“Since the 19th century, the maritime environment of Mont has been strongly
disrupted by human intervention,” says Anne Garçon, head of the Tourist
Information Centre, Syndicat Mixte Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel, Beauvoir,
France. ;e consortium of regional governments is the project’s sponsor. “Land
closed in on the Mont with the construction of polders—fertile agricultural land
reclaimed from the bay. ;e Mont lost its status as an island.”
Reversing centuries of encroachment is no easy task. Faced with a slew of
challenges—environmental, cultural, political—the project succeeded largely
The greatest challenge
… is to achieve
changes in the uses
and habits of Mont-
Saint-Michel. The
conditions of access
for those who live and
work in the Mont have
changed significantly.”
—Laurent Beauvais, Syndicat Mixte Baie du
Mont-Saint-Michel and Regional Council of
Basse-Normandie, Normandy, France
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