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.The protestant Museum in the Wassy barn. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
Geography The river Blaise flows through the commune.
Population
See also
Communes of the Haute-Marne department
References
External links
Official website of Eppingen (in German) Protestant Museum of the Barn of Wassy (in French)