Île d'Yeu lighthouse
lighthouse in Vendée, France
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Summary
Île d'Yeu lighthouse is a lighthouse[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of lighthouse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: L'Île-d'Yeu[3]
- Country: France[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: North Atlantic Ocean[5]
- Continent: Europe[6]
- Architect: Maurice Durand[7]
- Made from material: concrete[8]
- Location: Île d'Yeu[9]
- Designed by: Maurice Durand[10]
- Commons category: Grand Phare de l'Île d'Yeu[11]
- Color: white[12], green[13]
- Inception: 1950[14]
- Source of energy: mains electricity[15]
- Coordinate location: 46.7175, -2.3822222222222[16]
- Located in/on physical feature: Île d'Yeu[17]
- Service entry: 1951[18], May 1, 1950[19]
- Significant event: electrification[20], automatization[21]
- Light characteristic: Fl W 5s[22]
- Visitors per year: 6254[23]
- Replaces: Île d'Yeu lighthouse[24]
- Shape: square[25]
- Heritage designation: monument historique inscrit[26], Q111244206[27]
- Native label: Grand Phare de l'Île d'Yeu[28]
- Height: 40 m[29], 37.5 m[30]
- Has part(s) of the class: tread[31]
- Focal height: 56 m[32]
Why It Matters
Île d'Yeu lighthouse is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]