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Soligny-la-Trappe () 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

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.

The commune contains within its borders the source of the river Sarthe. A river, the Iton also flows through the commune.

Points of interest

National heritage sites

  • La Trappe Abbey classified as Monument historique in 1975, has been here since 1147-1148.

Notable people

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

See also

  • Communes of the Orne department

References

  • Official Web site