Mont Saint-Michel is a commune built one kilometer (0.6 miles) off the coast of Normandy, France. Over the past 600 years, the island has functioned as a monastery (accessible to pilgrims only during low tide), a French fortification that withstood English attacks during the Hundred Years’ War, and a prison.
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