Soligny-la-Trappe
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Soligny-la-Trappe is a commune of the Orne département, in the Basse-Normandie région of France.
- Population: 702
- Area: 19.50 km²
- Altitude: 267 m
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.
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