Chessy, Rhône
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Chessy-les-Mines | ||
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The entrance of the château
The entrance of the château
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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) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 69056 / 69380 | |
Elevation | 211–342 m (692–1,122 ft) (avg. 205 m or 673 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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." [1] The species was redescribed and renamed in 1824 by François-Sulpice Beudant (1787–1850), French mineralogist and geologist.[2]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chessy (Rhône). |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chessy-les-Mines. |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Minerals of Chessy-les-Mines. |
- Photo gallery of Chessy mines & minerals
- Photo of a classic Chessy azurite at Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
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