Fessenheim
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] ;
- 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 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.