Soligny-la-Trappe (French pronunciation: [sɔliɲi la tʁap] (listen)) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Soligny-la-Trappe
Commune
The town hall in Soligny-la-Trappe
Location of Soligny-la-Trappe
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Coordinates: 48°36′56″N 0°32′11″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton	Mortagne-au-Perche
Intercommunality	Pays de Mortagne au Perche
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Cortyl[1]
Area 1	19.50 km2 (7.53 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	668
• Density	34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61475 /61380
Elevation	197–294 m (646–965 ft) (avg. 267 m or 876 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References

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