Solesmes

Solesmes is a locality in Solesmes, Arrondissement of La Flèche, Pays de la Loire and has about 1,330 residents. Solesmes is situated nearby to the hamlet Le Port de Juigné, as well as near Les Saulneries.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Solesmes Abbey and Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Solesmes.

Solesmes Abbey

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Solesmes Abbey or St. Peter's Abbey, Solesmes is a Benedictine monastery in Solesmes, Sarthe, France, and the source of the restoration of Benedictine monastic life in the country under Dom Prosper Guéranger after the French Revolution.

Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Solesmes

Church

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Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Solesmes is a church.

St. Cecilia’s Abbey, Solesmes

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St. Cecilia's Abbey, Solesmes is a Benedictine convent, founded in 1866 by Dom Prosper Guéranger, the restorer of Benedictine life in France after the destruction of the revolution.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sablé-sur-Sarthe and Poillé-sur-Vègre.

Sablé-sur-Sarthe

Town

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Sablé-sur-Sarthe, commonly referred to as Sablé, is a commune in the Sarthe department, in the Pays de la Loire region, western France. It is about 40 km southwest of Le Mans and about 50 km northeast of Angers. Sablé-sur-Sarthe is situated 3 km southwest of Solesmes.

Poillé-sur-Vègre

Village

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Poillé-sur-Vègre is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. Poillé-sur-Vègre is situated 8 km north of Solesmes.

Solesmes

Type: Locality with 1,330 residents
Postal code: 72300
Location: Solesmes, Arrondissement of La Flèche, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe
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Latitude

47.85127° or 47° 51′ 5″ north

Longitude

-0.30163° or 0° 18′ 6″ west

Population

1,330

Elevation

41 metres (135 feet)

United Nations Location Code

FR SLV

Open location code

8CVXVM2X+G8

GeoNames ID

2974361

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