Le Fleix

Le Fleix
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Le Fleix
Location within Aquitaine region Le Fleix
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Bergerac
Canton	La Force
Intercommunality	Dordogne-Eyraud-Lidoire
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	François Dupuy
Area1	18.05 km2 (6.97 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	1,425
• Density	79/km2 (200/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Le Fleix is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.

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

History

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.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,129	—
1968	1,253	+11.0%
1975	1,224	−2.3%
1982	1,241	+1.4%
1990	1,278	+3.0%
1999	1,342	+5.0%
2008	1,425	+6.2%

Economy

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

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department

References

• INSEE