| Saint-Cirq-Lapopie | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Saint Cirq-Lapopie (Lot).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Cahors |
| Canton: | Causse et Vallées |
| Insee: | 46256 |
| Postal Code: | 46330 |
| Mayor: | Frédéric Decremps[1] |
| Term: | 2023 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CA Grand Cahors |
| Coordinates: | 44.4653°N 1.6706°W |
| Elevation M: | 320 |
| Elevation Min M: | 120 |
| Elevation Max M: | 389 |
| Area Km2: | 17.89 |
Saint-Cirq-Lapopie (pronounced as /fr/; oc|Sent Circ de la Pòpia) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.[2] 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.
Saint-Cirq-Lapopie is 30 km east of Cahors, in the regional natural park . The village overlooks the Lot River.
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.
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]
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]