Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iii), (vi).
Region
Europe and North America
France
Inscribed
1979
Area
6,560 ha
In preparation
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay is about 60 km north of Rennes. The nearest other World Heritage site is D-Day Landing Beaches, about 95 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Rennes · about 209,000 peopleabout 60 km south
- St.-Brieuc · about 53,000 peopleabout 95 km west
- Caen · about 190,000 peopleabout 100 km north-east
- Cherbourg · about 61,000 peopleabout 110 km north
- Le Mans · about 145,000 peopleabout 140 km south-east
- Angers · about 188,000 peopleabout 150 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
FranceCultural94 km away
FranceCultural152 km away
FranceCultural163 km away
FranceCultural197 km away
FranceCultural222 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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