Canal de Sète Entrance West Side Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Canal de Sète Entrance West Side Lighthouse
This concrete post structure, standing 7 meters tall, marks the west side of the entrance to the Canal de Sète from the lagoon. Painted white with red trim at the top, the light has a focal height of 8 meters and a geographic range of 9.7 nautical miles. It emits a quick red flash. The post rises from a 1-story triangular equipment room. The site is open to the public, but the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: This light is indispensable for safe navigation into the Canal de Sète, specifically delineating the west side of the entrance channel from the lagoon. It directly supports the continuous flow of local fishing vessels, pleasure craft, and commercial traffic.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Quick
- Light Color
- Red
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Q R
- Focal Height
- 8m
- Geographic Range
- 9.7NM
Location
- City
- Sète
- Country
- 🇫🇷France
- Region
- Occitania
- Sea Region
- Marks the west side of the entrance to the Canal de Sète from the lagoon.
- Latitude
- 43.4146°
- Longitude
- 3.6889°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Sete(2.1 km)
- Admiralty No.
- E0561
- NGA No.
- 6240
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 7m
- Tower Shape
- post
- Tower Color
- white with red trim at the top
- Material
- concrete
Structure: A 7m post rising from a triangular 1-story concrete equipment room, painted white with red trim at the top.
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Canal de Sète Entrance West Side على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب France، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.