Noirmoutier Island (English spelling)

Japanese: ノアールムーティエ[島]（英語表記）Île de Noirmoutier

An island on the Atlantic coast of western France near the mouth of the Loire River. Area: 57 km2. Population: 8,229 (1975). Stretching from northwest to southeast, a toll bridge was completed in 1971 across the 800m strait between the southern end and the mainland, but the "Gore Passage", which appears at low tide, is still used for automobile traffic. The island was originally called Hell, and after a monastery was established there in 680, it came to be called Heli Monasterium, which was a corrupted version of the name. The remains of the monastery remain as a church, and the island is also famous for its mimosa viewing spot, the Bois de Chaise, and its castle.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

フランス西部，ロアール河口に近い大西洋岸の島。面積57km2。人口8229(1975)。北西から南東に細長くのび，南端と本土間の800mほどの海峡には，1971年に有料橋が完成したが，引潮時に現れる〈ゴアの通路〉は今なお自動車交通に用いられている。島は当初ヘル，680年に修道院が置かれて以後ヘリ･モナステリウムとよばれるようになり，これがなまって現名となった。修道院の遺構は教会として残っており，ミモザの名所〈シェーズの森〉や城館などが有名。

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