Lonlay-l'Abbaye
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Lonlay-l'Abbaye
|commune status = Commune
|image = FranceNormandieLonlayLAbbayeAbbayeFacade.jpg
|caption = Abbey
|arrondissement = Argentan
|canton = Domfront en Poiraie
|INSEE = 61232
|postal code = 61700
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality =
|coordinates = {{coord|48.6472|-0.7086|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 145
|elevation min m = 126
|elevation max m = 321
|area km2 = 53.41
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
|demonym = Lonléens
}}
Lonlay-l'Abbaye ({{IPA|fr|lɔ̃lɛ labei|-|Fr-Lonlay-l’Abbaye.ogg}}) 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.
Geography
Lonlay-l'Abbaye shares a Natura 2000 protected area, Landes du Tertre Bizet et Fosse Arthour, with two other communes Domfront en Poiraie and Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley.{{Cite web|url=https://inpn.mnhn.fr/site/natura2000/FR2500076|title=INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500076 - Landes du Tertre Bizet et Fosse Arthour - Description}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://agriculture.gouv.fr/biscuiterie-de-labbaye-une-entreprise-pionniere-dans-le-zero-dechet|title=Biscuiterie de l'Abbaye : une entreprise pionnière dans le zéro déchet|website=Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Souveraineté alimentaire}}{{Cite web|url=https://actu.fr/normandie/lonlay-l-abbaye_61232/la-biscuiterie-de-lonlay-labbaye-triple-la-surface-de-son-magasin-dusine_60194576.html|title=La Biscuiterie de Lonlay-l'Abbaye triple la surface de son magasin d'usine|date=12 October 2023|website=actu.fr}}
=National heritage sites=
The Commune has two buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.{{Cite web|url=https://monumentum.fr/departement/61/orne|title=Les Monuments Historiques en Orne - 61|website=monumentum.fr}}
- Notre-Dame Church: a thirteenth-century church that was registered as a monument in 1931.{{Cite web|url=https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00110839/lonlay-labbaye-eglise-notre-dame|title=Eglise Notre-Dame à Lonlay-l'Abbaye - PA00110839|website=monumentum.fr}}
- Sarcophage creusé dans un rocher à la Thomassière: remains of a Merovingian sarcophagus from the Middle Ages, registered as a Monument historique in 1933.{{Cite web|url=https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00110823/lhome-chamondot-ruines-du-chateau-de-gannes|title=Ruines du château de Gannes à L'Hôme-Chamondot - PA00110823|website=monumentum.fr}}
Notable People
- René-Prosper Tassin - (1697 – 1777) a French historian was born here.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14463c.htm|title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Rene-Prosper Tassin|website=www.newadvent.org}}
- François Bidard - (1992) a French professional cyclist was born here.{{Cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/francois-bidard|title=François Bidard|website=www.procyclingstats.com}}
Heraldry
{{Blazon-arms
| img1=Blason ville fr Lonlay-L'Abbaye (Orne).svg
| legend1=Arms of Lonlay-L'Abbaye
| text=The arms of Lonlay-L'Abbaye are blazoned :
Sable, a wolf courant argent.
}}
Twin towns – sister cities
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in France}}
Lonlay-l'Abbaye is twinned with:
- {{flagicon|UK}} Stogursey, in Somerset, England (since 1985){{Cite web|url=https://www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/9046548.stogursey-twinning-association-to-celebrate-its-25th-anniversary/|title=Stogursey Twinning Association to celebrate its 25th anniversary|date=25 May 2011|website=Bridgwater Mercury}}{{Cite web|url=https://stogursey-online.uk/|title=Stogursey Online|website=Stogursey Online}}
See also
References
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Category:Monuments historiques of Orne
Category:Tourist attractions in Orne
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