Phare de Gatteville
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| Location: | Manche , Normandy , France | ||
| Geographical location: | 49 ° 41 '47.1 " N , 1 ° 15' 57.2" W | ||
| Fire carrier height : | 75 m | ||
| Fire height : | 72 m | ||
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| Identifier : | Fl (2) W.10s | ||
| Optics: | Fresnel lens | ||
| Operating mode: | Xenon 1600 W | ||
| Function: | Orientation fire | ||
| Construction time: | 1829-1835 | ||
| Operating time: | since 1835 | ||
The Phare de Gatteville is a lighthouse on the French Channel coast in the Manche department . It stands at Pointe de Barfleur , in the municipality of Gatteville-le-Phare , and forms the north-western border of the Baie de Seine .
history
The proposal to build a lighthouse near Barfleur came from the fortress builder Vauban , who wanted to reduce the risk of shipwrecks. One of the most famous shipwrecks in this area is that of the White Ship , which sank in 1120. The decision to build the first lighthouse was taken in 1775 by the Rouen Chamber of Commerce and the tower was then built under the direction of the engineer Duchesne .
In 1825, a nationwide “General Program for the Illumination of the Coasts of France” ( Program général d'éclairage des côtes de France ) was adopted, according to which two lighthouses should completely cover the area in between. Since this could not be implemented with the existing tower, construction of a new lighthouse began in 1829 at a distance of 60 meters. The new lighthouse was built in neoclassical style under the direction of the engineer Morice de la Rüe and commissioned in 1835. The old lighthouse was used as an optical telegraph (French: Sémaphore ).
The new lighthouse was electrified in 1896. In 2009, both buildings were declared Monuments historiques .
Tidal energy
Just like in the Raz Blanchard , the tidal power can be developed in the Raz de Barfleur .
gallery
The old lighthouse
New and old lighthouse from the air
New and old lighthouse seen from the sea
See also
Other lighthouses on the northern coast of the Manche department:
- Phare de la Hague , lighthouse built in the 1830s under the 1825 program.
- Phare du Cap Lévi , supplementary lighthouse built in the 1850s.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pointe de Barfleur website Wikimanche .
- ↑ a b c Phare de Gatteville et ancien phare, sémaphore de Barfleur. In: Mérimée database . French Ministry of Culture , accessed February 23, 2013 (French).
- ↑ Renewable energies developpement-durable.gouv.fr, mars 2013. see in particular p. 46 (French).
- ↑ West Normandy Marine Energy ( Memento of the original from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French)
