Wassy

Not to be confused with Wasse or Wassey.

Wassy (French pronunciation: ​[vasi]), formerly known as Wassy-sur-Blaise, is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France. Its population, as of 1999, is 3,294.

Wassy
Commune
Tour du Dôme in Wassy
Coat of arms
Wassy Location within Grand Est region Wassy
Coordinates: 48°29′59″N 4°56′54″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Haute-Marne
Arrondissement	Saint-Dizier
Canton	Wassy
Intercommunality	Saint-Dizier Der Blaise
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Christel Mathieu
Area1	33.82 km2 (13.06 sq mi)
Population (2014)2	2,893
• Density	86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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HistoryEdit

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.

GeographyEdit

The river Blaise flows through the commune.

See alsoEdit

• Communes of the Haute-Marne department

External linksEdit

• Personal website about Wassy (in French)
• Protestant Museum of the Barn of Wassy (in French)