Le Fleix

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

Le Fleix
The church in Le Fleix
Location of Le Fleix
Le Fleix
Le Fleix
Coordinates: 44°52′31″N 0°14′32″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDordogne
ArrondissementBergerac
CantonPays de la Force
IntercommunalityCA Bergeracoise
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Lionel Filet
Area
1
18.05 km2 (6.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
1,493
  Density83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
24182 /24130
Elevation6–157 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 lies on the banks of the Dordogne at a place where the river bends. This is likely the origin of the name "flexus".

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