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Some 627 people live in this town, in Orne, Normandy.

Is Soligny-la-Trappe a good place to live?

Soligny-la-Trappe isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 21% of its housing. Homes sell for a median €1,294/m². It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Soligny-la-Trappe stand out

The 3 things Soligny-la-Trappe does most differently from other towns.

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Couvent de la Trappe
Couvent de la Trappe · Classé · Photo: Original téléversé par Stucki sur Wikipédia français . · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr
Soligny-la-Trappe’s story

Soligny-la-Trappe in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Soligny-la-Trappe counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1975.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1975First protected: Couvent de la Trappe
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Soligny-la-Trappe.

Who lives here

Few people in Soligny-la-Trappe are 15 to 24: 8.6%, fewer than in both Orne’s towns and compared French towns

The share of residents under 15 is 16%. 20% of adults hold a degree, close to Orne’s towns (19%) and below compared French towns (30%). Typical age in Soligny-la-Trappe: 51.6, the median.

51.6median age
Soligny-la-TrappeOrne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Soligny-la-Trappe
Soligny-la-TrappeOrne medianFrance median
Under 1516%14%17%
15–248.6%9.4%11%
25–4419%19%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+31%31%22%
No diploma24%30%19%
CAP or BEP32%30%26%
Baccalauréat17%15%18%
Higher education20%19%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Soligny-la-Trappe: 24% were built before 1919, more than in both Orne’s towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Soligny-la-Trappe is Couvent de la Trappe. The protected list starts in the 13th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

13th c.
oldest protected part
1975
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Only 6.2% of commuters in Soligny-la-Trappe go to work without a car, fewer than in both Orne’s towns and compared French towns

After tax and benefits, the median income is €22,760 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Soligny-la-Trappe number 150, against 250 residents in work (0.5 per worker). Of those in the labour force, 9.2% are unemployed.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving78%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Soligny-la-Trappe, 0.5 per working resident
9.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,760
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
15%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Soligny-la-Trappe costs an estimated advertised €10.64/m² a month, against €8.77/m² in Orne’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Houses accounted for 95% of sales, apartments for the rest. The market in Soligny-la-Trappe: 43 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€1,294/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Soligny-la-Trappe€1,294/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Orne median€1,331/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,294/m²41
€10.64/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.50 to €13.33/m² a month)
€7.92/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Soligny-la-Trappe

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Landmarks

Soligny-la-Trappe has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Couvent de la Trappe: Photo: Original téléversé par Stucki sur Wikipédia français . · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr

Famous people from Soligny-la-Trappe

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Soligny-la-Trappe yet.

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Soligny-la-Trappe’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Tourouvre au PercheMortagne-au-PercheL'AigleLongny les VillagesLa Ferté-en-OucheSéesTourouvre au PercheMortagne-au-PercheL'AigleLongny les VillagesLa Ferté-en-OucheSéesSoligny-la-Trappe
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Soligny-la-Trappe627—————
Tourouvre au Perche2,9555.1A−AAC+
Mortagne-au-Perche3,8986.8BAC+C+
L'Aigle7,66311C−B+DC+
Longny les Villages2,81112B+ABC+
La Ferté-en-Ouche2,93816B−AA−D
Sées4,16817B+AC−A−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Soligny-la-Trappe

Commune in Orne, Normandy

Soligny-la-Trappe is a commune of 627 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mortagne au Perche. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.

Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries

Population
627 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Mortagne au Perche
Département
Orne (61)
Région
Normandy
Area
7.7 sq mi (19.9 km²)
INSEE code
61475

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.