Wassy (French pronunciation: [vasi]) is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France. Its population, as of 2019, is 2,819. Wassy has been twinned with the German town of Eppingen in north-west Baden-Württemberg since 1967.[3]
Wassy | |
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.jpg) 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 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Haute-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Dizier |
| Canton | Wassy |
| Intercommunality | CA Saint-Dizier Der et Blaise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Alain Charpentier[1] |
| Area 1 | 33.82 km2 (13.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,777 |
| • Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 52550 /52130 |
| Elevation | 154–224 m (505–735 ft) (avg. 172 m or 564 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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.[4]
Geography
The river Blaise flows through the commune.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 3,286 | — |
| 1975 | 3,228 | −0.25% |
| 1982 | 3,316 | +0.38% |
| 1990 | 3,291 | −0.09% |
| 1999 | 3,294 | +0.01% |
| 2007 | 3,074 | −0.86% |
| 2012 | 2,909 | −1.10% |
| 2017 | 2,905 | −0.03% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
See also
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References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wassy.
- Official website of Eppingen (in German)
- Protestant Museum of the Barn of Wassy (in French)