Fessenheim
| Fessenheim | ||
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| Commune | ||
 The town hall in Fessenheim | ||
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  Fessenheim Location within Grand Est region  Fessenheim | ||
| Coordinates: 47°54′56″N 7°32′12″E / 47.9156°N 7.5367°ECoordinates: 47°54′56″N 7°32′12″E / 47.9156°N 7.5367°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haut-Rhin | |
| Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé | |
| Canton | Ensisheim | |
| Intercommunality | Essor du Rhin | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Claude Brender | |
| Area1 | 18.4 km2 (7.1 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 2,273 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68091 /68740 | |
| Elevation |
201–215 m (659–705 ft) (avg. 205 m or 673 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Fessenheim is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
It is known for:
- its hydroelectric power plant on the Grand Canal d'Alsace (probably since 1959);
- the Fessenheim Nuclear Power Plant next to the Grand Canal d'Alsace, the oldest in service in France since 1977;
- a road and pedestrian bridge over the Rhine (210 m long, 7 m wide) to Hartheim in Germany since 2006;
- the Victor Schoelcher museum, honoring the 19th Century Abolitionist Victor Schœlcher - born in Fessenheim.
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