Mont-Saint-Michel is a tidal island and mainland in Normandy France. the island lies approximaely one kilomoter off the country's northwestern coast, at the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches and is 7 hectares in area.
The mainland is part of the commune is 393 hectares in area so that the total area of the commune is 400 hectares. In 2019 the island had a population of 29.
The commenes position of the island just a few hundred meters from land made it accessible, at low tide, to many pilgrims of the Abbey but defensible as incoming tide stranded, drove off or drownd would be assailants.
The island remained uncoquered during the Hundred Years' War a small garisson fended off an attack by the English in 1433.
Louis X1 recognised the benefits and turned it into a prison. The island was used as a prison during the Ancient Regime,
Mont-Saint-Michel and it's surroundings were inscribed on the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1979 for its unique aesthetic and its importance as a Medieval Christian Site. It is visited by more than 3 million people each year.
Mont-Saint-Michel and it's surroundings were inscribed on the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1979 for its unique aesthetic and its importance as a Medieval Christian Site. It is visited by more than 3 million people each year.
Over 60 buildings within the commune are protected in France as Monuments Historiques.
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