Soligny-la-Trappe

Commune in Normandy, France

Location of Soligny-la-Trappe

(2020–2026) Thierry Cortyl^[1]Area

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.

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.

Points of interest

National heritage sites

La Trappe Abbey classified as Monument historique in 1975, has been here since 1147-1148.^[3]

Notable People

Armand Jean le Bouthillier de Rancé (1626–1700) an abbot of La Trappe Abbey and the founder of the Trappists, died here.^[4]
François Doubin - (1933 – 2019) a French politician and cabinet minister who is buried here.^[5]

References

^ "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.
^ "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.