On which body of water is the French city of Saint-Malo located?

Saint-Malo is situated on the English Channel and on the right bank of the estuary of the Rance River. The old walled city stands on a granite islet that is joined to the mainland by an ancient causeway and by an avenue bridging the inner harbour.

The ancient walled city is located in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine and is the most visited place in Brittany, northwestern France.

The walled city had a long history of piracy, earning much wealth from local extortion and overseas adventures. In 1944, the Allies heavily bombarded Saint-Malo, which was garrisoned by German troops. The town has been carefully restored and has become a popular tourist centre, with a ferry terminal serving the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey, as well as the Southern English settlements of Portsmouth, Hampshire and Poole, Dorset.

The population, in 2019, was 84,336 – though this can increase to up to 300,000 in the summer tourist season.