Lonlay-l'Abbaye
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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.[2]
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]
- Notre-Dame Church: a thirteenth-century church that was registered as a monument in 1931.[6]
- Sarcophage creusé dans un rocher à la Thomassière: remains of a Merovingian sarcophagus from the Middle Ages, registered as a Monument historique in 1933.[7]
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
Twin towns – sister cities
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See also
References
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