Mont-St-Michel - Magnet

Le Mont-Saint-Michel is a � French town located � in the � of La Manche and the region � Basse-Normandie which takes its name from � a � rocky lot of � di Saint Michel the today the abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel. The architecture � Mont-Saint-Michel and its bay make it the most important tourist site � � Normandy and the second � of France (� the � of France) with more than 3,000,000 visitors each year � (3,250,000 in 2006). A statue of Saint Michael � and at the top of the � abbey � culminates � 170 m � above the shore. � the major �, the abbey and its d � pendances are classified � s as a historic monument by the list of 1862 (60 other constructions � so prot � g � subsequently); the municipality and the bay have been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. The town is � of 42 inhabitants (Montois). The monastic fraternity � J � Rusalem have been present � the Mount since 2001, which has revived its � and religious character.