Lonlay-l'Abbaye

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Lonlay-l'Abbaye
Coat of arms of Lonlay-l'Abbaye
Lonlay-l'Abbaye (France)
Lonlay-l'Abbaye
region Normandy
Department Orne
Arrondissement Argentan
Canton Cathedral front
Community association Domfront Tinchebray Interco
Coordinates 48 ° 39 ′  N , 0 ° 43 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 39 ′  N , 0 ° 43 ′  W
height 126–321 m
surface 53.41 km 2
Residents 1,128 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 21 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 61700
INSEE code 61232

Lonlay-l'Abbaye town hall

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Lonlay-l'Abbaye is a French commune with 1,128 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Orne in the region of Normandy . It belongs to the Argentan arrondissement and is part of the canton of Domfront . The inhabitants are called Lonléens .

geography

Lonlay-l'Abbaye is located about 64 kilometers northwest of Alençon on the River Égrenne . The parish is part of the Normandy-Maine Regional Nature Park . Lonlay-l'Abbaye is surrounded by the neighboring communities Tinchebray-Bocage in the north, Saint-Bômer-les-Forges in the east, Domfront-en-Poiraie in the south, Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley in the west and south-west and Ger in the west and Northwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 1,601 1,512 1,435 1,345 1,256 1,152 1,195 1,144
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Lonlay Monastery Church
  • Lonlay Monastery from the 11th century, monument historique since 1931
  • Sarcophagus from La Thomassière, a historic monument since 1933

Parish partnership

A partnership has existed with the British community of Stogursey in Somerset (England) since 1986.

Personalities