Haut-Rhin Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine France
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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 Fessenheim247 Miles / 398 Kms Marseille to Fessenheim337 Miles / 543 Kms
Population: 2299 inhabitants
Code of the commune:
68091 Postal Code:
68740
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