Fleurie
Fleurie is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.
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Location of Fleurie 
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| Coordinates: 46°11′35″N 4°41′53″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Villefranche-sur-Saône |
| Canton | Belleville-en-Beaujolais |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Frédéric Miguet |
| Area 1 | 13.94 km2 (5.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 1,265 |
| • Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 69084 /69820 |
| Elevation | 210–524 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. | |
Medieval charters record Fleurie as Floriacum.[2]
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.[3]
Notable residents
- Désiré Charnay (1828–1915), archaeologist specializing in Mayan and Aztec studies
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Faure-Brac, Odile. Carte archéologique de la Gaule - Le Rhône. 69/1. Paris: Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. p. 230. ISBN 978-2-87754-096-4.
- Stott, Richard (2002). Dogs and Lamposts. Toronto: Hushion House Publishing. pp. 166–171. ISBN 978-1-84358-040-9.
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