- Chessy, Rhône
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Chessy-les-Mines
Administration Country France Region Rhône-Alpes Department Rhône Arrondissement Villefranche-sur-Saône Canton Canton du Bois-d'Oingt Intercommunality Communauté de communes des pays du Bois-d'Oingt Mayor Thierry Padilla
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 211–342 m (692–1,122 ft)
(avg. 205 m/673 ft)Land area1 4.55 km2 (1.76 sq mi) Population2 1,509 (2006) - Density 332 /km2 (860 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 69056/ 69380 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. Coordinates: 45°53′17″N 4°37′27″E / 45.8881°N 4.6242°E
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]
See also
References
External links
- Photo gallery of Chessy mines & minerals
- Photo of a classic Chessy azurite at Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
Categories:- Communes of Rhône
- Rhône geography stubs
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