Chessy | |
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 The entrance of the château | |
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Location of Chessy | |
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| Coordinates: 45°53′17″N 4°37′27″E / 45.8881°N 4.6242°E | |
| 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-Quintana[1] |
| Area 1 | 4.55 km2 (1.76 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,069 |
| • Density | 450/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] ⓘ), 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."[3] The species was redescribed and renamed in 1824 by François-Sulpice Beudant (1787–1850), French mineralogist and geologist.[4]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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[5] | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ↑ Chessy-les-Mines at Mindat.org
- ↑ Muséum national d'histoire naturelle Archived July 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Azurite from Chessy. Specimen from first half of 19th century.
External links
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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