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Fessenheim
Commune in Grand Est, France
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.
01Population
| 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% |
| 2023 | 2,345 | −0.06% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
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