Chessy, Rhône

Chessy (French: [ʃɛsi] ), also known as Chessy-les-Mines ([ʃɛsi le min]), is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.

Chessy
The entrance of the château
Location of Chessy
Chessy
Chessy
Coordinates: 45°53′17″N 4°37′27″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentRhône
ArrondissementVillefranche-sur-Saône
CantonVal d'Oingt
IntercommunalityBeaujolais Pierres Dorées
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Thierry Padilla-Quintana[1]
Area
1
4.55 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,069
  Density450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
69056 /69380
Elevation211–342 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-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

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[5]

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


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