Wassy

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Wassy or Wassy-sur-Blaise is a commune of the Haute-Marne département, in France. Population (1999): 3,294.

History

On March 1, 1562, a faction of the Catholic Francis, Duke of Guise attacked a Huguenot service in Wassy, marking the start of the First War of Religion in France.

External links

Personal website about Wassy (in French)
Protestant Museum of the Barn of Wassy (in French)

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