Fleurie

For the musician, see Fleurie (musician).
Fleurie
Commune
A general view of Fleurie
A general view of Fleurie
Location of Fleurie
Map
Fleurie is located in France
Fleurie
Fleurie
Fleurie is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Fleurie
Fleurie
Coordinates: 46°11′35″N 4°41′53″E / 46.193°N 4.698°E / 46.193; 4.698
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentRhône
ArrondissementVillefranche-sur-Saône
CantonBelleville-en-Beaujolais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Frédéric Miguet[1]
Area
1
13.94 km2 (5.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,320
 • Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
69084 /69820
Elevation210–524 m (689–1,719 ft)
(avg. 300 m or 980 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fleurie (French pronunciation: [fløʁi]) is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.

Medieval charters record Fleurie as Floriacum.[3]

Fleurie AOC is a division of the Beaujolais wine region.

In the 1970s the British Conservative politician and tax fugitive Ernest Marples (1907–78) owned a Fleurie château and vineyard, to which he retired after fleeing from an Inland Revenue investigation in 1975.[4]

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Faure-Brac, Odile. Carte archéologique de la Gaule - Le Rhône. Vol. 69/1. Paris: Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. p. 230. ISBN 978-2-87754-096-4.
  4. ^ Stott, Richard (2002). Dogs and Lamposts. Toronto: Hushion House Publishing. pp. 166–171. ISBN 978-1-84358-040-9.
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