Fessenheim (; ) 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

See also

• Communes of the Haut-Rhin département

• Fessenheim-le-Bas

• Raymond Couvègnes

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