Wassy (French pronunciation: ) 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.
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 |
Area 1 | 33.82 km2 (13.06 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | 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. |
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.
The river Blaise flows through the commune.
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 |
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