Hessenheim

Hessenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.

Hessenheim

Hesse
The community house in Hessenheim
Coat of arms
Location of Hessenheim
Hessenheim
Hessenheim
Coordinates: 48°12′36″N 7°33′06″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentBas-Rhin
ArrondissementSélestat-Erstein
CantonSélestat
IntercommunalityMarckolsheim et environs
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Anne-Louise Ulrich
Area
1
5.21 km2 (2.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
620
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
67195 /67390
Elevation170–177 m (558–581 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Hessenheim lies just over twelve kilometres (eight miles) to the southeast of Sélestat. To the south is the commune of Heidolsheim; Marckolsheim is across the canal to the east. On the eastern side, the commune's territory is bordered by the Rhône-Rhine Canal, which here runs parallel with but approximately four kilometres to the west of the river Rhine itself and the German frontier.

The economy is based on agriculture: an important ingredient in that is livestock rearing. To the north of the village is the so-called Hessenheimer Pasture land, though most of this is within the adjacent commune of Mussig.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.



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