Saint Michel ( ) is a northern-central residential area in the

Principality of Monaco Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco, is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Liguria, in Western Europe, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is a semi-enclave borde ...

, part of the traditional ''Quartier'' of

Monte Carlo Monte Carlo ( ; ; or colloquially ; , ; ) is an official administrative area of Monaco, specifically the Ward (country subdivision), ward of Monte Carlo/Spélugues, where the Monte Carlo Casino is located. Informally, the name also refers to ...

. It was also one of the ten modern administrative wards of Monaco until the 2013 redistricting process.

Geography

Saint Michel lies on the north-centre of the principality, just north of Monte Carlo. Saint Michel is generally considered part of Monte Carlo even though it is its own administrative ''Ward''. It runs directly along the neighbouring French town of Beausoleil, as well as the Monégasque wards of

, Saint Roman and Moneghetti.

Demographics

Saint Michel was the third-largest ward in Monaco in terms of population and the fourth-smallest in terms of land size. It had a population of 3,907 and convers 0.14 km². Monaco has ten state-operated schools, four private schools and one

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; two state schools and two private schools are located in the district.

Tourism

Saint Michel is a residential area.

Features

Saint Michel is a residential community, but boasts many boutiques and restaurants. As Saint Michel is located relatively outside the centre of the municipality, its real estate sales are generally less than those of other districts; averaging 10% to 15% less than neighbouring

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.Property listings
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and Tesla.

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