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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.
The Massacre of Vassy (French: massacre de Wassy) was the murder of Huguenot worshippers and citizens in an armed action by troops of the Duke of Guise, in Wassy, France on 1 March 1562. The massacre is identified as the first major event in the French Wars of Religion.
The massacre of Wassy. A protestant service was celebrated on the 1 st of March in a “barn” at Wassy, in the Champagne country. This barn was probably situated within the town walls and thus illegal, according to the January Edict.
Wassy [vasi] est une commune française située dans le département de la Haute-Marne, en région Grand Est. Elle est connue principalement pour être le lieu du massacre de Wassy, en 1562, qui marqua le départ des guerres de Religion en France. Géographie. [modifier | modifier le code] Localisation. [modifier | modifier le code] Hydrographie.
Wassy is situated in the Haute-Marne department and Grand-Est region. Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Wassy in Grand-Est. Popular places to visit nearby include Joinville at 15 km and Bar-le-Duc at 34 km.
The Massacre of Vassy (French: massacre de Wassy) was the murder of Huguenot worshippers and citizens in an armed action by troops of the Duke of Guise, in Wassy, France on 1 March 1562. The massacre is identified as the first major event in the French Wars of Religion.
The killing of a hundred Protestants during worship in a barn near the town of Wassy by the Duke François de Guise on 1 March 1562, was considered as the triggering event of the first war of religion. Louis de Bourbon, prince of Condé, was the soul and organizer of the war.
