At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Cirq-Lapopie is too small for the grades other French towns get. 37% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 36% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Saint-Cirq-Lapopie stand out
The 2 things Saint-Cirq-Lapopie does most differently from other towns.
Immeuble du 14e siècle · Classé · Photo: Mathieu MD · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Cirq-Lapopie’s story
Saint-Cirq-Lapopie in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 13 historic monuments in Saint-Cirq-Lapopie: 6 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 7 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1911.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Wikidata records 2 people born in Saint-Cirq-Lapopie before 1900, the earliest Émile Delmas, in 1885.
1920First protected: Maison du 15e siècle
2010Most recently protected: Pigeonnier de Bancourel
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Cirq-Lapopie.
Who lives here
Children make up only 6.6% of Saint-Cirq-Lapopie, fewer than in both Lot’s towns and compared French towns
The 15-to-24 age group: 6.1%, below both Lot’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 37% have a degree. Half of Saint-Cirq-Lapopie is older than 58, half younger.
58median age
Saint-Cirq-LapopieLot medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
36%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education37%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 82 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saint-Cirq-Lapopie keeps more of its old housing than Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 32% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 13 historic monuments in Saint-Cirq-Lapopie: 6 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 7 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments locally is Immeuble du 14e siècle. Protection here reaches back to prehistory. Most of the list is houses and mansions: 8 of 13.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Saint-Cirq-Lapopie run lower than in both Lot’s towns and compared French towns: a median €22,490 a year per consumption unit
Of those in the labour force, 13.4% are unemployed. 10.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Lot’s towns (18.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Saint-Cirq-Lapopie: 100, for 100 residents in work (1.2 each).
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
On foot9%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Saint-Cirq-Lapopie, 1.2 per working resident
13.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,490
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
The Culture ministry lists 13 historic monuments in Saint-Cirq-Lapopie: 6 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 7 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Cirq-Lapopie
Commune in Lot, Occitanie
Saint-Cirq-Lapopie is a commune of 201 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cahors. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
