Solesmes,_Sarthe

Solesmes, Sarthe

Solesmes, Sarthe

Commune in Pays de la Loire, France

Solesmes (French pronunciation: [sɔlɛm]) is a commune in the Sarthe department and Pays de la Loire region of north-western France.

St Peter's Abbey, Solesmes
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Lying close to the small town of Sablé-sur-Sarthe and almost entirely agricultural in character, the commune is especially noted as the site of the Benedictine Abbey of St Peter, founded in 1010, suppressed by the National Constituent Assembly in 1791, and re-established by Dom Prosper Guéranger in 1833. A second abbey for women, St Cecilia's, is also located here.

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    "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
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    "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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