Fessenheim-le-Bas

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Commune in Grand Est, France

Fessenheim-le-Bas
Commune
The town hall and church in Fessenheim-le-Bas The town hall and church in Fessenheim-le-Bas
Coat of arms of Fessenheim-le-Bas Coat of arms
Location of Fessenheim-le-Bas Map
Fessenheim-le-Bas is located in France Fessenheim-le-Bas Fessenheim-le-Bas Show map of France Fessenheim-le-Bas is located in Grand Est Fessenheim-le-Bas Fessenheim-le-Bas Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°38′03′′N 7°32′26′′E / 48.6342°N 7.5406°E / 48.6342; 7.5406
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Saverne
Canton	Bouxwiller
Intercommunality	CC Kochersberg
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Luttmann^[1]
Area ¹	4.95 km² (1.91 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	577
• Density	120/km² (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67138 /67117
Elevation	161–208 m (528–682 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fessenheim-le-Bas (French pronunciation: [fɛsənaimləba] ;^[3] German: Niederfessenheim) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.^[4]

It has been built near an old Roman road leading from Strasbourg to Saverne.

Notable people

Aloyse Kobès (born at Fessenheim on 14 April 1820; died at Dakar on 11 October 1872) was the first missionary bishop from Alsace. Since 1972 a French school at Dakar has borne his name.