Fessenheim

Fessenheim (French pronunciation: [fɛsənaim] ^ⓘ; Alsatian: Fassene) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

CountryFrance

Area

¹

18.4 km² (7.1 sq mi)

Population

(2023)^[2]

2,345

Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)

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Fessenheim Fassene (Alsatian)
Commune
The town hall in Fessenheim
Coat of arms
Location of Fessenheim
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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[1]
Area 1	18.4 km2 (7.1 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	2,345
• Density	127/km2 (330/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.

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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.