Saint Céré is a commune of 3,609 people (as of 2016) situated in the Lot valley (Department 46) in the Lot. The commune includes within its borders the castle of Saint-Laurent-les-Tours, where the artist Jean Lurçat lived and worked for many years, and from which he operated a secret radio for the French Resistance. The castle still houses a collection of his works.

The town is located in the centre of a small metropolitan area, in the Quercy, northeast of the Causse de Gramat and west of Segala, between Lacapelle-Marival and Bretenoux, in the valley of the Bave, tributary of the Dordogne river, and on the northern edge of the Limargue. It is the city-centre of the urban unit of Saint Céré.

Located at the crossroad of the routes to Limousin, Auvergne and Quercy, Saint Céré is a sought after place to stay due to its location and an excellent point of departure for many walks and excursions in the Haut-Quercy.

Places and monuments include:

• La place du Mercadial, its fountain and the 15th century Consuls' House, which was declared a historic monument in 1991
• L'hôtel de Puymule, 15th-century, was listed as a historical monument in 1929
• L'hôtel de Miramon
• La maison consulaire
• Several wood-panelled houses
• Église Sainte-Spérie, dating from the 10th century, inscribed as a historical monument in 1979
• Église des Récollets, 17th century, listed as a historic monument in 1973
• Statue of Marshal Canrobert
• Statue of Charles Bourseul (1924) by Giovanni Pinotti Cipriani (also sculptor of the monument to the dead in the square of the Place de la République)
• Château de Montal, 14th-century, listed as a historical monument in 1909. It is located in the commune of Saint-Jean-Lespinasse, two kilometres away.

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