Fessenheim-le-Bas
Commune
The town hall and church in Fessenheim-le-Bas
Coat of arms
Location of Fessenheim-le-Bas
Fessenheim-le-Bas Show map of France 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  (2021) [2]	583
• Density	120/km2 (310/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.

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Fessenheim-le-Bas (French pronunciation: [fɛsənaim lə ba]; ^[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.

Transport link

The town is served by Bus Route 205 of the Compagnie des Transports Strasbourgeois (CTS) inter-urban service.

See also

• Fessenheim
• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department
• Kochersberg

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