Fessenheim

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Country France Department Haut-Rhin Canton Ensisheim Area 18.4 km²		Region Grand Est Arrondissement Thann-Guebwiller Intercommunality Essor du Rhin Population 2,097 (1999)

Fessenheim is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

Map of 68740 Fessenheim, France

It is known for:

its hydroelectric power plant on the Grand Canal d'Alsace (probably since 1959);

the Fessenheim Nuclear Power Plant next to the Grand Canal d'Alsace, the oldest in service in France since 1977;

a road and pedestrian bridge over the Rhine (210 m long, 7 m wide) to Hartheim in Germany since 2006;

the Victor Schoelcher museum, honoring the 19th Century Abolitionist Victor Schœlcher - born in Fessenheim.

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