Chessy, Rhône

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Chessy-les-Mines
Commune
The entrance of the château
Coat of arms
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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	Val d'Oingt
Intercommunality	Beaujolais Pierres Dorées
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Padilla
Area 1	4.55 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	2,085
• Density	460/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.

Chessy (French: [ʃɛsi] (listen)), 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."^[2] The species was redescribed and renamed in 1824 by François-Sulpice Beudant (1787–1850), French mineralogist and geologist.^[3]

See also[]

• Communes of the Rhône department

References[]

Malachite after cuprite, Chessy-les-Mines

Azurite from Chessy. Specimen from first half of 19th century.

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chessy (Rhône).

• Photo gallery of Chessy mines & minerals
• Photo of a classic Chessy azurite at Muséum national d'histoire naturelle

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