Phare du Cap Leucate

The Phare du Cap Leucate is a lighthouse situated on the Cap Leucate, located in the south-eastern part of the Corbières maritimes in the French Department Aude on the territory of the commune of Leucate. It was constructed in 1950 and illuminated in 1951. It is an automatic but guarded lighthouse; visits are not permitted. The tower is 19.4 m high.[2]

Phare du Cap Leucate
Cap Leucate
LocationCap Leucate, Leucate, Aude, France.
Coordinates42°54′38.0″N 003°03′21.3″E
Year first constructed1951
Constructionmasonry tower
Tower shapesquare tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / patternwhite tower with unpainted trim, red lantern
Tower height19.4 metres (64 ft)
Focal height68.3 metres (224 ft)
Intensity180 W
Range20 nautical miles (37 km)
CharacteristicFl (2)W 10s.
Admiralty numberE0518
NGA number6088
ARLHS numberFRA-230
France numberFR-1293[1]
Heritagebien recensé dans l'inventaire général du patrimoine culturel 

See also

Sources and references

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of France: Languedoc-Roussillon". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  2. Base Mérimée: Phare de Cap Leucate, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)


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