Country France Department Rhône Population (2012) 1,824 | Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Canton Le Bois-d'Oingt Area 4.55 km² | |
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Intercommunality Communauté de communes des pays du Bois-d'Oingt Arrondissement Arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône | ||
Chessy, also known as Chessy-les-Mines, is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.
Map of 69380 Chessy, 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.
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