Wassy

Not to be confused with Wasse or Wassey.

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
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
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[1]
Area 1	33.82 km2 (13.06 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,776
• 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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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

SNCF Class Y 2200 at Amis de la Gare de Wassy

• Communes of the Haute-Marne department