Vierge Island Light

Île Vierge is a 6-hectare islet lying 1.5 kilometres off the north-west coast of Brittany, opposite the village of Lilia. It is in the commune of , in the département of .
Wikipedia
Photo: Larvor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Finistère, France
  • Also known as: “Ile Vierge lighthouse”, “Île Vierge lighthouse”, “Île Vierge Lighthouse”, “Île Vierge Lighthouse (1902)”, “La Vierge Light”, “Lighthouse Île Vierge”, and “Phare de l’Ile Vierge”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Île Vierge lighthouse and Île Vierge.

Lighthouse
Photo: Falken, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Islet
Photo: Larvor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a 6-hectare islet lying 1.5 kilometres off the north-west coast of Brittany, opposite the village of Lilia. It is in the commune of , in the département of . is situated 120 metres west of Vierge Island Light.

Islet
Photo: Moreau.henri, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an islet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Landéda.

Village
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is a commune in the department of in north-western . is situated 6 km south of Vierge Island Light.

Vierge Island Light

Latitude
48.63885° or 48° 38′ 20″ north
Longitude
-4.5675° or 4° 34′ 3″ west
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Inception
19th century
Height
82 metres (269 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8CWQJCQJ+GX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 93055283
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
11073516
Wiki­data ID
Q1639005
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Satellite Map

Discover Vierge Island Light from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Vierge Island Light” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Birjina uharteko itsasargia”
  • Breton: “Tour tan enez Werc’h”
  • Breton: “Tour-tan Enez Werc’h”
  • Breton: “Tour-tan Enez-Werc’h”
  • Catalan: “far de l’Île Vierge”
  • Catalan: “far de l’Illa Verge”
  • Dutch: “Vuurtoren van Ile Vierge”
  • Dutch: “Vuurtoren van Île Vierge”
  • French: “phare de l’Île Vierge”
  • French: “Phare de l’île Vierge”
  • German: “Phare de l’Île Vierge”
  • Italian: “Faro dell’Île Vierge”
  • Spanish: “Faro de Isla Virgen”
  • Swedish: “Île Vierge”
  • Turkish: “Virgin Adaları Deniz Feneri”

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Explore places such as Meledan and Kastell Ac’h.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Le 1er phare de l’île vierge and Billets.

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