Eymet
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Eymet Aimet |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Dordogne | |
| Arrondissement | Bergerac | |
| Canton | Sud-Bergeracois (main town) | |
| Community association | Portes Sud Périgord | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 40 ′ N , 0 ° 24 ′ E | |
| height | 41-133 m | |
| surface | 31.25 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,630 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 84 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 24500 | |
| INSEE code | 24167 | |
| Website | http://www.eymet-dordogne.fr/ | |
 Eymet Town Hall |
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Eymet ( Occitan : Aimet ) is a French municipality with 2630 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Eymet belongs to the Arrondissement of Bergerac and is the main town (chef-lieu) of the canton of Sud-Bergeracois .
geography
Eymet is located in the Périgord region about 22 kilometers south-southeast of Bergerac on the Dropt River . In the west the community is bounded by the Escourou . Eymet is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Fonroque in the north, Serres-et-Montguyard in the east and northeast, Lauzun and Bourgougnague in the southeast, Agnac in the south, La Sauvetat-du-Dropt in the southwest, Soumensac in the west and Saint-Julien-Innocence-Eulalie with Sainte-Eulalie-d'Eymet in the north-west.
The former Route nationale 133 and the Via Lemovicensis , one of the four historical " Routes of the St. James pilgrims in France ", run through the municipality .
history
According to the Peutinger table, the village goes back to the Gallo-Roman settlement of Diolindum. Eymet is a bastide founded by Alphonse de Poitiers in 1270 . The place was devastated in the Hundred Years War. In 1794 the towns of Drayaux and Sainte-Colombe were incorporated. On June 21, 1944, the Germans carried out a massacre in revenge against the Resistance.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1894 | 2010 | 2927 | 2880 | 2769 | 2552 | 2541 | 2630 |
Attractions
- Parts of the fortification of the Bastide, since 1968 Monument historique
- Eymet Castle from the 13th century with renovations in the 19th century, a historic monument since 1994
- Pouthet Castle from the 18th / 19th centuries Century, since 2006 Monument historique
- Dolmen of Eylias, Monument historique since 1981
- Medieval bridge from Le Bretou over the Dropt, monument historique since 1995
- La Garenne dovecote from the 18th century, monument historique since 1974
- Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church from the 19th century, built in neo-Gothic style on the site of the earlier medieval church
- Church of Sainte-Madeleine in Cogulot, originally Romanesque church, built in the 19th century
- Saint-Martin-de-Tours church in Roquette from the 12th century
- Saint-Sulpice church
- Protestant church, rebuilt at the beginning of the 19th century after the previous building was destroyed at the end of the 17th century
- numerous half-timbered houses
South gate and Monseigneurturm at Eymet Castle
Pouthet Castle
Bridge of Le Bretou
Dolmen of Eylias
Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church
Protestant Church
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Personalities
- Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne (1751–1796), composer
- Dominique Erbani (born 1956), rugby player
Community partnerships
Partnerships have existed with the Italian municipality of Grumello del Monte in the province of Bergamo (Lombardy) since 2006 and with the Canadian municipality of North Hatley in Québec since 2008 .
