Pointe du Grouin du Cou Lighthouse
Pointe du Grouin du Cou Lighthouse has a focal height of 30 metres and a tower height of 16.3 metres. It was built in 1953.
- Focal height
- 30 metres
- Tower height
- 16.3 metres
- Built
- 1953
- First lit
- 1953
- Light characteristic
- Fl WRG 5s (depending on direction)
- Coordinates
- 46.34444, -1.46361
The Pointe du Grouin du Cou Lighthouse is located in France, specifically at Pointe du Grouin du Cou in the Bay of Biscay. The lighthouse was built in 1953 and stands at a tower height of 16.3m with a focal height of 30m. It can be found at the coordinates 46.344444, -1.463611.
Light and tower
It lies on the Bay of Biscay. It has an octagonal tower with balcony and lantern tower. The tower is built of concrete. Its daymark is white tower, black lantern. The light has a focal height of 30 metres. Its light characteristic is Fl WRG 5s (depending on direction). It was first lit in 1953.
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- Notes
- The lighthouse was designed by Maurice Durand.
- Marking
- white tower, black lantern
- Year Built
- 1953
- Description
- The '''Pointe du Grouin du Cou Lighthouse''' (sometimes called the '''La Tranche-sur-Mer Lighthouse''') is a French lighthouse, located on the eponymous point in the southern part of the Vendée department; it guards the entrance to the Pertuis Breton on the Île de Ré, on the west side of La Tranche-sur-Mer. The lighthouse, constructed in 1953 to a design by Maurice Durand, replaces an earlier tower that was destroyed by retreating German troops during World War II.
- Tower Shape
- octagonal tower with balcony and lantern
- Light Source
- [[Halogen]] lamp
- Body Of Water
- Bay of Biscay
- Image Caption
- The lighthouse in 2007
- Location Text
- Pointe du Grouin du Cou<br /> [[Bay of Biscay]]<br />[[France]]
- Focal Height M
- 30
- Tower Height M
- 16.3
- Year First Lit
- 1953
- Light Characteristic
- Fl WRG 5s (depending on direction)
- Construction Material
- concrete tower