L'Armendèche lighthouse

L'Armendèche lighthouse

L'Armendèche lighthouse
L'Armendèche lighthouse
France
Coordinates 46°29′24″N 1°48′17″W / 46.489864°N 1.804768°W / 46.489864; -1.804768
Year first constructed 1968
Automated 1968
Construction concrete tower
Tower shape hexagonal prism tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower, red lantern
Height 38.96 metres (127.8 ft)
Focal height 42 metres (138 ft)
Intensity 440,000 candela
Range 22.5 nautical miles (41.7 km; 25.9 mi)[1]
Characteristic Fl (2+1) W 15s.
Admiralty number D1196
NGA number 1180
ARLHS number FRA-173[2]

L'Armendèche lighthouse is a French lighthouse located along the coast of the Vendée department; it is located in La Chaume, a district of Les Sables-d'Olonne. It was the last major lighthouse to be constructed on French territory, and takes its name from that of a place just down the coast.

The lighthouse was constructed in 1968 to a design by local architect Maurice Durand; unlike his other lighthouses, it was not meant to replace a tower which had been destroyed during World War II, but was instead built new as a landfall light. It was constructed in response to criticisms from local sailors, who said that due to development along the shoreline they could no longer see the harbor lights at the entrance to the town harbor.[3]

The lighthouse is a hexagonal concrete tower, with lantern and gallery, designed in the Art Deco style. It is 128 feet tall, and is white; the lantern is painted red. The light shows three white flashes in a two-one pattern every fifteen seconds.[3] It was automated at the time of its construction, and is controlled from Les Sables-d'Olonne; it is government property, and may not be visited.

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References

  1. ↑ L'Armendèche lighthouse Ministère de l'Écologie, du Développement durable et de l'Énergie (French)
  2. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of France: La Vendée". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of France: Loire-Atlantique". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.


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Coordinates: 46°29′23″N 01°48′17″W / 46.48972°N 1.80472°W / 46.48972; -1.80472

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