Sept-Îles Lighthouse

Sept-Îles lighthouse

Sept-Îles Light, 2013
Location	Côtes-d'Armor, France
Coordinates	48°52′43″N 3°29′24″W
Tower
Constructed	1835 (first)
Construction	stone tower
Automated	2007
Height	20 metres (66 ft)
Shape	semi-cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	unpainted tower, black lantern
Heritage	listed in the general inventory of cultural heritage,
Light
First lit	1952 (current)
Focal height	59 metres (194 ft)
Range	21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (3) W 15s
France no.	FR-0588

The Sept-Îles Lighthouse is an active lighthouse in Perros-Guirec, (Côtes-d'Armor) France, located on the Île aux moines, an island of the Sept-Îles archipelago in the English Channel. The island is accessible, but the lighthouse is closed to the public.

History

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.

From 1957 onward, it has used wind for electric power. The wind turbine is the most powerful in service of a French lighthouse.

The archipelago of Sept-Îles has been a bird sanctuary since 1912.

The Sept-Îles Lighthouse was one of the last French lighthouses to be de-manned, and only became automated at the end of August 2007.

See also

• List of tallest lighthouses
• List of lighthouses in France

External links

• Sept-Îles lighthouse on the World List of Lights
• Phares & Feux des côtes de France (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Phare des Sept-Îles, dit Phare de l'Ile aux Moines, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Sept-Îles Lighthouse in Lighthouse Digest's Lighthouse Explorer Database