Les Birvideaux Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Les Birvideaux Lighthouse
The octagonal concrete tower at Les Birvideaux, built in 1934, reaches 29 meters in height from a large concrete base. The structure, which includes keeper's quarters, is topped by a lantern and gallery. It is painted black, featuring a wide red horizontal stripe below the lantern. From a focal height of 24 meters, Les Birvideaux produces a white light, flashing once every 6 seconds, with a range of 14.1 nautical miles. Situated on a hazardous rocky area approximately 7.3 km from Quiberon, its construction, initiated in 1905, faced considerable interruption due to World War I, resulting in a 29-year building duration, the longest for any French lighthouse.
Why it matters: This lighthouse serves as a warning to ships navigating the Open Atlantic, marking a hazardous reef situated northwest of Belle-Île.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 6s
- Focal Height
- 24m
- Geographic Range
- 14.1NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1934
Significant events: suspension of work during World War I, longest construction period for a French lighthouse
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Quiberon(7.3 km)
- Admiralty No.
- D1014
- NGA No.
- 0636
- ARLHS No.
- FRA-199
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 29m
- Tower Shape
- octagonal
- Tower Color
- black with a broad red horizontal band below the lantern
- Material
- concrete
Structure: octagonal concrete tower with lantern and gallery, incorporating keeper's quarters, mounted on a large concrete base
Location
- Country
- 🇫🇷France
- Sea Region
- Open Atlantic, marking a dangerous rocky shoal, located about 13 km west of Quiberon and north northwest of Belle-Île
- Latitude
- 47.4833°
- Longitude
- -3.3000°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Les Birvideaux على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب France، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.