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. Two other rivers, the Iton and L'Itonne flow 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
External links
Official Web site