Chessy, Rhône


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." The species was redescribed and renamed in 1824 by François-Sulpice Beudant, French mineralogist and geologist.