Sessenheim | |
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Commune | |
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Coordinates: 48°48′N 7°59′E / 48.80°N 7.99°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Bas-Rhin |
Arrondissement | Haguenau-Wissembourg |
Canton | Bischwiller |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Raymond Riedinger[1] |
Area 1 | 9.18 km2 (3.54 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,314 |
• Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 67465 /67770 |
Elevation | 118–122 m (387–400 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Sessenheim (French pronunciation: [sɛsənaim] ; Alsatian: Sähsem) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France.[3]
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,301 | — |
1975 | 1,482 | +1.88% |
1982 | 1,530 | +0.46% |
1990 | 1,542 | +0.10% |
1999 | 1,783 | +1.63% |
2007 | 2,026 | +1.61% |
2012 | 2,190 | +1.57% |
2017 | 2,315 | +1.12% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Culture
[edit]Sessemheim was the setting for Johann Wolfgang Goethe's first love affair with Friederike Brion, a priest's daughter, which he immortalized in his Sesenheimer Lieder. This collection of poems was the foundation of his reputation as a poet.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE