Le Fleix

Le Fleix
Commune
The church in Le Fleix
Coat of arms
Location of Le Fleix
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Coordinates: 44°52′31″N 0°14′32″E / 44.8752°N 0.2422°E / 44.8752; 0.2422
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Bergerac
Canton	Pays de la Force
Intercommunality	CA Bergeracoise
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Lionel Filet[1]
Area 1	18.05 km2 (6.97 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,493
• Density	83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	24182 /24130
Elevation	6–157 m (20–515 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Fleix (French pronunciation: [lə flɛ]; Occitan: Lo Flèis) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Le Fleix lies on the banks of the Dordogne at a place where the river bends. This is likely the origin of the name "flexus".

Le Fleix is famous for the Treaty of Fleix, signed there in 1580.

There were once two castles in Le Fleix, the Old Castle, which was destroyed, and the New Castle built in the 17th century as a residence for Frédéric de Foix. It was sold during the French Revolution, and became a Protestant church in 1805.

The harbour is active in the timber and wine trades. The economy, once based on the river, is now primarily viticultural.

• Andre Morize (1883-1957), French professor

• Communes of the Dordogne department

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