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Eymet
Commune
The central square and arcades, Eymet
Coat of arms
Location of Eymet
Eymet Show map of France Eymet Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 44°40′07″N 0°23′56″E / 44.6686°N 0.3989°E / 44.6686; 0.3989
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Bergerac
Canton	Sud-Bergeracois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jérôme Bétaille [1]
Area 1	31.25 km2 (12.07 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [2]	2,535
• Density	81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 ( CET)
• Summer ( DST)	UTC+02:00 ( CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	24167 /24500
Elevation	41–133 m (135–436 ft) (avg. 54 m or 177 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Eymet (French pronunciation: [ɛjmɛ]; Occitan: Aimet) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

It is notable as a popular location amongst English speaking immigrants, ^[3] with Britons accounting for a quarter of the population. ^[4]

Geography

Eymet is situated in the Périgord region, on the river Dropt.

The Bastide was founded in 1270, by Alphonse de Poitiers, Count of Toulouse and brother of Louis IX of France. The village is situated at the extreme south of the Department of Dordogne on the CD933 between Bergerac and Marmande, around 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Bergerac, and around 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of Bordeaux.

Popular culture

During the summer of 2011, a TV production company filmed a series of reality TV programmes describing the life of various British expatriates now living in the Dordogne, with an emphasis on Eymet. The series was first shown in autumn 2011, on Monday evenings on ITV1, as twelve 30-minute episodes under the title Little England. ^[5] Although it explored much of the region, some commentators ^[6] found it less than exciting. Despite that, a second series was filmed in summer 2012, mainly in the area north of the Dordogne river and shown in autumn 2012 on UK's ITV.

Population

Twin cities — sister cities

Eymet is twinned with:

• Grumello del Monte, Italy (2006)
• North Hatley, Quebec, Canada (2008)

Gallery

• 
  Eymet evening Market
• 
  Eymet open air evening music

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department

References

External links

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