AN IRISH FAMILY are appealing for help in finding a woman in her 20s who has gone missing in the south-east of France.

Eimear Noonan has been living in the town of Annonay, about 75 kilometres south of Lyon.

The teacher from Clare has been missing since Wednesday afternoon when she was shopping in the town.

Family and friends are posting appeals for information on social media.

RT PLEASE! My good friend Eimear Noonan has gone missing in Annonay, France, half an hour outside Lyon. Last seen Wednesday afternoon.

If you have any contacts in the south of France please help!! pic.twitter.com/bXTFCThsmJ — Dee Ní Fhionnáin (@DeeDeeDeeGannon) November 10, 2017 Source: Dee Ní Fhionnáin /Twitter

Eimear Noonan is around 5 ft 9 in in height, of average build with blue eyes and brown hair.

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Anyone with information about her whereabouts is being asked to contact the Irish Consulate in Lyon.

The Department of Foreign Affairs is providing consular assistance to Ms Noonan’s family.