Le Fleix is a

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in the

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department in

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in southwestern

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. Le Fleix lies on the banks of the

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 The Treaty of Fleix (also known as the Edict of Fleix and the Peace of Fleix) was signed on 26 November 1580 by Henry III of France in Le Fleix. Negotiated by François, Duke of Anjou, who wished to focus military efforts on the Netherlands, the ...

, 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

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. It was sold during the

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, and became a

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church in 1805.

Population

Economy

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

viticultural Viticulture (from the Latin word for ''vine'') or winegrowing (wine growing) is the cultivation and harvesting of grapes. It is a branch of the science of horticulture. While the native territory of ''Vitis vinifera'', the common grape vine, ran ...

Notable people

* Andre Morize (1883-1957), French professor

History

Population

Economy

Notable people

See also