Saint-Cirq-Lapopie
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Commune of Saint-Cirq-Lapopie |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Cahors |
| Canton | Saint-Géry |
| Intercommunality | Lot-Célé |
| Mayor | Gilles Hardeveld (2008-2014) |
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| Elevation | 120 m–389 m (avg. 320 m) |
| Land area¹ | 17,89 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
207 |
| - Density | 11/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 46256/ 46330 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Saint-Cirq-Lapopie is a commune in the French département of Lot. It is in the regional park Les Causses du Quercy. The stronghold of Saint-Cirq-Lapopie was the main seat of one of the four viscountcies that made up Quercy, divided among four feudal dynasties, the Lapopie, Gourdon, Cardaillac and Castelnau families.
Its position, originally selected for defense, perched on a steep cliff 100 m above the river has helped make the town is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the département, and the entire town is almost a museum in itself. After it was "discovered" by the Post-Impressionist Henri Martin it became popular with other artists and the home of André Breton.
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