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.
- Lighthouse
- …lies at an elevation of 24 metres (79 feet)
- …dates from 1882
- …stands 39 metres (128 feet) tall
- Description: lighthouse in Finistère, France
- Also known as“La Vieille Lighthouse”“Lighthouse la Vieille”“Phare de la Vieille”“Vieille Light”“Vieille Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Statue de Notre-Dame des Naufragés and Chapel Saint-They.
Statue de Notre-Dame des Naufragés
Statue de Notre-Dame des Naufragés is a work of art.
1½ km east of La Vieille
Chapel Saint-They
Chapel Saint-They is a church.
4 km northeast of La Vieille
Chapel of Saint Michael
Chapel of Saint Michael is a church.
4 km east of La Vieille
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Île-de-Sein.
Île-de-Sein
The Île de Sein is a Breton island in the Atlantic…
7 km west of La Vieille
La Vieille
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Latitude
48.04067° or 48° 2′ 26″ north
Longitude
-4.75645° or 4° 45′ 23″ west
Open location code
8CWQ26RV+7C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = yes
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made = lighthouse
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“La Vieille” goes by many names.
لا فييلArabic
La Vieille itsasargiaBasque
Tour-tan ar Wrac’h VrasBreton
拉维埃耶Chinese
Ла-Вьей çуткăçĕChuvash
Ла-Вьей маякӗChuvash
La VieilleDutch
Vuurtoren van la VieilleDutch
Lumturo La VieilleEsperanto
La VieilleFinnish
ラ・ヴィエイユ灯台Japanese
لاویلPersian
Latarnia morska La VieillePolish
Маяк ВьейRussian
Маяк Ла-ВьейRussian
La VieilleSwedish
Eski Deniz FeneriTurkish
La Vieille mayog’iUzbek
Places with the Same Name
Localities in the Area
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Finistère: Highlights
Learn more about Brest and Quimper.
