- Saint-Cirq-Lapopie
french commune
nomcommune=Saint-Cirq-Lapopie
région=Midi-Pyrénées
département=Lot
arrondissement= Cahors
canton= Saint-Géry
insee=46256
cp=46330
maire=Gilles Hardeveld
mandat=2008 -2014
intercomm=Lot-Célé
longitude=1.67055555556
latitude=44.4652777778
alt moy=320 m
alt mini=120
alt maxi=389 m
hectares=1 789
km²=17.89
sans=207
date-sans=1999
dens=11|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-ImpressionistHenri Martin it became popular with other artists and the home ofAndré Breton .External links
* [http://www.quercy-tourisme.com/st-cirq-lapopie/index.html Tourism office]
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