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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Chessy
Commune
The entrance of the châteauThe entrance of the château
Coat of arms of ChessyCoat of arms
Location of Chessy
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Coordinates: 45°53′17″N 4°37′27″E / 45.8881°N 4.6242°E / 45.8881; 4.6242
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentRhône
ArrondissementVillefranche-sur-Saône
CantonVal d'Oingt
IntercommunalityBeaujolais Pierres Dorées
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thierry Padilla-Quintana
Area4.55 km (1.76 sq mi)
Population2,069
 • Density450/km (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code69056 /69380
Elevation211–342 m (692–1,122 ft)
(avg. 205 m or 673 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chessy (French: [ʃɛsi] ), also known as Chessy-les-Mines ([ʃɛsi le min]), 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.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 942—    
1975 977+0.52%
1982 1,098+1.68%
1990 1,262+1.76%
1999 1,313+0.44%
2007 1,529+1.92%
2012 1,824+3.59%
2017 2,063+2.49%
Source: INSEE

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Chessy-les-Mines at Mindat.org
  4. Muséum national d'histoire naturelle Archived July 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Malachite after cuprite, Chessy-les-Mines
Azurite from Chessy. Specimen from first half of 19th century.

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