Villetoureix (French pronunciation: [viltuʁɛ]; Occitan: Vilatorrés) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

The name was formed from villa (village), and torre which meant defensive building.

[3] Development of the village started in the 1600s, when the château de la Rigale was built.

Villetoureix is situated on a hill on the right bank of the river Dronne, near Ribérac, in the Périgord blanc area.

Neighbouring communes are Ribérac and Saint-Méard-de-Drône to the south, Celles to the east, Bertric-Burée to the north and Allemans to the west.