Saint-Cirq-Lapopie
Saint-Cirq-Lapopie | |
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 Saint-Cirq-Lapopie overlooking the Lot River | |
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| Coordinates: 44°27′55″N 1°40′14″E / 44.4653°N 1.6706°ECoordinates: 44°27′55″N 1°40′14″E / 44.4653°N 1.6706°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| 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. 2018)[2] | 198 |
| • 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. | |
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. It is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The most beautiful villages in France) association.
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 . 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.[3]
Notable people[]
- Charles Rappoport (1865–1941) – Lithuanian-born militant communist politician, journalist and writer
- Poet André Breton spent time here in the 1950s in his 'auberge des Mariniers'.
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.[4]
See also[]
- Communes of the Lot department
References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ fr:Saint-Cirq-Lapopie#Le pèlerinage de Compostelle
- ^ Willsher, Kim (28 July 2012). "France's favourite village doesn't want to be a tourist supermarket". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
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