Sept-Îles Lighthouse

Sept-Îles Lighthouse
	Sept-Îles Light, 2013
	France Côtes-d'Armor
Location	Côtes-d'Armor, France
Coordinates	48°52′43″N 3°29′24″W
Year first constructed	1835 (first)
Year first lit	1952 (current)
Automated	2007
Construction	stone tower
Tower shape	semi-cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern	unpainted tower, black lantern
Tower height	20 metres (66 ft)
Focal height	59 metres (194 ft)
Range	21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (3) W 15s
Admiralty number	A1786
NGA number	7796
ARLHS number	FRA-042[1]
France number	FR-0588[2]
Heritage	bien recensé dans l'inventaire général du patrimoine culturel, Q96755602

The Sept-Îles Lighthouse is an active lighthouse in Perros-Guirec, (Côtes-d'Armor) France, located on the Île aux moines, an island of the Sept-Îles archipelago in the English Channel. The island is accessible, but the lighthouse is closed to the public.

History

The first lighthouse, a round tower, was illuminated in May 1835, and then replaced in 1854 by a square tower 16 ft (5 m) taller.

Destroyed 4 August 1944, it was rebuilt in 1949 and relit in July 1952.

From 1957 onward, it has the used wind for electric power. The wind turbine is the most powerful in service of a French lighthouse.

The archipelago of Sept-Îles has been a bird sanctuary since 1912.

The Sept-Îles Lighthouse was one of the last French lighthouses to be de-manned, and only became automated at the end of August 2007.

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