Pointe de Grosse-Terre Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Pointe de Grosse-Terre Lighthouse
A white, cylindrical concrete tower, 17 meters in height, was built in 1967. The structure includes a gallery but no lantern room. Its focal plane reaches 25 meters above sea level. The operational light emits four flashes, alternating white and red every 12 seconds, with a geographic range of 14.3 nautical miles. The site is open for visits, but the tower is not accessible. This marker is situated on a landspit west of Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez.
Why it matters: This navigational aid marks the entrance to the harbour at Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez. Its placement addresses increased coastal development that reduced the reach of older harbor lights, improving safety for ships entering the port.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White/Red
- Flash Count
- 4 flashes
- Interval
- 12s
- Raw Code
- Fl(4) WR 12s
- Focal Height
- 25m
- Geographic Range
- 14.3NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1967
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 17m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round white concrete tower with gallery but no lantern
Location
- City
- Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez
- Country
- 🇫🇷France
- Region
- Pays de la Loire
- Sea Region
- Located on a point of land just off the D6 coastal highway on the west side of Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, serving as a landfall light.
- Latitude
- 46.6924°
- Longitude
- -1.9655°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Saint Hilaire de Riez(0.7 km)
- Admiralty No.
- D1189.6
- NGA No.
- 1168
- ARLHS No.
- FRA-310
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