Pontcirq suits a quiet rural stay in the Lot, in a tiny commune that falls inside the Cahors wine appellation. Choice is very small, and with fewer than 200 residents this is a place to drive out from rather than stroll around.
Pontcirq is a commune of under 200 people spread over about 9 square kilometres of the Lot, and it belongs to the Grand Cahors group of communes. Its land climbs from 120 metres to just over 300, and it lies within the Cahors appellation, where the wine is red only and made mainly from Malbec. Next door, Lherm sits in the Bouriane, sandy, hilly country of chestnut woods and meadows. Choice here is very small, with room for a party of up to six.
Neighbouring village in the Bouriane, about 20 km from Cahors, set among meadows and woods where chestnut is the main tree.
The Lot's prefecture and main town, which gives the red-wine appellation its name, on the A20 motorway and the Paris to Toulouse railway.
Cahors lies roughly midway between Toulouse-Blagnac and Brive-Vallée de la Dordogne airports, with Toulouse about 114 km to the south. Cahors has a station on the Paris to Toulouse line, but you need a car here.
Yes. Pontcirq is one of the communes inside the Cahors appellation, which makes only red wine, mainly from Malbec, known locally as côt or auxerrois.
Toulouse-Blagnac or Brive-Vallée de la Dordogne. Cahors, the Lot's main town, sits roughly halfway between the two, and you will need a hire car for the rural roads.
Written by the TrustedVillas team. Last reviewed October 2026.
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