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Nearest Town or City:	Matane Quebec Canada
Location:	Gaspé Peninsula.
Managing Organization:	Municipality of Matane
Website:	http://www.ville.matane.qc.ca
Notes:	After this lighthouse was discontinued, the Société d'histoire de Matane purchased the tower in 1952. Ten years later, the municipality of Matane became its owner. The tower is part of the Bureau d'accueil touristique Vieux Phare de Matane (tourism information bureau).
Tower Height:	67
Description Tower:	White cylindrical cast iron tower with a red lantern.
Operational:	No
Date Established:	1873
Date Present Tower Built:	1907
Current Use:	Tourist information center
Open To Public:	Yes.
Directions:	The lighthouse is located on Highway 132 on the western side of the city. Parking is available, and tours are available May through October.
Height Focal Plane:	0
National Register:	No
Keepers:	François Xavier Dionne (1873-1879), Octave Desjardins (1879-1897), Joseph Banville (1897-1926), Jules André Octave Morin (1926-1936), André Rioux (1936-1937), Camille McKinnon (1937-1951)
Telephone:	4185621065
Contact Address:	968, Avenue du Phare Ouest
City:	Matane
State:	Quebec
Postal Code:	G4W 1V7
Country:	Canada
Tower Moved:	1894
Date Deactivated:	1951

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