La Vieille

La Vieille is a lighthouse in the département of at the commune of , on the northwest coast of France. It lies on the rock known as Gorlebella, guiding mariners in the strait , across from the companion lighthouse —also known as Petite Vieille.
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Finistère, France
  • Also known as: “Gorlebella”, “La vieille”, “La Vieille Lighthouse”, “Lighthouse la Vieille”, “Vieille Light”, and “Vieille Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Chapel Saint-They and Chapel of Saint Michael.

Church
Photo: HeinrichStuerzl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 4 km northeast of La Vieille.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a church, which is situated 4 km east of La Vieille.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Île-de-Sein.

Village
Photo: blue eyes photographies, CC BY 2.0.
The is a Breton in the Atlantic… is situated 7 km west of La Vieille.

La Vieille

Latitude
48.04067° or 48° 2′ 26″ north
Longitude
-4.75645° or 4° 45′ 23″ west
Established
1882
Height
39 metres (128 feet)
Open location code
8CWQ26RV+7C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 737263555
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
3231760
Wiki­data ID
Q2085015
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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: “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”
  • Turkish: “Eski Deniz Feneri”
  • Uzbek: “La Vieille mayog’i”
  • Uzbek: “La Vieille mayogʻi”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Poulmostré and Porzh Bestre.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Notre-Dame des Naufragés and Abri de la Pointe du Raz.

Finistère: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Brest and Quimper.

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