With fewer than 1,000 residents, Le Mont-Saint-Michel falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for 50% of homes. Few residents are of retirement age: 9% are 65 or over.
What makes Le Mont-Saint-Michel stand out
The 2 things Le Mont-Saint-Michel does most differently from other towns.
Immeubles et terrains · Classé · Photo: Edouard Hue ( EdouardHue ) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Le Mont-Saint-Michel’s story
Le Mont-Saint-Michel in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 61 historic monuments in Le Mont-Saint-Michel: 55 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 6 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1862.
100% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
The Culture ministry lists 61 historic monuments in Le Mont-Saint-Michel: 55 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 6 inscrit (the second level).
Enceinte des Fanils: Photo: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison du Moyen Age, appelée aussi chapelle Saint-Sébastien: Photo: Edouard Hue ( EdouardHue ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Remparts, enceinte de la ville et ses dépendances: Photo: Amaustan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Abbaye et dépendances: Photo: Zairon · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Mont-Saint-Michel.
Who lives here
A younger town: only 8.7% of people in Le Mont-Saint-Michel are 65 or over, fewer than in both Manche’s towns and compared French towns
45.5median age
Children under 15 make up 4.3%, below both Manche’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 4.4% of the town. 74% of adults hold a degree.
Le Mont-Saint-MichelManche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
4%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma0%
CAP or BEP15%
Baccalauréat0%
Higher education74%
Women and men · all residents
57% women, 43% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 77 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Le Mont-Saint-Michel keeps more of its old housing than Manche’s towns or compared French towns: 100% built before 1919
61historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 10th century. Among the classé monuments in Le Mont-Saint-Michel is Enceinte des Fanils. The Culture ministry lists 61 historic monuments in the town: 55 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 6 inscrit (the second level). 46 of the 61 are houses and mansions.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Le Mont-Saint-Michel gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than in both Manche’s towns and compared French towns: 47.1% of commuters
47%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 39.7% of working residents in Le Mont-Saint-Michel didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
On foot41%
Driving13%
Bicycle7%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
500
jobs based in Le Mont-Saint-Michel, 34.7 per working resident
0.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
Le Mont-Saint-Michel is a commune of 23 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
