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Managing Organization:
Bureau des Phares et Balises
Website: http://www.mer.equipement.gouv.fr
Email:
Notes:
This lighthouse replaced a lighthouse built at Pointe de Raz in 1839. That tower still stands and serves as a signal station.
Tower Height: 88
Height of Focal Plane: 108
Characteristic and Range: Oc.(2+1)W.R.G., period 12s
Description of Tower: Square pyramidal stone tower.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1887
Date Present Tower Built: 1887
Fog Signal: Morse code "R" (short-long-short) every 60 seconds.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Directions:
This lighthouse can be seen from Pointe de Raz.
Mapquest URL: Click here to get a map to this lighthouse!
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