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.

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 (1626–1700) an abbot of La Trappe Abbey and the founder of the Trappists, died here.
 * François Doubin - (1933 – 2019) a French politician and cabinet minister who is buried here.