Chessy, Rhône
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chessy (French: [ʃɛsi] ⓘ), also known as Chessy-les-Mines ([ʃɛsi le min]), is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.
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Coordinates: 45°53′17″N 4°37′27″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Rhône |
Arrondissement | Villefranche-sur-Saône |
Canton | Val d'Oingt |
Intercommunality | Beaujolais Pierres Dorées |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Padilla-Quintana[1] |
Area 1 | 4.55 km2 (1.76 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,069 |
• Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 69056 /69380 |
Elevation | 211–342 m (692–1,122 ft) (avg. 205 m or 673 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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Chessy-les-Mines is the type locality of the mineral azurite, also known as "chessylite."[3] The species was redescribed and renamed in 1824 by François-Sulpice Beudant (1787–1850), French mineralogist and geologist.[4]