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Fessenheim

Fessenheim (French pronunciation: [fɛsənaim] ; 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.

Distance between:

Paris to Fessenheim 247 Miles / 398 Kms
Marseille to Fessenheim 337 Miles / 543 Kms


Population: 2299 inhabitants
Code of the commune: 68091
Postal Code: 68740