Soliers () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Four and Soliers.

Points of Interest

National Heritage sites

  • Église Saint-Vigor de Soliers thirteenth century church listed as a Monument historique in 1927.

Notable people

  • Stanislas Touchet (1842 - 1926) a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Orléans from 1894 until his death, and became a cardinal in 1922 was born here.

Twin towns – sister cities

Soliers is twinned with:

  • Ipplepen, England, United Kingdom, since 1986.
  • Krombach, Germany, since 1996

See also

  • Communes of the Calvados department

References

  • Official site