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Soligny-la-Trappe

Coordinates: 48°36′56″N 0°32′11″E / 48.6156°N 0.5364°E / 48.6156; 0.5364
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Soligny-la-Trappe
The town hall in Soligny-la-Trappe
The town hall in Soligny-la-Trappe
Location of Soligny-la-Trappe
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Soligny-la-Trappe is located in France
Soligny-la-Trappe
Soligny-la-Trappe
Soligny-la-Trappe is located in Normandy
Soligny-la-Trappe
Soligny-la-Trappe
Coordinates: 48°36′56″N 0°32′11″E / 48.6156°N 0.5364°E / 48.6156; 0.5364
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementMortagne-au-Perche
CantonMortagne-au-Perche
IntercommunalityPays de Mortagne au Perche
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thierry Cortyl[1]
Area
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19.50 km2 (7.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
638
 • Density33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61475 /61380
Elevation197–294 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.
Notre-Dame de La Trappe Abbey

Soligny-la-Trappe (French pronunciation: [sɔliɲi la tʁap] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

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

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The 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]

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National heritage sites

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Notable People

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2512004 - Forêts et étangs du Perche - Description".
  4. ^ "Couvent de la Trappe à Soligny-la-Trappe - PA00110953". monumentum.fr.
  5. ^ "Library of Congress LCCN Permalink n82139066". lccn.loc.gov.
  6. ^ "61 - PATRIMOINE FUNERAIRE DE L'ORNE : Etat des lieux - Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs". www.landrucimetieres.fr.
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