Fessenheim

Fessenheim (; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

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Place details

Locality: Fessenheim
Region: Grand Est
Country: France
Population: 2,219

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Key facts

French commune.name: Fessenheim
French commune.native name: (Alsatian)
French commune.commune status: Commune
French commune.image: Fessenheim, Mairie.jpg
French commune.caption: The town hall in Fessenheim
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason de la ville de Fessenheim (68).svg
French commune.arrondissement: Colmar-Ribeauvillé
French commune.canton: Ensisheim
French commune.INSEE: 68091
French commune.postal code: 68740
French commune.mayor: Claude Brender
French commune.term: 2020–2026
French commune.elevation m: 205
French commune.elevation min m: 201
French commune.elevation max m: 215
French commune.area km2: 18.4

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Fessenheim
Population: 2345
Area: 18.4
Elevation: 209
Official website: www.fessenheim.fr
Image: 0079 Rathaus in Fessenheim.jpg

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Commons category: Fessenheim
postal code: 68740
male population: 1227
female population: 1126
P8168: Konrad Küster
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +33-3-89-48-60-02
fax number: +33-3-89-48-55-37

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Fessenheim (; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

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.