Saint-Pierre Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Saint-Pierre Lighthouse
Also known as: Saint-Pierre (feu postérieur)
The Saint-Pierre light, built in 1962, stands on a hill overlooking Royan, France. This square masonry tower, painted red, reaches a height of 35 meters, with its light positioned 61 meters above sea level. It emits a quick flashing red light. The original lighthouse at this location was destroyed in 1944, leading to a series of temporary and then more permanent structures. By 1962, a channel shift required moving the light to its current site atop a water tower. The site is accessible to the public, but the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: This light is part of a range system, operating northeast of another lighthouse to provide precise guidance for vessels navigating the shifting channels of the French Atlantic coast.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Quick
- Light Color
- Red
- Interval
- 4.3s
- Raw Code
- Q R
- Focal Height
- 61m
- Geographic Range
- 20.2NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1962
Significant events: original lighthouse destroyed by German troops in 1944, temporary post light in 1948, more permanent structure in 1960, channel shift forced removal of light to water tower in 1962
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 35m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- red
Structure: square masonry tower
Location
- City
- Royan
- Country
- 🇫🇷France
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Sea Region
- on the Rue de Clouzit, on a hill on the north side of Royan, France, 1.8 km northeast of the front lighthouse
- Latitude
- 45.6340°
- Longitude
- -1.0258°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Royan(1.0 km)
- Admiralty No.
- D1312.1
- NGA No.
- 1512
- ARLHS No.
- FRA256
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
- Wikidata
- Q135225 →
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