E òc brave mond, benvenguts a Sent Circ de la Pòpia (you pronounce in Occitan Sent Circ de la Pòpia). Aquò’s un vilatge polit que polit / this magnificent village overlooks the Lot river. The Lot you say in Occitan Òlt, o grave accent LT: Òlt. Several towns in Quercy bear the name Saint Circ. Saint Cyr is a Catholic saint and Christian martyr. The name Circ comes from the Greek and means master, lord / master, senhor. Here is the origin of the name Sent Circ … Mas que vòl dire la Pòpia?
What is the meaning of the name Lapopie?
I a una etimologia populara: çò ditz aquela etimologia que la Pòpia vendriá del mot occitan Popa. Popa dins lo sens de ròca. Translation: there is a legend regarding the origin of the name Lapopie. La Popie or la Popia, separating the name from the article, would come from the Occitan la popa. Popa designating the rock which dominates the site of Saint-Circ Lapopie. the popa, it is the breast in Occitan, the udder. So, is it an image with the rock of Saint Circ Lapopie compared to a breast? Benleu / maybe except that in reality, Lapopie is a family name. Amb los senhors de la Pòpia / the lords of Popie.
Saint-Circ Lapopie is a place of inspiration for many artists?
The writer and poet André Breton will settle down in Saint-Circ Lapopie in 1950. Loves from which village / André Breton will then fall in love with Saint-Circ Lapopie with its cobbled streets and its houses with sloping roofs. This village has 13 historical monuments. From the belvedere, from the Rocher de la Popie, you have a very beautiful view of the Lot valley. Sonque 211 estatjants / 211 inhabitants only in Saint-Circ Lapopie, a very beautiful village that you may be able to discover during this long Ascension weekend.