Pointe de Barfleur Light

Phare de Gatteville, also known as Pointe de Barfleur Light, is an active lighthouse near at the tip of , department, in the region of .
  • Tourist attraction
  • …is not wheelchair accessible
  • …dates from the 18th century
  • Opening hours:
    December–January: 10:00 AM–noon and 2:00 PM–4:00 PM
    February: 10:00 AM–4:30 PM
    March and October: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
    April: 10:00 AM–5:30 PM
    May, June, and September: 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
    July–August: 10:00 AM–6:30 PM
    November: 10:00 AM–noon and 2:00 PM–4:30 PM
    December 25: closed
    January 1: closed
    May 1: closed
    October 14–17: 10:00 AM–noon and 2:00 PM–5:00 PM
  • Description: lighthouse in Manche, France, built in 1834
  • Email: accueil@pharedegatteville.fr
  • Also known as
    “Admiralty A1454”
    “Gatteville lighthouse”
    “new Gatteville Lighthouse”
    “NGA 114-8428”
    “Phare de Gatteville”
    “Pointe de Barfleur Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Chapelle des Marins and Eglise paroissiale Saint-Pierre à Gatteville-le-Phare.
is a church.
1½ km southwest of Pointe de Barfleur Light
is a castle.
3½ km southwest of Pointe de Barfleur Light

Villages in the Area

Discover Barfleur and Gouberville.
Village
is a commune and fishing village in , , northwestern France.
3 km south of Pointe de Barfleur Light
is a former commune in the department in north-western .
3½ km west of Pointe de Barfleur Light
is a commune in the department in in north-western .
4½ km south of Pointe de Barfleur Light
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Latitude
49.69645° or 49° 41′ 47″ north
Longitude
-1.26589° or 1° 15′ 57″ west
Open location code
8CXWMPWM+HJ
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man_made = lighthouse
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tourism = attraction
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Pointe de Barfleur Light” goes by many names.
Phare de GattevilleDutch
Farul din GattevilleRomanian
ГатвильRussian
Маяк ГатвильRussian
Gatteville Deniz FeneriTurkish

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