Soligny-la-Trappe (French pronunciation: [sɔliɲi la tʁap] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Soligny-la-Trappe | |
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 The town hall in Soligny-la-Trappe | |
Location of Soligny-la-Trappe  | |
  Soligny-la-Trappe  Soligny-la-Trappe | |
| Coordinates: 48°36′56″N 0°32′11″E / 48.6156°N 0.5364°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Mortagne au Perche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Cortyl[1] |
| Area 1 | 19.50 km2 (7.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 638 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61475 /61380 |
| Elevation | 197–294 m (646–965 ft) (avg. 267 m or 876 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Soligny-la-Trappe is the location of La Trappe Abbey, where the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance, or Trappists, was founded in 1664 by a converted courtier named Armand Jean le Bouthillier de Rancé.
Geography
editThe Commune along with another 70 communes shares part of a 47,681 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Forêts et étangs du Perche.[3]
Points of interest
editNational heritage sites
edit- La Trappe Abbey classified as Monument historique in 1975, has been here since 1147-1148.[4]
Notable People
edit- Armand Jean le Bouthillier de Rancé (1626–1700) an abbot of La Trappe Abbey and the founder of the Trappists, died here.[5]
- François Doubin - (1933 – 2019) a French politician and cabinet minister who is buried here.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2512004 - Forêts et étangs du Perche - Description".
- ^ "Couvent de la Trappe à Soligny-la-Trappe - PA00110953". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Library of Congress LCCN Permalink n82139066". lccn.loc.gov.
- ^ "61 - PATRIMOINE FUNERAIRE DE L'ORNE : Etat des lieux - Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs". www.landrucimetieres.fr.
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