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Fessenheim
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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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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
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Fessenheim
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé
- Population
- 2345
- Area
- 18.4
- Elevation
- 209
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Grand Canal d'Alsace
- 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
- 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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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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