);
+      }
+      else {
+        EXPECT_TRUE(theContext()->getNode() != node);
+      }
+      EXPECT_EQ(i, node);
+      succes= true;
+    });
+    if(i == my_node) {
+      // this test can only be done for cases where getLocation is synchronous -> home_node
+      EXPECT_TRUE(succes);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+TEST_F(TestLocation, test_unregistering_entities) {
+
+  auto const& my_node = theContext()->getNode();
+  using namespace vt;
+
+  int32_t entity = 10 + my_node;
+  theLocMan()->virtual_loc->registerEntity(entity, my_node);
+  theLocMan()->virtual_loc->unregisterEntity(entity);
+
+  // Wait for every nodes to be registered and unregister
+  theCollective()->barrier();
+
+  auto const& numNodes = theContext()->getNumNodes();
+  // Every nodes to a get location on every entity
+  for(auto i = 0; i < numNodes; ++i) {
+    bool succes= false;
+    // The entity can be located on the node where it has been registered
+    theLocMan()->virtual_loc->getLocation(10 + i, i, [i, &succes, my_node](NodeType node){
+      // This lambda should not be executed if the unregisterEntity works correclty
+      EXPECT_TRUE(false);
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+TEST_F(TestLocation, test_migration_entity) {
+
+  auto const& numNodes = theContext()->getNumNodes();
+  if(numNodes > 1) {
+    using namespace vt;
+
+    auto const& my_node = theContext()->getNode();
+
+    int32_t entity = 10;
+
+    bool done = false;
+
+    // Register the entity on the node 0
+    if(my_node == 0)
+    {
+      theLocMan()->virtual_loc->registerEntity(entity, my_node);
+    }
+
+    theLocMan()->virtual_loc->getLocation(entity, 0, [my_node,&done](NodeType node){
+      EXPECT_EQ(0, node);
+      done = true;
+    });
+
+
+    while (!done) { vt::runScheduler(); }
+
+    theCollective()->barrier();
+
+    if(my_node == 0)
+    {
+      theLocMan()->virtual_loc->entityMigrated(entity, 1);
+    } else if (my_node == 1) {
+      theLocMan()->virtual_loc->registerEntityMigrated(entity, my_node);
+    }
+
+    theCollective()->barrier();
+
+    if(my_node > 1) {
+      theLocMan()->virtual_loc->getLocation(entity, 0, [my_node](NodeType node){
+        // fmt::print("this node={}: node={}\n", my_node, node);
+        // If the 0 node isn't the good one, it's the expected one because it is also the cached one
+        // A routMsg has been send to the last know node (the 0) one which is guarenty to know the correct node)
+        EXPECT_EQ(0, node);
+      });
+    }
+    else {
+      theLocMan()->virtual_loc->getLocation(entity, 0, [my_node](NodeType node){
+        // fmt::print("this node={}: node={}\n", my_node, node);
+        EXPECT_EQ(1, node);
+      });
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+TEST_F(TestLocation, test_migration_entities) {
+
+  auto const& numNodes = theContext()->getNumNodes();
+  if(numNodes > 1) {
+    using namespace vt;
+
+    auto const& my_node = theContext()->getNode();
+
+    int32_t entity = 10 + my_node;
+
+    // Register the entity on the node 0
+
+    theLocMan()->virtual_loc->registerEntity(entity, my_node);
+
+    theCollective()->barrier();
+
+    // migrate every nodes from n to n + 1 except for the lat one which move to 0
+    if(my_node < numNodes - 1){
+      theLocMan()->virtual_loc->entityMigrated(entity, my_node + 1);
+    }
+    else {
+      theLocMan()->virtual_loc->entityMigrated(entity, 0);
+    }
+
+    if(my_node == 0){
+      theLocMan()->virtual_loc->registerEntityMigrated(10 + numNodes - 1, my_node);
+    }
+    else{
+      theLocMan()->virtual_loc->registerEntityMigrated(10 + my_node - 1, my_node);
+    }
+
+    theCollective()->barrier();
+
+    auto const& numNodes = theContext()->getNumNodes();
+    // Every nodes to a get location on every entity
+    for(auto i = 0; i < numNodes; ++i) {
+      bool succes= false;
+      // The entity can be located on the node where it has been registered
+      theLocMan()->virtual_loc->getLocation(10 + i, i, [i, &succes, my_node, numNodes](NodeType node){
+        if(i + 1 < numNodes)
+        {
+          EXPECT_EQ(i + 1, node);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+          EXPECT_EQ(0, node);
+        }
+
+        succes= true;
+      });
+      // this test can only be done for cases where getLocation is synchronous -> local or cache
+      if(i == my_node ||  i + 1 == my_node){
+        EXPECT_TRUE(succes);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+
+}}} // end namespace vt::tests::unit