Fessenheim Explained

Fessenheim
Native Name:	(Alsatian)
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason de la ville de Fessenheim (68).svg
Arrondissement:	Colmar-Ribeauvillé
Canton:	Ensisheim
Insee:	68091
Postal Code:	68740
Mayor:	Claude Brender^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Coordinates:	47.9156°N 7.5367°W
Elevation M:	205
Elevation Min M:	201
Elevation Max M:	215
Area Km2:	18.4

Fessenheim (pronounced as /fr/; Swiss German; Alemannic; Alsatian: Fassene) 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.

See also

• Communes of the Haut-Rhin département
• Fessenheim-le-Bas
• Raymond Couvègnes

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.