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| A Town In The Middle Of The Sea |
Mont Saint Michel is a rocky tidal island and a commune in Normandy, France. It is located approximately one kilometre (just over half a mile) off the country's north-western coast, at the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches.
Its construction began in 709.
In 1874 it was declared a historic monument.
The population of Mont Saint Michel is 80 including 50 monks.
The Mont-Saint-Michel and its bay are part of the UNESCO list of "World Heritage Sites".More than 3,000,000 people visit it each year.
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