French town 'becomes holiday hotspot after film release'

The French town of Bergues has transformed into something of a Mecca for fans of the recently-released film Bienvenue Chez Les Ch'tis.

Bergues is the town that this hit comedy was filmed in and as a result British newspaper the Times reports that it is now attracting unprecedented numbers of tourists.

The growing trend of film tourism, which is where holidaymakers take trips to the towns and cities that their favourite movies and TV shows were filmed in, has seen as many as 700 tourists descend on the town each day.

However, some of Bergues' residents are slightly bemused by its new-found appeal.

On resident told the paper: "We would prefer people not to re-enact the pee-pee scene by the canal.

"They photograph one another doing it. It is a strange world, no?"

Bergues is located on the north coast of France, just ten kilometres from Dunkirk and 53 kilometres from Calais, making it an easy destination to reach for those travelling to the nation by ferry.