How crowded is Mont Saint-Michel right now?

Mont Saint-Michel currently has a saturation score of 82/100, classified as Severely overtouristed. This reflects crowd density, visitor impact on infrastructure, local sentiment, and recent trajectory.

What taxes or fees apply to visitors to Mont Saint-Michel?

Mont Saint-Michel has 3 documented visitor fees or taxes: Abbey individual ticket (adult, April–September) (16.00 EUR); Car park fee — low season (per vehicle, up to 24h) (14.00 EUR); Car park fee — high season (per vehicle, up to 24h) (28.00 EUR). Each is sourced; see the table for effective dates.

Is Mont Saint-Michel considered overtouristed?

Mont Saint-Michel is rated Severely overtouristed on the crowddodger saturation index (82/100). This is considered overtouristed.

When was this assessment last updated?

Saturation scoring for Mont Saint-Michel was last updated on 2026-05-30. Source verification follows the published crowddodger methodology.

France · Europe

Mont Saint-Michel

A medieval abbey-village perched on a tidal granite island off the Normandy coast, Mont Saint-Michel is France's most-visited attraction outside Paris and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. Three million visitors a year compress into a site of under four square kilometres, causing daily gridlock from 10am to 4pm in peak season and prompting authorities to experiment with tiered parking charges and shuttle-bus management.

Mont Saint-Michel

France

Saturation snapshot

Severely overtouristed

Last updated: 2026-05-30

Movement through central areas is slow — expect to dodge and wait. Lines at major sights routinely exceed 1–2 hours without pre-booking. Iconic views are difficult to photograph without crowds in frame. Local residents have publicly raised concerns about visitor volume.

Crowd Density: 85 source
Visitor Impact: 82 source
Local Sentiment: 78 source
Trajectory: 75 source

Restrictions, taxes & fees

Fee	Amount	When	Source	Verified
Abbey individual ticket (adult, April–September) Individual adult entry to Mont Saint-Michel Abbey	16.00 EUR	—	abbaye-mont-saint-michel.fr	2026-05-30 Verification pending
Car park fee — low season (per vehicle, up to 24h) Passenger car parked at Mont Saint-Michel official car parks, January–February and November–December	14.00 EUR	—	montsaintmichel.gouv.fr	2026-05-30 Verification pending
Car park fee — high season (per vehicle, up to 24h) Passenger car parked at Mont Saint-Michel official car parks, July–August	28.00 EUR	—	montsaintmichel.gouv.fr	2026-05-30 Verification pending

Today, by our data

Current notice: US State Dept: France - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution, and 1 further notice below. Phone-presence is in line with the same week last year. This is one of the quieter periods of the year here by our measures. Data lags. The street doesn't.

Assembled from official statistics, public data feeds and our own measurements. Conditions change faster than data does — verify anything that affects your plans.

Current conditions

Conditions change — verify with the linked source before travelling. Last checked 2026-08-04.

caution advisory

US State Dept: France - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

Source: U.S. State Department
caution advisory

US State Dept: France - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

Source: U.S. State Department