Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay

Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage cultural, inscribed in 1979 (WHS 80).

Criteria & Perimeter

Inscription criteria

(i)(iii)

Summary

Perched on a rocky islet in the midst of vast sandbanks exposed to powerful tides between Normandy and Brittany stand the 'Wonder of the West', a Gothic-style Benedictine abbey dedicated to the archangel St Michael, and the village that grew up in the shadow of its great walls. Built between the 11th and 16th centuries, the abbey is a technical and artistic tour de force, having had to adapt to the problems posed by this unique natural site.

Monuments in the Zone

Selection of protected monuments

Chapelle Saint-Just de Saint-Pierre-Montlimart — Saint-Pierre-Montlimart
Théâtre-amphithéâtre gallo-romain — Gennes
Manoir du Bois-de-l'Humeau — Marcé
Château du Fresne de Champéon — Champéon
Maison de Richelieu — Richelieu
Ancienne abbaye de Notre-Dame de la Cour-Dieu — Ingrannes
Presbytère (ancien) de Oisseau-le-Petit — Oisseau-le-Petit
Manoir de la Gâchetière — Angrie
Immeuble de Châteaudun — Châteaudun
Maison dite La Maison à trois carres — Le Pêchereau
Maison de Nogent-le-Rotrou — Nogent-le-Rotrou
Château de la Roche Racan — Saint-Paterne-Racan
Eglise Saint-Germain de Boësse — Boësse
Maison de Loches — Loches
Tour dite Le Paradis aux Biques (ruines) — Montsûrs

Appellations of the Landscape

Most-reviewed Loire appellations

Appellation	Avg score	Reviews	Color
Sancerre	89.3	554	White
Muscadet Sèvre et Maine	88.6	237	White
Pouilly-Fumé	89.6	153	White
Vouvray	88.4	153	White
Touraine	86.3	85	White
Chinon	88.7	72	Red
Menetou-Salon	87.3	69	White
Crémant de Loire	87.5	54	Sparkling
Val de Loire	85.6	41	White
Saumur	88.4	40	White
Anjou	87.6	36	White
Rosé d'Anjou	84	35	Rosé

Data source: UNESCO World Heritage Centre (data.culture.gouv.fr). Last updated: April 14, 2026.