Hessenheim Hesse |
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Coordinates: 48°12′36″N 7°33′06″E / 48.21°N 7.5517°ECoordinates: 48°12′36″N 7°33′06″E / 48.21°N 7.5517°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Grand Est | |
Department | Bas-Rhin | |
Arrondissement | Sélestat-Erstein | |
Canton | Marckolsheim | |
Intercommunality | Marckolsheim et environs | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Didier Taglang | |
Area1 | 5.21 km2 (2.01 sq mi) | |
Population (2006)2 | 529 | |
• Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 67195 /67390 | |
Elevation | 170–177 m (558–581 ft) | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Hessenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
Hessenheim lies just over twelve kilometres (eight miles) to the southeast of Sélestat. To the south is the commune of Heidolsheim; Marckolsheim is across the canal to the east. On the eastern side, the commune's territory is bordered by the Rhône-Rhine Canal, which here runs parallel with but approximately four kilometres to the west of the River Rhine itself and the German frontier.
The economy is based on agriculture: an important ingredient in that is livestock rearing. To the north of the village is the so-called Hessenheimer Pasture land, though most of this is within the adjacent commune of Mussig.