Wassy

Wassy
Commune
Tour du Dôme in Wassy
Coat of arms
Location of Wassy
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Coordinates: 48°29′58″N 04°56′55″E / 48.49944°N 4.94861°E / 48.49944; 4.94861
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Haute-Marne
Arrondissement	Saint-Dizier
Canton	Wassy
Intercommunality	CA Grand Saint-Dizier, Der et Vallées
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Alain Charpentier
Area 1	33.82 km2 (13.06 sq mi)
Elevation	172 m (564 ft)
Highest elevation	224 m (735 ft)
Lowest elevation	154 m (505 ft)
Population  (2023)	2,771
• Density	81.93/km2 (212.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	52550 /52130
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wassy (French pronunciation: [vasi]) is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France. Wassy has been twinned with the German town of Eppingen in north-west Baden-Württemberg since 1967.

History

On 1 March 1562, a faction of armed soldiers under Francis, Duke of Guise attacked and killed worshippers at a Huguenot service, called the Massacre of Wassy, which marked the start of the First War of Religion in France.

Geography

The river Blaise flows through the commune.

Population

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Marne department