Fleurie (French pronunciation: [fløʁi]) is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.
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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 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Miguet[1] |
| Area 1 | 13.94 km2 (5.38 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,282 |
| • Density | 92/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.[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]
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