List of lighthouses in France explained

This is a list of lighthouses in France. It includes the French overseas territories.

Metropolitan France

Name	Image	Water body	Département	Location &<br />coordinates	Year built	class=unsortable	Notes
Phare du Cap Leucate		Gulf of Lion	Aude	Cap Leucate	1950
Planier Light		Gulf of Lion	Bouches-du-Rhône	Île du Planier (Planier island) 43.1986°N 5.2309°W	1959	The first tower was built in this location in 1320 by Robert d'Anjou.
Giraglia		Ligurian Sea	Haute-Corse	Giraglia Island, north off Cap Corse	1848^[1]
Héaux de Bréhat Lighthouse		Atlantic Ocean	Côtes-d'Armor	Île-de-Bréhat 48.9083°N -3.0875°W	1840
Ploumanac'h Lighthouse		Atlantic Ocean	Côtes-d'Armor	Perros-Guirec 48.8375°N -3.4833°W	1946	An older lighthouse dating from 1860 was destroyed in 1944 and replaced by the current structure.
Roches-Douvres Light		Atlantic Ocean	Côtes-d'Armor	Roches-Douvre reef between Île-de-Bréhat and Guernsey 49.105°N -2.8139°W	1954	At a height of it is the eleventh-tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world.^[2]
Sept-Îles Lighthouse		Atlantic Ocean	Côtes-d'Armor	Perros-Guirec 48.8786°N -3.49°W	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		Atlantic Ocean	Côtes-d'Armor	Triagoz archipelago 48.8714°N -3.6464°W	1864
Ar Men		Atlantic Ocean	Finistère	West of Île de Sein 48.05°N -4.9983°W	1881
Phare d'Eckmühl		Atlantic Ocean	Finistère	Penmarc'h 47.7888°N -4.3728°W	1897	The current tower replaced an older lighthouse constructed in 1835.
La Vieille		Atlantic Ocean	Finistère	Raz de Sein 48.0406°N -4.7564°W	1887
Phare du Créac'h		Atlantic Ocean	Finistère	Ushant island 48.4595°N -5.1293°W	1863
Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse		Atlantic Ocean	Finistère	Pointe Saint-Mathieu 48.33°N -4.7708°W	1835	The lighthouse was classified as a French: [[monument historique]] on 23 May 2011.^[3]
Île Vierge Lighthouse		Atlantic Ocean	Finistère	Île Vierge 48.6389°N -4.5675°W	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.^[4]
La Jument		Atlantic Ocean	Finistère	Off Ushant island 48.4167°N -5.1331°W	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.^[5]
Petit Minou Lighthouse		Atlantic Ocean	Finistère	Roadstead of Brest 48.3367°N -4.6142°W	1848	Together with the Phare du Portzic, Petit Minou Lighthouse forms a range of lights into the roadstead.^[6]
Phare du Portzic		Atlantic Ocean	Finistère	Roadstead of Brest 48.3583°N -4.5342°W	1848	Together with the Petit Minou Lighthouse, Portzic Lighthouse forms a range of lights into the roadstead.
Tourelle de la Plate		Atlantic Ocean	Finistère	Raz de Sein 48.0392°N -4.7597°W	1910
Phare de Tévennec		Atlantic Ocean	Finistère	Raz de Sein	1875
Phare de Nividic		Atlantic Ocean	Finistère	Ouessant 48.4456°N -5.1508°W	1936	At a longitude of 5°09.1' W, this is France's westernmost lighthouse.^[7]
		Atlantic Ocean	Finistère	On an islet southeast of Bénodet	1879
		Atlantic Ocean	Finistère	Tristan Island off Douarnenez	1865
		Atlantic Ocean	Finistère	On a headland in the southern part of the Baie de Douarnenez	1881
		Atlantic Ocean	Finistère	On an islet west off Pointe Saint-Mathieu	1872
		Atlantic Ocean	Finistère	Penfret, Glénan islands	1837
		Atlantic Ocean	Finistère	Roscoff	1917
		Atlantic Ocean	Finistère	Île de Batz	1836	The lighthouse replaced an earlier building from 1705.
		Atlantic Ocean	Finistère	northwest of Brignogan-Plages	1869
Phare du Four		Atlantic Ocean	Finistère	At the northern entrance to the Chenal du Four	1874
Phare de Kéréon		Atlantic Ocean	Finistère

Notes and References

1. 10 March 2015. 3 July 2015.
2. 3 July 2015.
3. Web site: Classement au titre des monuments historiques de plusieurs phares ou anciens phares du littoral . 22 November 2010 . 27 October 2013 . fr . Classification of many lighthouses and old coast lighthouses as historic monuments . https://archive.today/20120604212720/http://www.bretagne.pref.gouv.fr/Actualites-Agenda/Breves/Classement-au-titre-des-monuments-historiques-de-plusieurs-phares-ou-anciens-phares-du-littoral . 4 June 2012 . dead .
4. Web site: Phare de l'île Vierge . 30 June 2006 . Sécurité maritime – Les Phares et Balises . . 19 December 2009 . fr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720231644/http://www.finistere.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/article.php3?id_article=553 . 20 July 2011 .
5. Web site: 1991 Photo Contest . World Press Photo . 5 July 2015.
6. 30 March 2014 . 5 July 2015.
7. 6 April 2014 . 5 July 2015.