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I notice the comment about replacing the causeway with a ferry. I cannot discover any information about this... though I have been able to find information about making it a bridge to stop the silting up problems. Can anyone back this up? User_talk:Renata you made the point - do you have a weblink for this proposal? CustardJack
I don't see why the line "it is also claimed by Brittany" was changed. It was a neutral statement. Would "it is also claimed by Bretons" be better? Doire, 16:35, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
I have noticed that there is a citation needed tag on the point stating that the appearance and structure of the city of Minas Tirith in the final Lord of the Rings movie was based on MSM - if the author fails to cite his point, why not just remove the point altogether? NoahMoth
It surprises me that nowhere in thisarticle does it mention the height of the island. Is it 30m, 50m or 100m? -- Mark J 14:16, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
The picture looks almost exactly like a 1960s photo of the Mont. Are we sure it isnt the same one? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Spwicy ( talk • contribs) .
Just thought it might be useful to have a map showing where it is... I'll see if I can find one. Do you think one should be added? 71.71.198.236 23:18, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
I've done a map of Lower Normandy showing Mont St-Michel and other interesting sites. There is a copy available on my article [france-travel.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_normandy_coast] with an inset showing the region on a map of France. I'd be happy to supply a larger version.( Joanne brannan 21:17, 31 July 2007 (UTC)).
Hey Wikipedia users!! Y'all need a map of Mont Saint Michel!
Fixwizard
I seem to recall a tour guide telling me that large parts of many buildings were almost completely destroyed in the second world war, and that much of the buildings that we see today are in fact modern replacements done in a sympathetic style. Is this a false memory, or can anyone provide sources? Andrew Oakley 13:57, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
I replaced the image titled Mont-Saint-Michel-2004.jpg with a very similar picture but without the color issues. I hope no one minds. Please leave me a message if you do. Janet13 02:46, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
sono una marionetta ia ia oo — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.247.157.39 ( talk) 15:32, 15 February 2013 (UTC)
What is the source of revenue/funding/economy for Mont Saint-Michel? Naturally I assume tourism and wealthy patrons are key, but I wish there was some specific information on that. I'm sure there's a mini-economy operating there. What is the closest economic center to the island? ~ Rollo44 03:07, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
On May 6, this material (possibly among other material) disappeared: "Mont Saint-Michel is located in Normandy in the department of Manche. Its name comes from a small island, a granitic outgrowth approaching 960 meters in circumference that reaches 92 meters above sea level, dedicated to archangel Michael. The extraordinary architecture of Mont Saint-Michel and its bay make it the most visited tourist attraction in Normandy and the third in France (after the Eiffel tower and the palace of Versailles), with some 200,000 visitors each year. Classified as a historic building in 1874, the site has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. The church is crowned by a gold statue of St. Michael. which was sculpted by Emmanuel Frémiet, reaching a height of 155 metres (510 feet) above sea level. 48°38′10.05″N, 1°30′40.9500″W."
While some of that material remains, scattered throughout the page, much does not. -- Jibal 03:30, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
I notice that there is obviously missing text under the header "Tidal Island". Unfortunately, I'm not qualified to make corrections.
Ve2dc ( talk) 12:47, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
I propose that this page be moved to Le Mont-Saint-Michel (the correct name of the commune according to the INSEE Web site), and that this become a redirect to that page, rather than the reverse. Ksnow ( talk) 17:24, 11 November 2008 (UTC)Ksnow
I think the article should say who the 41 people are that live there. Are they monks? I can't tell if this place is a monastery or something else. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.53.85.43 ( talk) 14:17, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
If it is monks, would we ever know they're there? Monks don't talk to anyone, right? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fixwizard ( talk • contribs) 17:33, 9 May 2016 (UTC)
Can You Please stop editing this page, stating that Heartcatch Precure! The Movie was also set in Mont Saint-Michel where The Pretty Cures defeat Baron Salamander?!
because, Everyone knows that Mont Saint-Michel was a Realistic City in France!!! >:( — Preceding unsigned comment added by ONS3Tnow ( talk • contribs) 19:07, 10 April 2011 (UTC)
Have just corrected the Heraldry section by translating from. [1] 86.26.254.183 ( talk) 16:55, 23 August 2011 (UTC)
The heraldry section needs to add the formal blazon of the coat of arms. It's in the Wikimedia links from the coat of arms. Coat of arms of Mont-Saint-Michel city (Normandy) drawn by SSire (version "saumons") for Blazon Project of French-speaking Wikipedia, with Inkscape. Source: unspecified - Blazon: azure two bars wavy vert, overall two salmons argent in bend sinister placed palewise, the upper one facing sinister — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bob Richmond ( talk • contribs) 00:11, 21 December 2012 (UTC)
There should be some content on the project to restore the bay at Mont Saint-Michel. As of April 2012 vehicles can no longer park along the causeway. Instead there is a new lot 2 km from the island and tourists can either walk from there or take a free shuttle. In 2014 pedestrians and shuttles will travel on a new bridge instead of the causeway. In 2015 the old causeway will be dismantled and Mont Saint-Michel will once again be an island. See http://www.projetmontsaintmichel.fr/en/why_act/objectives.html and http://www.accueilmontsaintmichel.com/change/en. 68.163.165.253 ( talk) 23:37, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
My apologies, this is mentioned in the Tidal Island section. Don't know how I read past this. 68.163.165.253 ( talk) 11:28, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
I could not find any history of what monastic order or orders have lived at Mont Saint-Michel which was my main reason for looking it up on Wikipedia, does anyone know? I also noticed that someone have mentioned this same thing in 2010, thanks. Mickey 26/02/2013 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.49.201.234 ( talk) 09:38, 26 February 2013 (UTC)
Its very small, I don't want to live there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.56.63.128 ( talk) 09:22, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
At 10:46 on May 23, 2013 an anonymous contributor added the book “Finnikin of the Rock” in the “In popular culture” section of the article, along with a reference for it. This edit was reverted a few hours later by Eric with for justification “doesn't seem notable”. I disagreed with this as the book takes place, in his first chapter, at the Mont Saint Michel and the reference provided support for this fact. So I reverted the revert, along with this justification.
A few hours later, Hchc2009 removed the line, this time arguing “this tells us something about the origins of the book Finnikin of the Rock, but nothing really about Mont Saint-Michel”.
There is at least some misunderstanding here of what this part of the article is about. “In popular culture” means use of the Mont Saint Michel as a set, reference, etc.. in movies, books, films, music or any other mean of popular culture. EVERY entry in that part of the article is about the use of the Mont Saint Michel as an inspiration. So Hchc2009 is saying to have the entire section “in popular culture” of the article removed. Wikipedia articles are about encyclopedic knowledge of a subject and as far as I know the use of an historical place as inspiration in popular culture is part of that knowledge, especially when many pieces of that popular culture have their own Wikipedia articles.
Users Eric and Hchc2009 would you mind elaborate more on the reasons you removed this specific information? As so far it looks more like a feud against the book “Finnikin of the Rock” that anything else. Nodar95 ( talk) 20:54, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
An SPA has been repeatedly adding a non-noteworthy link to this section (a generic bloglike site at http://www.listofwonders.com ); but not only does this not really add anything, I can't see that most of the rest of the links do either. The Official site obviously belongs, and perhaps the INSEE population statistics (which could do with a little explaining, as it is in French). I haven't investigated much, but there must surely be 100s if not 1000s of blog articles on "My visit to MSM", which do not merit a link. So I suggest the rest should be removed. Any other suggestions? Imaginatorium ( talk) 12:38, 25 May 2014 (UTC)
97 hectares seems a bit high - on maps, the island looks like it is at most 300 metres across, and thus I'd estimate it as 6 hectares. The internet disagrees (16-fold) so maybe I've misunderstood, like perhaps the area is measured at low tide or something. I'd edit it myself, but (i) I'm not that confident, and (ii) five minutes with Google hasn't come up with a definitive alternative, other than various travel guides stating "Massive walls measuring more than half a mile in circumference surround one of Europe's great attractions" which would tend to support my estimate.
Thank you and good luck. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.242.139.102 ( talk) 10:39, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
I agree. On satellite imagery the island looks no more than 1000 feet across, meaning the area would be more like 10 hectares not 100.
If 100 hectares is correct then more explanation on what is covered/owned is needed. I also do not want to change the article as I am not an expert on this subject.
This may be useful information to add to the article, but I am not sure where. March 21 2015 18 year High Tide surrounding Mont Saint-Michel with water. Explanation and photograph: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/explained-the-supertide-that-swallowed-a-french-abbey1/ Jcardazzi ( talk) 11:58, 24 March 2015 (UTC)jcardazzi
Back in 2008 someone briefly suggested this should be moved to Le Mont-Saint-Michel, since this is the formal name (according to fr:WP) of the commune -- but (rightly, IMO) this did not happen, since the article is really about the geographic feature, rather than the French administrative division. However, currently the lead opens with Le Mont-Saint-Michel, which is inconsistent with the rest of the article. Before changing this, I would like to check if there has been discussion I have missed. Note that fr:WP has separate articles fr:Le Mont-Saint-Michel and fr:Mont Saint-Michel (note the different hyphenation, as well as the definite article!). I suggest the lead should refer to the name as in the title, and there should be a brief note about the slightly different name of the commune. Any opinions? Imaginatorium ( talk) 07:30, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
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This might be a useful source for some of the questions about the economy, government, and other things: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/massive-controversial-attempt-preserve-one-worlds-most-iconic-islands-180951441/ Cloveapple ( talk) 23:43, 13 December 2015 (UTC)
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No! It's in Normandy! Everyone thinks of it as French territory, however, it isn't!!! -- Fixwizard ( talk) 17:37, 9 May 2016 (UTC)
How can this be 0.97 km², the island is only about a quarter km in diameter? The area is off by at least a factor of ten. In the St Michael's Mount article, it is claimed that St Michael's Mount is smaller, but it is in fact bigger, not smaller! The measurement (allegedly "French Land Register data") must either include areas not part of the mount, or the two islands are measured differently. It cannot possibly be the geographical area of the mount itself. Edit: sorry, I didn't see the comment above. Still, it's a pointless measurement, which leads to the wrong assumption that St Michael's Mount is smaller, obviously based on this "administrative area" or whatever it is, which has nothing to do with the size of the actual islet.
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Are visitors allowed? When is the best time to visit? How much does it cost to visit? How far drive to the nearest town? 68.3.235.60 ( talk) 23:18, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
I need pictures of the buildings. Are there restaurants? Are there hotels? Are there some kinds of bigger buildings? I want to know. 2A00:1D50:3:0:90A9:3530:1FC1:62FD ( talk) 07:34, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
When did depictions of Mont St Michel first appear in print/paintings/drawings/early film and early photography? 2A00:23C7:2B13:9001:C599:16AB:8915:7F65 ( talk) 23:25, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
Should be added that the 1990 movie Mindwalk is set in its majority in M-S-M 77.124.169.59 ( talk) 18:03, 16 February 2024 (UTC)