Saint-Cirq-Lapopie
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 38.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 96 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Cirq-Lapopie (INSEE 46256) is in Lot (46), part of CA du Grand Cahors. Population 201 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/46256-saint-cirq-lapopie
Vitality score
Vitality score 38.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 96 % of the 15,929 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.57 | 10 | 5.75 |
| Housing mix | 0.25 | 5 | 1.24 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MUSEE DU VIN). [4,3]
12 × Restaurant (GABY · AUBERGE DU SOMBRAL · LE GOURMET QUERCYNOIS · BASILIC ET CHOCOLAT · EURL FLAUJAC SEBASTIEN). [4,3]
2 × Café / bar. [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT CIRQ LAPOPIEC AP). [4]
1 × Swimming pool (LA PLAGE). [4]
1 × Hotel (AUBERGE DU SOMBRAL). [4,3]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING LA TRUFFIÈRE · CAMPING RESTAURANT DE LA PLAGE). [4,3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | MUSEE DU VIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 12 | GABY · AUBERGE DU SOMBRAL · LE GOURMET QUERCYNOIS · BASILIC ET CHOCOLAT · EURL FLAUJAC SEBASTIEN | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAINT CIRQ LAPOPIEC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | LA PLAGE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 1 | AUBERGE DU SOMBRAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING LA TRUFFIÈRE · CAMPING RESTAURANT DE LA PLAGE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 217 (2012) → 201 (2023): -7.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 187 (1990) → 201 (2023): 7.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 237, of which 37.6 % second homes and 13.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tour-de-Faure): 1.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Cirq-Lapopie): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Limogne-en-Quercy): 10.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint Géry-Vers): 7.3 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Tour-de-Faure): 1.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 47 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST GERY weather station, 7.2 km away at 137 m; the village itself is at 223 m. [12]
The village sits 86 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.7 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [12]
An average of 869 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 7.8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST GERY, 7.2 km away at 137 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
22 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 209,350 € — 1,535 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Lot is 1,246 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [13]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46256/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46256/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46256/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 46256/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46320
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46256
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46173
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 46268
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cros-de-Montvert | 15 | 76 km NE | 197 | 21.6 | Few services | no figures |
| Saint-Saturnin | 15 | 125 km NE | 186 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 39 % |
| Saint-André-en-Vivarais | 07 | 228 km E | 212 | 24.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 41 % |
| Mautes | 23 | 174 km N | 194 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 21 % · winter 81 % |
| Saint-Genès-Champespe | 63 | 135 km NE | 200 | 26.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 55 % |
| Rochepaule | 07 | 230 km E | 237 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 61 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cros-de-Montvert | 15 | 76 km NE | 197 | 21.6 | Few services | no figures |
| Saint-Saturnin | 15 | 125 km NE | 186 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 39 % |
| Saint-Genès-Champespe | 63 | 135 km NE | 200 | 26.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 55 % |
| Mautes | 23 | 174 km N | 194 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 21 % · winter 81 % |
| Saint-André-en-Vivarais | 07 | 228 km E | 212 | 24.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 41 % |
| Rochepaule | 07 | 230 km E | 237 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 61 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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