Terre-Nègre Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Terre-Nègre Lighthouse
Also known as: Terre-Nègre (St.-Palais-sur-Mer) (feu antérieur)
This cylindrical masonry tower, standing 27 meters tall, was built in 1856. It rises from the center of a one-story keeper's house complex and features a white exterior with a single vertical red stripe on its upper third, visible when facing the range line. The lighthouse's light cycles through white, red, and green, with three white flashes occurring in sequence every 12 seconds. Originally established with a first tower in 1772 and first lit in 1807, it later served as a rear range light from 1852 to 1902. Since 1960, it has operated as a front range light. The focal height of the light is 39 meters, with a geographic range of 16.9 nautical miles.
Why it matters: The lighthouse guides ships on a northwest reach as they depart the Gironde estuary and serves as a leading light for ships entering the estuary.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Flash Count
- 3 flashes
- Interval
- 12s
- Raw Code
- Oc(3) WRG 12s
- Focal Height
- 39m
- Geographic Range
- 16.9NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1856
- First Lit
- 1807
Significant events: First tower built 1772, first light 1807, present tower built 1856, served as rear range light 1852-1902, served as front range light since 1960
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 27m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white with a vertical red stripe facing the range line on the upper third of the tower
- Material
- masonry
Structure: round masonry tower with lantern and gallery, rising from the center of a 1-story keeper's house complex
Location
- City
- Saint-Palais-sur-Mer
- Country
- 🇫🇷France
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Sea Region
- Guides ships on a northwest reach as they depart the Gironde estuary and serves as a leading light for ships entering the estuary, located on the west side of Saint-Palais-sur-Mer
- Latitude
- 45.6462°
- Longitude
- -1.1064°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Royan(3.8 km)
- ARLHS No.
- FRA-503
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