Porte des Fanils

Porte des Fanils is a city gate in Le Mont-Saint-Michel, Arrondissement of Avranches, Normandy. Porte des Fanils is situated nearby to the fire station Centre d’incendie et de secours du Mont-Saint-Michel, as well as near the police station Gendarmerie nationale.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Saint-Michel and Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey.

Mount Saint-Michel

Islet

Photo: Lynx1211, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mount Saint-Michel is an islet.

The Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey is an abbey located within the city and island of Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, in the department of Manche. Now owned and operated as a French national monument, religious services still occur and occasionally monks are invited to take up residence. Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey is situated 110 metres northeast of Porte des Fanils.

Jardins Sainte-Catherine

Garden

Photo: EdouardHue, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jardins Sainte-Catherine is a garden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mont Saint-Michel and Beauvoir.

Mont Saint-Michel

Photo: ines s., CC BY 2.0.

Mont Saint-Michel is a small UNESCO World Heritage site on an island just off the coast near Avranches in the department of Manche of Normandy in northern France.

Beauvoir

Village

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Beauvoir is a commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Andrés de Santa Cruz died there in 1865. Beauvoir is situated 4 km south of Porte des Fanils.

Ardevon

Village

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Ardevon is a village, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Porte des Fanils.

Porte des Fanils

Type: City gate
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Le Mont-Saint-Michel, Arrondissement of Avranches, Manche, Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude

48.6351° or 48° 38′ 6″ north

Longitude

-1.51205° or 1° 30′ 43″ west

Open location code

8CWWJFPQ+25

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8777319407

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=city_gate

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Centre d’incendie et de secours du Mont-Saint-Michel and Gendarmerie nationale.

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