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Saint-Cirq-Lapopie (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃ siʁk lapɔpi]; Occitan: Sent Circ de la Pòpia) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.[3] It is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The most beautiful villages in France) association.

Saint-Cirq-Lapopie
Commune
Saint-Cirq-Lapopie overlooking the Lot River
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Cirq-Lapopie
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Coordinates: 44°27′55″N 1°40′14″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Lot
Arrondissement	Cahors
Canton	Causse et Vallées
Intercommunality	CA du Grand Cahors
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Miquel[1]
Area 1	17.89 km2 (6.91 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	200
• Density	11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	46256 /46330
Elevation	120–389 m (394–1,276 ft) (avg. 320 m or 1,050 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Its position on a steep cliff 100m above the river, originally selected for defence, has helped make the town one of the most popular tourist destinations in the department, and the entire town is almost a museum. After being 'discovered' by the Post-Impressionist Henri Martin it became popular with other artists and the home of the writer André Breton.

Location

Saint-Cirq-Lapopie is 30 km east of Cahors, in the regional natural park Parc naturel régional des Causses du Quercy [de; fr]. The village overlooks the Lot River.

History

The stronghold of Saint-Cirq-Lapopie was the main seat of one of the four viscounties that made up Quercy, divided among four feudal dynasties, the Lapopie, Gourdon, Cardaillac and Castelnau families.

Way of St James

Saint-Cirq-Lapopie is on the French pilgrimage route, Way of St. James. Coming from Cabrerets pilgrims would pass through and then continue to Cahors, visiting St Stephen's cathedral.[4]

Notable people

• Charles Rappoport (1865–1941) – Lithuanian-born militant communist politician, journalist and writer
• Poet André Breton spent time there in the 1950s in his 'auberge des Mariniers'.
• Artist Pierre Daura lived there for many years.

Popularity

The Guardian reported in July 2012 that the village received 400,000 visitors each year, mostly from within France, and that it had become "besieged by tourists" since winning a popularity vote on a French television programme in June 2012.[5]

See also

• Communes of the Lot department

References

External links

• Tourism office

На других языках

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[de] Saint-Cirq-Lapopie

Die französische Gemeinde Saint-Cirq-Lapopie liegt im Département Lot in der Region Okzitanien. Obwohl der Ort nur 200 Einwohner (Stand 1. Januar 2019) zählt, ist er eine der bekanntesten Stätten des Lot-Tals. Er liegt auf den Klippen des linken Lot-Ufers, fast 100 Meter oberhalb des Flusses, im Zentrum des Regionalen Naturparks Causses du Quercy.

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- [en] Saint-Cirq-Lapopie

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[es] Saint-Cirq-Lapopie

Saint-Cirq-Lapopie (en occitano, Sent Circ de la Pòpia) es una comuna francesa del departamento de Lot en la región de Mediodía-Pirineos. Está clasificada en la categoría de les plus beaux villages de France.

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[fr] Saint-Cirq-Lapopie

Saint-Cirq-Lapopie (en occitan Sent Circ de la Pòpia) est une commune française, située dans le sud du département du Lot dans la région Occitanie, en Quercy. Elle est également dans le causse de Gramat, le plus vaste et le plus sauvage des quatre causses du Quercy.

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