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Saint-Clément-des-Baleines, France

Phare des Baleineaux

Saint-Clément-des-Baleines, France

Phare des Baleineaux
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The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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On the Île de Ré in Saint-Clément-des-Baleines, the Phare des Baleineaux stands as a 31-meter lighthouse designed by Léonce Reynaud, the renowned nineteenth-century French lighthouse engineer. Classified as a monument historique, this beacon represents the technical expertise and architectural vision that characterized French maritime infrastructure of the period. Its enduring presence on this coastal island reflects both its functional importance to seafaring and its recognition as a significant historical structure.

Architect

Type
lighthouse
Heritage
classified historical monument, monument historique inscrit
Height
31 m
Place
Saint-Clément-des-Baleines, France

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Location

46.26361, -1.58667