Sessenheim

Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Sessenheim

(2020–2026) Raymond Riedinger^[1]Area

9.18 km² (3.54 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,314 • Density250/km² (650/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

67465 /67770

Elevation118–122 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

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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

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.

References

^ "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