La Vieille
La Vieille is a lighthouse in the département of Finistère at the commune of Plogoff, on the northwest coast of France. It lies on the rock known as Gorlebella, guiding mariners in the strait Raz de Sein, across from the companion lighthouse Tourelle de la Plate—also known as Petite Vieille.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Finistère, France
- Also known as: “La Vieille Lighthouse”, “Lighthouse la Vieille”, “Phare de la Vieille”, “Vieille Light”, and “Vieille Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pointe du Raz and Statue de Notre-Dame des Naufragés.
Pointe du Raz
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Pointe du Raz is a promontory that extends into the Atlantic from western Brittany, in France. The local Breton name is Beg ar Raz. It is the western point of the commune of Plogoff, Finistère. Pointe du Raz is situated 1½ km east of La Vieille.
Statue de Notre-Dame des Naufragés
Work of art
Photo: Elleka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Statue de Notre-Dame des Naufragés is a work of art, which is situated 1½ km east of La Vieille.
Chapel of Saint Michael
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Chapel of Saint Michael is a church, which is situated 4 km east of La Vieille.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Île-de-Sein.
Île-de-Sein
Village
Photo: blue eyes photographies, CC BY 2.0.
The Île de Sein is a Breton island in the Atlantic Ocean, off Finistère, eight kilometres from the Pointe du Raz, from which it is separated by the Raz de Sein. Île-de-Sein is situated 7 km west of La Vieille.
La Vieille
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Finistère, Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.04067° or 48° 2′ 26″ northLongitude
-4.75645° or 4° 45′ 23″ westInception
1882Height
39 metres (128 feet)Open location code
8CWQ26RV+7COpenStreetMap ID
way 737263555OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“La Vieille” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “لا فييل”
- Basque: “La Vieille itsasargia”
- Breton: “Tour-tan ar Wrac’h Vras”
- Breton: “Tour-tan ar Wrach Vras”
- Chinese: “拉维埃耶”
- Chuvash: “Ла-Вьей çуткăçĕ”
- Chuvash: “Ла-Вьей маякӗ”
- Dutch: “La Vieille”
- Dutch: “Vuurtoren van la Vieille”
- Esperanto: “Lumturo La Vieille”
- Finnish: “La Vieille”
- French: “Gorlebella”
- French: “La vieille”
- French: “La Vieille”
- French: “phare de la Vieille”
- French: “Phare de la Vieille”
- German: “Phare de la Vieille”
- Japanese: “ラ・ヴィエイユ灯台”
- Persian: “لاویل”
- Polish: “Latarnia morska La Vieille”
- Russian: “Маяк Вьей”
- Russian: “Маяк Ла-Вьей”
- Spanish: “Faro de la Vieille”
- Swedish: “La Vieille”
- Uzbek: “La Vieille mayog’i”
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