Mont-Saint-Michel: Then and Now

Tidal island crowned by a Benedictine abbey founded in 966, fortified during the Hundred Years' War.

Mont-Saint-Michel, historical view — David Roberts, Mont Saint-Michel (1848). David Roberts, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Mont-Saint-Michel, today — Amaustan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Key facts

Country today	France
Status	Standing
Date	AD 966
Nearest city on the map	Paris (about 284 km)
Location	48.636° N, -1.512° E

Map showing Mont-Saint-Michel in AD 900 — Border map for AD 900. See Europe in AD 900.

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Who ruled this place

Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.

Period	State
500 BC–401 BC	Unclaimed / no data
400 BC–324 BC	Hallstatt culture
323 BC–2 BC	Unclaimed / no data
1 BC–299	Roman Empire
300–399	Rome (Constantinus)
400–499	Western Roman Empire
500–599	Franks
600–799	Neustria
800–899	Carolingian Empire
900–999	West Francia
1000–1199	Kingdom of France
1200–1299	Angevin Empire
1300–today	France

Other landmarks nearby

Tuileries PalaceLost · 1564
StonehengeRuins · 500 BC
Notre-Dame de ParisStanding · 1163
BastilleLost · 1370
Old London BridgeLost · 1209
Tower of LondonStanding · 1078

Battles and sites nearby

Normandy Landings · 1944

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