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THE LIGHTHOUSE OF THE BARGES

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85100Les Sables-D'Olonne, France
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2024
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Lighthouse built between 1857 and 1861, the first in France to be automated and which was designed to signal the entrance of the port.

2 km from La Chaume, it was built between 1857 and 1861 on the rocky plateau of Grandes Barges and restored in 1989. It was the first lighthouse in France to be automated in 1970. It consists of a basement cellar, a kitchen on the1st floor, 3 bedrooms on the2nd and3rd floors, a watchroom on the4th floor and the optical system. Made of blue Avrillé granite, the tower is 24.81 m high and 12 m in diameter at the base, with a light range of 15 miles by day, 17 miles by night. Designed to signal the entrance of the harbour, it became a lighthouse of danger after the construction of the Armandèche lighthouse.

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Laure417
Laure417
Visited in june 2019
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Le Phare des Barges - Les Sables d'Olonne
Le Phare des Barges s'aperçoit depuis le Phare de l'Armandèche. Mais pour s'en approcher, il faut posséder un bateau ou, plus facile, faire l'excursion en bateau depuis les Sables d'Olonne, car ce phare est éloigné de la côte d'environ 2 km. A noter que des canons ont été remontés suite à un naufrage sur ce site et certains sont exposés devant la Mairie de la ville.
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rommouss
rommouss
Visited in february 2019
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Belle architecture
On y accède uniquement par bateau il se situe à environ 2 km de la cote il offre la particularité d'être le premier phare à être automatisé en 1970
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Matmatou
Matmatou
Visited in september 2016
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A environ 2 kilomètres de la côte belle promenade en bateau au départ des sables d olonne. Bol d air assuré
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kermit057
kermit057
Visited in september 2016
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très beau à admirer en plein jour et au coucher du soleil. A prendre en photo
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b.duranteau
b.duranteau
Fresh air, marine wind, sun, nature in all its beauty.
to see and do not miss
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