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

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Fessenheim is a commune in France, situated within the Haut-Rhin department of the Grand Est region. It lies in the arrondissement of Thann-Guebwiller and the canton of Ensisheim. The municipality borders Hirtzfelden, Balgau, Blodelsheim, and Roggenhouse. Its postal code is 68740, and it is located near the Rhine and the Grand Canal d'Alsace.

The commune covers an area of 18.4 square kilometers and has an elevation of 215 meters above sea level. Its population is recorded as 2,434, comprising 1,227 males and 1,126 females. The official website for the commune is www.fessenheim.fr.

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Place details

Locality
Fessenheim
Region
Grand Est
Country
France
Population
2,219

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Air quality

48US AQIGood
PM2.5
8.5 µg/m³
PM10
13.8 µg/m³
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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
Country
France
Population
2345
Area
18.4
Elevation
209
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Heitersheim
Official website
www.fessenheim.fr
Image
0079 Rathaus in Fessenheim.jpg
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Commons category
Fessenheim
postal code
68740
associated electoral district
canton of Ensisheim
male population
1227
female population
1126
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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Encyclopedic overview

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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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fessenheim” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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