Soligny-la-Trappe
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Orne | |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche | |
| Canton | Mortagne-au-Perche | |
| Community association | Pays de Mortagne-au-Perche | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 37 ' N , 0 ° 32' E | |
| height | 197-294 m | |
| surface | 19.5 km 2 | |
| Residents | 674 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 35 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 61380 | |
| INSEE code | 61475 | |
| Website | http://soligny-la-trappe.pagespro-orange.fr/ | |
Soligny-la-Trappe is a French municipality with 674 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Orne in the region of Normandy ; it is part of the arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche and the canton of Mortagne-au-Perche (until 2015: Canton of Bazoches-sur-Hoëne ). The inhabitants are called Solignois .
geography
Soligny-la-Trappe is about 38 kilometers northeast of Alençon . Soligny-la-Trappe is surrounded by the neighboring communities
- Saint-Aquilin-de-Corbion and Bonsmoulins in the north,
- Les Genettes and Les Aspres in the northeast,
- Tourouvre au Perche with Bresolettes in the east and Prépotin in the east and south-east,
- Sainte-Céronne-lès-Mortagne in the south,
- Saint-Ouen-de-Sécherouvre to the west and south-west,
- Saint-Martin-des-Pézerits to the west and north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 606 | 553 | 538 | 586 | 624 | 694 | 708 | 684 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Cistercian monastery La Trappe , founded in 1122, Monument historique
- Saint-Germain church from the 11th / 12th centuries century
- 18th century rectory
Personalities
- Armand Jean Le Bouthillier de Rancé (1626–1700), Abbot of La Trappe, monastic reformer
- Alfred Manessier (1911–1993), painter
Web links
Commons : Soligny-la-Trappe - Collection of images, videos and audio files
