Fleurie is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. Medieval charters record Fleurie as Floriacum. Fleurie AOC is a division of the Beaujolais wine region. In the 1970s the British Conservative politician and tax fugitive Ernest Marples owned a Fleurie château and vineyard, to which he retired after fleeing from an Inland Revenue investigation in 1975.
Country: France
Region: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 13.94 km² (5.38 sq mi)
Elevation: 210–524 m (689–1,719 ft) · (avg. 300 m or 980 ft)
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