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Chessy, Rhône

Chessy-les-Mines
The entrance of the château
The entrance of the château
Coat of arms of Chessy-les-Mines
Coat of arms
Chessy-les-Mines is located in France
Chessy-les-Mines
Chessy-les-Mines
Coordinates: 45°53′17″N 4°37′27″E / 45.8881°N 4.6242°E / 45.8881; 4.6242Coordinates: 45°53′17″N 4°37′27″E / 45.8881°N 4.6242°E / 45.8881; 4.6242
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Rhône
Arrondissement Villefranche-sur-Saône
Canton Le Bois-d'Oingt
Intercommunality Communauté de communes des pays du Bois-d'Oingt
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Thierry Padilla
Area1 4.55 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 1,824
 • Density 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chessy, also known as Chessy-les-Mines, is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.

Chessy-les-Mines is the type locality of the mineral azurite, also known as "chessylite." The species was redescribed and renamed in 1824 by François-Sulpice Beudant (1787–1850), French mineralogist and geologist.


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