List of lighthouses in France

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Template:Short description Template:GeoGroupTemplate Template:Expand list This is a list of lighthouses in France. It includes the French overseas territories.

Metropolitan France

Name Image Water body Département Location &
coordinates 		Year built Notes
Phare du Cap Leucate File:Cap Leucate (Aude), light house.jpg Gulf of Lion Aude Cap Leucate
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 		1950
Planier Light File:Phare planier.jpg Gulf of Lion Bouches-du-Rhône Île du Planier (Planier island)
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 		1959 The first tower was built in this location in 1320 by Robert d'Anjou.
Giraglia File:Giraglia-lighthouse-Corsica-1900.jpg Ligurian Sea Haute-Corse Giraglia Island, north off Cap Corse 1848[1]
Héaux de Bréhat Lighthouse File:Phare Héaux de Bréhat.jpg Atlantic Ocean Côtes-d'Armor Île-de-Bréhat
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 		1840
Ploumanac'h Lighthouse File:France Cotes d Armor Cote de granit rose 12.jpg Atlantic Ocean Côtes-d'Armor Perros-Guirec
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 		1946 An older lighthouse dating from 1860 was destroyed in 1944 and replaced by the current structure.
Roches-Douvres Light File:Roches Douvres.jpg Atlantic Ocean Côtes-d'Armor Roches-Douvre reef between Île-de-Bréhat and Guernsey
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 		1954 At a height of Script error: No such module "convert". it is the eleventh-tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world.[2]
Sept-Îles Lighthouse File:Ile aux moines4182.JPG Atlantic Ocean Côtes-d'Armor Perros-Guirec
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 		1854 The first lighthouse, a round tower, was illuminated in May 1835, and then replaced in 1854 by a square tower 16 ft (5 m) taller. Destroyed 4 August 1944, it was rebuilt in 1949 and relit in July 1952.
Triagoz Lighthouse File:Triagoz1.jpeg Atlantic Ocean Côtes-d'Armor Triagoz archipelago
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 		1864
Ar Men File:Phare Ar-Men 3.JPG Atlantic Ocean Finistère West of Île de Sein
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 		1881
Phare d'Eckmühl File:Phares Penmarc'h.jpg Atlantic Ocean Finistère Penmarc'h
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 		1897 The current tower replaced an older lighthouse constructed in 1835.
La Vieille File:La vieille with mast.jpg Atlantic Ocean Finistère Raz de Sein
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 		1887
Phare du Créac'h File:Le Phare du Créac'h.JPG Atlantic Ocean Finistère Ushant island
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 		1863
Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse File:Abbacy and lighthouse of Saint-Mathieu.jpg Atlantic Ocean Finistère Pointe Saint-Mathieu
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 		1835 The lighthouse was classified as a Script error: No such module "Lang". on 23 May 2011.[3][4]
Île Vierge Lighthouse File:Breizh-122.JPG Atlantic Ocean Finistère Île Vierge
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 		1902 The current tower replaced an older lighthouse from 1845. The island is open to the public from April to September, as is the lighthouse, by appointment.[5]
La Jument File:Breizh-176.JPG Atlantic Ocean Finistère Off Ushant island
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 		1911 Jean Guichard's 1989 dramatic storm photo shots of the Jument Lighthouse became an instant hit and earned him the 2nd place in the 1991 World Press Photo award.[6]
Petit Minou Lighthouse File:Phare petit minou 600x800.JPG Atlantic Ocean Finistère Roadstead of Brest
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 		1848 Together with the Phare du Portzic, Petit Minou Lighthouse forms a range of lights into the roadstead.[7]
Phare du Portzic File:Lighthouse of Porzic.jpg Atlantic Ocean Finistère Roadstead of Brest
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 		1848 Together with the Petit Minou Lighthouse, Portzic Lighthouse forms a range of lights into the roadstead.[7]
Tourelle de la Plate File:Raz-de-sein.jpg Atlantic Ocean Finistère Raz de Sein
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 		1910[7]
Phare de Tévennec File:Tevennec.jpg Atlantic Ocean Finistère Raz de Sein 1875[7]
Phare de Nividic File:Nividic.jpg Atlantic Ocean Finistère Ouessant
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 		1936 At a longitude of 5°09.1' W, this is France's westernmost lighthouse.[8]
Template:Ill File:Phare de l'île aux Moutons (Glénan, Fouesnant, France).jpg Atlantic Ocean Finistère On an islet Script error: No such module "convert". southeast of Bénodet 1879[7]
Template:Ill File:450 Île Tristan.JPG Atlantic Ocean Finistère Tristan Island off Douarnenez 1865[7]
Template:Ill File:PhareduMillier2.jpg Atlantic Ocean Finistère On a headland in the southern part of the Baie de Douarnenez[7] 1881
Template:Ill File:Phare des Pierres Noires par beau temps.jpg Atlantic Ocean Finistère On an islet Script error: No such module "convert". west off Pointe Saint-Mathieu[8] 1872
Template:Ill File:Phare de Penfret02.jpg Atlantic Ocean Finistère Penfret, Glénan islands[7] 1837
Template:Ill File:Phare de Roscoff.JPG Atlantic Ocean Finistère Roscoff 1917[8]
Template:Ill File:Phare de l'île de Batz2.JPG Atlantic Ocean Finistère Île de Batz 1836 The lighthouse replaced an earlier building from 1705.[8]
Template:Ill File:Phare de Pontusval 4517.jpg Atlantic Ocean Finistère Script error: No such module "convert". northwest of Brignogan-Plages[8] 1869
Phare du Four File:LeFour.jpg Atlantic Ocean Finistère At the northern entrance to the Chenal du Four[8] 1874
Phare de Kéréon File:Kereon from Ouessant.jpg Atlantic Ocean Finistère Situated on a rock called Men Tensel NW of Ile de Bannec
48°26'30"N 05°01'46"W 		1916 The most beautifulTemplate:Fact lighthouse in France; nicknamed "The Palace" by its Light Keepers. The last manned offshore station in France, automated in 2004.
Phare de l'Espiguette File:Le Grau du Roi-Pointe de l'Espiguette-Phare-20150424.jpg Gulf of Lion Gard Pointe de l'Espiguette
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 		1869
Cordouan Lighthouse File:Cordouan 2010 marée basse.JPG Bay of Biscay Gironde Gironde estuary
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 		1611 The original tower was raised to Script error: No such module "convert". in the late 18th century.
Phare de Gatteville File:Lighthouse of Gatteville-7870.jpg English Channel Manche Barfleur
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 		1774 At a height of Script error: No such module "convert". it is the third tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world.[2]
Goulphar Lighthouse File:Phare Goulphar (3).jpg Bay of Biscay Morbihan Belle-Île-en-Mer
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 		1836[9]
Template:Ill File:Phare-de-la-Teignouse.jpg Bay of Biscay Morbihan Quiberon
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 		1845
Cap d'Antifer Lighthouse File:Le Phare d'Antifer.jpg English Channel Seine-Maritime La Poterie-Cap-d'Antifer
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 		1955
Dunkirk Lighthouse File:Ph111.jpg English Channel Nord Near Dunkirk
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 		1843
Phare de Sainte Marie File:Phare st marie.JPG Gulf of Lion Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Marseille harbour 1855 The lighthouse is now inactive.
Île d'Yeu Lighthouse File:Yeu - Grand Phare.jpg Bay of Biscay Vendée Île d'Yeu
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 		1950 The structure, designed by Maurice Durand, is the third serving the site; the original tower, constructed in 1830, was destroyed by German troops near the close of World War II.[10]
L'Armendèche Lighthouse File:Phare Armandeche.jpg Bay of Biscay Vendée Les Sables-d'Olonne
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 		1968 The lighthouse was designed by Maurice Durand.
Pointe des Corbeaux Lighthouse File:Yeu - Phare des Corbeaux.jpg Bay of Biscay Vendée Île d'Yeu
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 		1950 The lighthouse was designed by Maurice Durand.
Pointe du Grouin du Cou Lighthouse File:Phare de la Tranche sur Mer.JPG Bay of Biscay Vendée Pointe du Grouin du Cou
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". 		1953 The lighthouse was designed by Maurice Durand.

French overseas departments and territories

French Southern and Antarctic Lands

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See also

References

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