Honfleur Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Honfleur Lighthouse
Also known as: Honfleur (Feu de l'Hôpital)
The Honfleur Lighthouse is a round, cylindrical masonry tower built in 1857. It stands 25 meters tall and features a gallery, though its lantern has been removed. Originally situated at the estuary's edge, land reclamation over time has moved it inland, away from the current shoreline. The lighthouse ceased active service in 1908, replaced by the Falaise des Fonds lighthouse. Despite its inactivity, the tower remains accessible to the public at its base, located along the D513 highway on the northwest edge of Honfleur.
Why it matters: The lighthouse gained lasting cultural significance as the subject of an 1886 painting by Georges Seurat. Its current location, far from the water it once served, illustrates the impact of land reclamation on coastal infrastructure.
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 25m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- round masonry tower with gallery
- Material
- masonry
Structure: unpainted round masonry tower with gallery; lantern removed
Location
- City
- Honfleur
- Country
- 🇫🇷France
- Region
- Normandy
- Sea Region
- Estuary near the hospital, now some distance from the shore due to land fill, located on the D513 highway at the northwest edge of Honfleur.
- Latitude
- 49.4247°
- Longitude
- 0.2283°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Honfleur(0.5 km)
- ARLHS No.
- FRA-682
- Wikidata
- Q3378252 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1857
Significant events: Inactive since 1908, replaced by Falaise des Fonds lighthouse in 1908, subject of a painting by Georges Seurat in 1886
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
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