Wassy

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.

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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

Official name: Wassy
Population: 2771
Area: 33.82
Elevation: 188
Official website: www.wassy.fr
Image: Wassy-Tour du Dôme (1).jpg

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Commons category: Wassy
postal code: 52130
male population: 1383
female population: 1522
P8168: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth
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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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.