Soligny-la-Trappe
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.
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 an abbot of La Trappe Abbey and the founder of the Trappists, died here.
- François Doubin - a French politician and cabinet minister who is buried here.