Mont Saint-Michel
The Mont Saint-Michel is a tidal island in Normandy
located 1 km of the coast at the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches.
The isalnd is inhabited by 50 people. The highest point is 93 m
with a
circumference of about 960 m.
The 60 houses on the island are protected as Monuments historiques.
![Saint Aubert, bishop of Avranges (670 - 725) Saint Aubert](saint-aubert.jpg)
The first monastery on the island was constructed in the
8th Century.
According the the legend an Archangel appeared to Aubert, the Bisoph of Avranches (670 - 725)
telling him to build a church on the rock.
Mont St Michel is A Unesco World Heritage site.
It is part of the Department La Manche
which has a very active
Tourist Office
Valerie Le Denthu has organised two magnificent
Pop Up Stores at Cremerie de Paris.
Souvenirs about the Mont Saint-Michel