Fessenheim
Fessenheim (French pronunciation: [fɛsənaim] ⓘ; Alsatian: Fassene) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Fessenheim
Fassene (Alsatian) | |
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The town hall in Fessenheim | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Fessenheim | |
Fessenheim Fessenheim | |
| Coordinates: 47°54′56″N 7°32′12″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé |
| Canton | Ensisheim |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Claude Brender |
| Area 1 | 18.4 km2 (7.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 2,299 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68091 /68740 |
| Elevation | 201–215 m (659–705 ft) (avg. 205 m or 673 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is known for:
- its hydroelectric power plant on the Grand Canal d'Alsace (built 1953–1956, inaugurated 1957);
- the Fessenheim Nuclear Power Plant next to the Grand Canal d'Alsace, formerly the oldest in service in France since 1977 until it shut down in 2020;
- a road and pedestrian bridge over the Rhine (210 m long, 7 m wide) to Hartheim in Germany since 2006;
- the Victor Schœlcher museum, honoring the 19th Century Abolitionist Victor Schœlcher whose father, Marc Schœlcher, was born in Fessenheim.
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