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Wassy
Sign in to saveWassy () 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.
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Wassy is a commune in France, situated within the Haute-Marne department and the arrondissement of Saint-Dizier. It serves as the capital of the canton of Wassy and is located in the Grand Est region. The town has a population of 3,316, comprising 1,383 males and 1,522 females. Its area spans 33.82 square kilometers, and it shares borders with Attancourt, Bailly-aux-Forges, Brousseval, and Laneuville-à-Rémy.
The postal code for Wassy is 52130. It is twinned with Eppingen. Elevation data varies by source, with figures listed at 232, 173, and 164 meters above sea level. The local timezone is Europe/Paris.
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Place details
- Locality
- Wassy
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,427
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Wassy
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Wassy-Tour du Dôme (1).jpg
- French commune.caption
- Tour du Dôme in Wassy
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Wassy.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Saint-Dizier
- French commune.canton
- Wassy
- French commune.INSEE
- 52550
- French commune.postal code
- 52130
- French commune.mayor
- Jean-Alain Charpentier
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Grand Saint-Dizier, Der et Vallées
- French commune.elevation m
- 172
- French commune.elevation min m
- 154
- French commune.elevation max m
- 224
- French commune.area km2
- 33.82
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Wassy
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Saint-Dizier
- Population
- 2771
- Area
- 33.82
- Elevation
- 188
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Voillecomte
- Official website
- www.wassy.fr
- Image
- Wassy-Tour du Dôme (1).jpg
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- Commons category
- Wassy
- postal code
- 52130
- twinned administrative body
- Eppingen
- topic's main category
- Category:Wassy
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- associated electoral district
- canton of Wassy
- male population
- 1383
- female population
- 1522
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-25-55-31-90
- fax number
- +33-3-25-04-04-15
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Geography
- Population
- See also
- References
- External links
Wassy () 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.
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