Hessenheim

Hessenheim Hesse
Coat of arms
Hessenheim
Location within Alsace region Hessenheim
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
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)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Hessenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.

Geography

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 actually within the adjacent commune of Mussig.

See also

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

References

• INSEE commune file