La Trappe Abbey

La Trappe Abbey, also known as La Grande Trappe, is a monastery in Soligny-la-Trappe, Orne, France. It is known for being the house of origin of the Trappists, to whom it gave its name.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Catholic
Description: abbey located in Orne, in France
Also known as: “Abbatiale Notre-Dame de la Trappe”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Town hall of Soligny-la-Trappe and Église Saint-Jacques de Prépotin.

Town hall of Soligny-la-Trappe

Town hall

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Town hall of Soligny-la-Trappe is situated 3½ km southwest of La Trappe Abbey.

Église Saint-Jacques de Prépotin

Church

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Église Saint-Jacques de Prépotin is a church, which is situated 2½ km south of La Trappe Abbey.

Église Saint-Martin des Genettes

Church

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Église Saint-Martin des Genettes is a church, which is situated 3 km north of La Trappe Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bubertré and Lignerolles.

Bubertré

Village

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Bubertré is a former commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Tourouvre au Perche. Bubertré is situated 5 km southeast of La Trappe Abbey.

Lignerolles

Village

Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lignerolles is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Tourouvre au Perche. Lignerolles is situated 5 km south of La Trappe Abbey.

Tourouvre

Village

Photo: Unozoe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tourouvre is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Tourouvre au Perche. Tourouvre is situated 8 km southeast of La Trappe Abbey.

La Trappe Abbey

Categories: Trappist monastery, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Soligny-la-Trappe, Arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche, Orne, Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude

48.63734° or 48° 38′ 14″ north

Longitude

0.57356° or 0° 34′ 25″ east

Open location code

8FW2JHPF+WC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 287373742

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=catholic

Wikidata ID

Q779678

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“La Trappe Abbey” goes by many names.

Bulgarian: “Абатство Ла Трап”
Catalan: “la Trappe”
Catalan: “La Trappe”
Catalan: “Notre-Dame de la Trappe”
Chinese: “拉特拉普圣母修道院”
Czech: “Opatství La Trappe”
Dutch: “Abdij Notre-Dame de la Grande Trappe”
French: “abbaye de La Trappe”
French: “abbaye Notre-Dame de la Trappe”
French: “Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Trappe”
German: “La Trappe”
Italian: “abbazia di Notre-Dame de la Trappe”
Italian: “Abbazia di Notre-Dame de la Trappe”
Japanese: “トラップ修道院”
Japanese: “ラ・トラップ修道院”
Russian: “Ла-Трапп”
Spanish: “abadía de La Trapa”
Spanish: “abadía de Nuestra Señora de La Trapa”
Spanish: “abadía de Nuestra Señora de La Trappe”
Spanish: “Abadía de Nuestra Señora de La Trappe”
Spanish: “La Trapa”
Ukrainian: “Ла-Трапп”
“la Trappe”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Trappe and Étang de Chaumont.

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