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.
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[3] |
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE