Lonlay-l'Abbaye

Lonlay-l'Abbaye (French pronunciation: [lɔ̃lɛ labei] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France, situated midway between the towns of Domfront and Flers. It has a beautiful abbey and town square and is surrounded by walks and scenery, including the local viewpoint Fosse Arthur.

Lonlay-l'Abbaye
Abbey
Abbey
Location of Lonlay-l'Abbaye
Lonlay-l'Abbaye is located in France
Lonlay-l'Abbaye
Lonlay-l'Abbaye
Lonlay-l'Abbaye is located in Normandy
Lonlay-l'Abbaye
Lonlay-l'Abbaye
Coordinates: 48°38′50″N 0°42′31″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonDomfront en Poiraie
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Christian Derouet[1]
Area
1
53.41 km2 (20.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,116
  Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
DemonymLonléens
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61232 /61700
Elevation126–321 m (413–1,053 ft)
(avg. 145 m or 476 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Points of interest

  • Biscuiterie de l'Abbaye - is the factory of the Sablé de l’Abbaye biscuit that was first manufactured here in 1964, which today still produces biscuits and is open for tours.[3][4]

National heritage sites

The Commune has two buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.[5]


Notable People

  • René-Prosper Tassin - (1697 – 1777) a French historian was born here.[8]
  • François Bidard - (1992) a French professional cyclist was born here.[9]

Heraldry

Arms of Lonlay-L'Abbaye
Arms of Lonlay-L'Abbaye
The arms of Lonlay-L'Abbaye are blazoned :
Sable, a wolf courant argent.



Twin towns – sister cities

Lonlay-l'Abbaye is twinned with:

See also

References

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