La Trappe - Definition

Soligny-la-Trappe is a commune of the Orne département, in the Basse-Normandie région of France.

Population: 702
Area: 1,950 ha.
Altitude: 267 m

Soligny-la-Trappe is the location of the La Trappe abbey, where the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance, or Trappists was founded in 1662 by a converted courtier.

External link

City council website (http://www.soligny.fr.st/)

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