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Grouin du Cou Lighthouse

Grouin du Cou Lighthouse

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Grouin du Cou Lighthouse

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This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Parc naturel régional du Marais poitevin

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Location: La Tranche-Sur-Mer, Les Sables-D'Olonne, Pays de la Loire, France

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1. La Tranche-sur-mer and its surroundings — circuit through the Forêt Domaniale de Longeville and Réserve naturelle la Belle Henriette

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2. Plage des Conches 🌊 – Forêt domaniale de Longeville loop from Jard-sur-Mer

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3. Longeville State Forest – Forêt domaniale de Longeville loop from La Tranche-sur-Mer

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October 8, 2020

On a hill above the Groin du Cou cape, the picturesque lighthouse, which unfortunately can't be visited inside, is raised even higher to signal ships around the treacherous coastal waters.

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November 2, 2019

The lighthouse guard the entrance to the Breton port and replaces a 9-meter lantern built in 1831. Following numerous shipwrecks, the lighthouse, a square turret with a 14-meter masonry structure, was built in 1866 to prevent captains of the dangerous surroundings of the sliced ribs made up of calcareous bottoms. Destroyed in the night of July 24, 1944 by the Germans during the Second World War, it was rebuilt in 1950 according to the plans of the architect Maurice Durand. The current lighthouse measures 16.33 meters, it is a turret painted in white of slightly pyramidal shape, with octagonal section and its lower part is square. The masonry is smooth with corbelling at the top, on a square base, forming a group with several buildings. The lantern is painted black. The lighthouse is electrified in 1953. It is automated and remotely controlled from Les Sables-d'Olonne and can not be visited. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phare_du_Grouin_du_Cou

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Grouin du Cou Lighthouse

1. La Tranche-sur-mer and its surroundings — circuit through the Forêt Domaniale de Longeville and Réserve naturelle la Belle Henriette

2. Plage des Conches 🌊 – Forêt domaniale de Longeville loop from Jard-sur-Mer

3. Longeville State Forest – Forêt domaniale de Longeville loop from La Tranche-sur-Mer

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