Hessenheim
| Hessenheim Hesse | ||
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  Hessenheim | ||
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Location within Alsace region  Hessenheim | ||
| 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 | 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) | |
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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. | ||
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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.
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