Wassy

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Wassy
Commune
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Location of Wassy
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Wassy
Coordinates: 48°29′58″N04°56′55″E / 48.49944°N 4.94861°E / 48.49944; 4.94861
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
 • Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
52550 /52130
Elevation154–224 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.

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]

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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
YearPop.±% 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 SNCF Y 2200 (Y 22zz A W).jpg
SNCF Class Y 2200 at Amis de la Gare de Wassy

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References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Eppingen und Wassy feierten das 50-jährige Bestehen der Städtepartnerschaft". www.eppingen.de. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  4. ↑ The protestant Museum in the Wassy barn. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  5. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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