Soligny-la-Trappe
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thumb|Notre-Dame de La Trappe Abbey Soligny-la-Trappe () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
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Soligny-la-Trappe is a commune in France, situated in the Orne department within the Normandy region. It lies within the arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche and the canton of Bazoches-sur-Hoëne. The municipality covers an area of 19.5 square kilometers and is located at an elevation of 294 meters above sea level. The Sarthe river flows near the commune, which shares borders with Bonsmoulins, Bresolettes, Les Genettes, and Prépotin.
The population of Soligny-la-Trappe is recorded as 706, comprising 356 males and 318 females. The postal code for the area is 61380. The commune is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Mortagne-au-Perche.
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Place details
- Locality
- Soligny-la-Trappe
- Region
- Normandie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 704
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Soligny-la-Trappe
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Mairie de Soligny-la-Trappe.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The town hall in Soligny-la-Trappe
- French commune.arrondissement
- Mortagne-au-Perche
- French commune.canton
- Mortagne-au-Perche
- French commune.INSEE
- 61475
- French commune.postal code
- 61380
- French commune.mayor
- Thierry Cortyl
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Pays de Mortagne au Perche
- French commune.elevation m
- 267
- French commune.elevation min m
- 197
- French commune.elevation max m
- 294
- French commune.area km2
- 19.50
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Soligny-la-Trappe
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche
- Population
- 627
- Area
- 19.5
- Elevation
- 254
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Sarthe
- Shares border with
- Saint-Martin-des-Pézerits
- Official website
- soligny-la-trappe.pagespro-orange.fr
- Image
- Abbaye de la trappe soligny.jpg
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- Commons category
- Soligny-la-Trappe
- postal code
- 61380
- associated electoral district
- canton of Mortagne-au-Perche
- male population
- 356
- female population
- 318
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-33-34-50-29
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- Geography
- Points of interest
- National heritage sites
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Notre-Dame de La Trappe Abbey 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Soligny-la-Trappe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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