Fessenheim

Fessenheim (French pronunciation: [fɛsənaim] ; Alsatian: Fassene) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Fessenheim Fassene (Alsatian)
Commune
The town hall in Fessenheim
Coat of arms
Location of Fessenheim
Fessenheim Fessenheim
Coordinates: 47°54′56″N 7°32′12″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Colmar-Ribeauvillé
Canton	Ensisheim
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Brender
Area 1	18.4 km2 (7.1 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	2,299
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	68091 /68740
Elevation	201–215 m (659–705 ft) (avg. 205 m or 673 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	896	—
1975	1,653	+9.14%
1982	2,002	+2.77%
1990	2,000	−0.01%
1999	2,097	+0.53%
2007	2,250	+0.88%
2012	2,288	+0.34%
2017	2,353	+0.56%
Source: INSEE

See also

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