| Light | Location | Year(s) of Construction | GPS coordinates - Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Les Sept Îles | Armor coast | 1854, 1952 | 48° 52' 8"N, 3° 29' 5"W Inhabited and visitable |
| Trezien | Finistére North | 1894 |
48° 25' 27"N, 04° 46' 47"W Apply to the Office of Tourism in Plouarzel, telephone 02.98.89.69.48. |
| Roscoff | Finistére North | 1917 |
48° 43' 22"N, 03° 58' 50"W Visitable summer afternoons |
| Île de Batz | Finistére North | 1836 |
48° 44' 46"N, 04° 01' 39"W Inhabited. Apply to Syndicat d'Initiative de Batz, telephone 02.98.61.75.70 during the summer. |
| Île Vierge | Finistére North | 1845, 1902 |
48° 38' 23"N, 04° 34' 06"W Inhabited. Visitable during July-August, subject to tidal conditions. |
| Le Stiff | Île d'Ouessant | 1695 |
48° 08' 31"N, 05° 03' 27"W Visitable during July-August (another source says that it is not open to the public). |
| Saint Mathieu | Finistére, near Brest, Four channel | 1740, 1821, 1835 |
48° 19' 50"N, 04° 46' 18"W inhabited and visitable |
| Eckmülh | Finistére South, Penmarc'h | 1897 |
47° 47' 900"N, 04° 22' 400"W Inhabited and visitable |
| Pen-Men | Morbihan | 1938 |
47° 38' 53"N, 03° 30' 034"W Inhabited and visitable (D. Charles says no). |
| Goulphar | Morbihan, Belle-Île | 1836 |
47° 18' 40"N, 03° 13' 39"W Inhabited and visitable. There is also a museum here. |
| Petite Foule | Vendee, Île d'Yeu | 1829-1831 |
46° 43' 060"N, 02° 22' 930"W Inhabited and visitable |
| Les Baleines | Charente Maritime, Île de Ré | 1699, 1854 |
46° 14' 070"N, 01° 33' 070"W Inhabited and visitable |
| Chassiron | Charente Maritime, Île d'Oléron | 1836 |
46° 02' 9"N, 01° 24' 5"W Not inhabited, but visitable |
| La Coubre | Charente Maritime | 1860, 1895, 1905 |
45° 41' 8"N, 01° 14' 00"W Inhabited and visitable |
| Pointe de Grave | Gironde Aux Pyrenees | 1827 |
45° 34' 07"N, 01° 03' 58"W Check for dates/times. Museum for Cordouan at this light. |
| Cap Ferret | Gironde | 1840 |
44° 38' 803"N, 01° 14' 85"W Not inhabited but visitable. |
| Contis | Landes forest | 1863 |
44° 05' 45"N, 01° 19' 10"W Inhabited and visitable. |
| Cordouan | Gironde | 1584 |
45° 35' 11"N, 01° 10' 25"W Inhabited and visitable. Museum: see Pointe de Grave |
| Cap Camarat | Mediterranean | 1837 | 43° 12' 05"N, 06° 40' 50"E |
| La Garoupe | Alps Maritimes | 1837 |
43° 25' 33"N, 06° 52' 19"E Visitors allowed upon application. |
| Senetose | Corsica | 1890 | 41° 33' 28"N, 08° 47' 55"E |
| La Chiappa | Corsica | 1845 | 41° 35' 40"N, 09° 22' 02"E |
| Pointe Saint-Martin | Pyrénées Atlantiques, Biarritz | 1834 |
43° 29' 6"N, 01° 33' 3"W Not inhabited but visitable. |
| La Musée des Phares et Balises | Île d'Ouessant |
48° 27' 6"N, 5° 07' 8"W The museum is located at Creac'h. Although you can't visit the light itself, the museum is worth a visit, even if everything is written in French. Bring a dictionary or look at enough French lighthouse websites to get a feel for the vocabulary used. |
Like anything else, things change, and before setting out, it would be prudent to inquire either at the named application point or to the Office of Phares & Balises in Paris.
Bureau des Phares et Balises
3, place Fontenoy
75015 PARIS
Tel: 01.44.49.86.81
Fax: 01.44.49.86.80