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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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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
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
- Shares border with
- Voillecomte
- Official website
- www.wassy.fr
- Image
- Wassy-Tour du Dôme (1).jpg
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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.