Chessel

Chessel
Coat of arms
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Location of Chessel
Coordinates: 46°21′N 6°53′E / 46.350°N 6.883°E / 46.350; 6.883Coordinates: 46°21′N 6°53′E / 46.350°N 6.883°E / 46.350; 6.883
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Aigle
Government
• Mayor	Syndic Gérald Yersin
Area
• Total	3.57 km2 (1.38 sq mi)
Elevation	378 m (1,240 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	399
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Postal code	1846
SFOS number	5403
Surrounded by	Noville, Port-Valais (VS), Roche, Vouvry (VS), Yvorne
Website	www.chessel.ch Profile (French), SFSO statistics

Chessel is a municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle.

Chessel is first mentioned in 1364 as Chessey.

Chessel has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 3.57 square kilometers (1.38 sq mi). Of this area, 2.2 km² (0.85 sq mi) or 61.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.74 km² (0.29 sq mi) or 20.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.39 km² (0.15 sq mi) or 10.9% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.22 km² (0.085 sq mi) or 6.2% is either rivers or lakes.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.8%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 3.6%. Out of the forested land, 19.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 54.1% is used for growing crops and 5.9% is pastures, while 1.7% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality is located in the Aigle district, on the right bank of the Rhone river.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms was originally D'or à la fasce ondée d'azur, symbolizing the Rhône which runs through Chessel. In 1926, the communal authorities placed a crescent in the higher part of the flag: this represented the old "Café de la Turquie" (Café of Turkey) and was removed in 1958. The Council of State of the Canton of Vaud has accepted a request in 2004 to place the crescent back on the flag.

Chessel has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 399. As of 2008^[update], 7.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 12.4%. It has changed at a rate of 5.2% due to migration and at a rate of 8.2% due to births and deaths.