Soligny-la-Trappe explained

Soligny-la-Trappe
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton:	Mortagne-au-Perche
Insee:	61475
Postal Code:	61380
Mayor:	Thierry Cortyl^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Pays de Mortagne au Perche
Coordinates:	48.6156°N 0.5364°W
Elevation M:	267
Elevation Min M:	197
Elevation Max M:	294
Area Km2:	19.50

Soligny-la-Trappe (in French pronounced as /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.^[2]

Notable People

• Armand Jean le Bouthillier de Rancé (1626–1700) an abbot of La Trappe Abbey and the founder of the Trappists, died here.^[3]
• François Doubin - (1933 – 2019) a French politician and cabinet minister who is buried here.^[4]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

External links

• Official Web site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
2. Web site: Couvent de la Trappe à Soligny-la-Trappe - PA00110953. monumentum.fr.
3. Web site: Library of Congress LCCN Permalink n82139066. lccn.loc.gov.
4. Web site: 61 - PATRIMOINE FUNERAIRE DE L'ORNE : Etat des lieux - Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs. www.landrucimetieres.fr.