Portcé Feu Antérieur Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Portcé Feu Antérieur Lighthouse
The Portcé Feu Antérieur is a 7-meter concrete post structure painted white, featuring a square lantern room and gallery. First lit in 1981, it is situated approximately 400 meters offshore from Portcé, on the southwest side of Saint-Nazaire. The post displays a quick-flashing white light with a geographic range of 8.9 nautical miles. While the site is open to visitors, the tower itself is closed to the public. The original navigational station at this location was established in 1897, with the current structure dating from 1981.
Why it matters: Serving as the front light for a range system, the Portcé Feu Antérieur's quick-flashing white light precisely marks the safe bearing for vessels entering the port of Saint-Nazaire.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Quick
- Light Color
- White
- Raw Code
- Q W
- Focal Height
- 6m
- Geographic Range
- 8.9NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1981
Significant events: Station established 1897, current structure built 1981
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 7.01m
- Tower Shape
- quadrilateral
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: A 7m post with a square lantern room and gallery, painted white.
Location
- Country
- 🇫🇷France
- Sea Region
- Located about 400 m offshore at Portcé, on the southwest side of Saint-Nazaire
- Latitude
- 47.2430°
- Longitude
- -2.2574°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Saint-Nazaire(3.3 km)
- Admiralty No.
- D1106
- NGA No.
- 948
- ARLHS No.
- FRA-739
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