Wassy
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Location within Champagne-Ardenne region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne-Ardenne |
| Department | Haute-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Dizier |
| Canton | Wassy (chef-lieu) |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Val de Blaise |
| Mayor | Alain GAVIER (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 154–224 m (505–735 ft) (avg. 172 m or 564 ft) |
| Land area1 | 33.82 km2 (13.06 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 3,294 (1999) |
| - Density | 97 /km2 (250 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 52550/ 52130 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 48°29′59″N 4°56′54″E / 48.4997°N 4.9483°E
Wassy (French pronunciation: [vasi]), formerly known as Wassy-sur-Blaise, is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.
Population (1999): 3,294.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Geography
The river Blaise flows through the commune.
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- Personal website about Wassy (in French)
- Protestant Museum of the Barn of Wassy (in French)
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