Dunkirk Lighthouse
Dunkirk Lighthouse is an automated first order port lighthouse, the highest of this type in France. It is sited near Dunkirk. Construction of the lighthouse was completed in 1843.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Alain.Darles, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Nord, France
- Also known as: “Dunkerque Lighthouse” and “Dunkirk lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hôtel de Ville, Dunkirk and Dunkirk Port Museum.
Hôtel de Ville, Dunkirk
Town hall
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Hôtel de Ville is a municipal building in Dunkirk, Nord, northern France, standing on the Place Charles Valentin. It was designated a monument historique by the French government in 1989. Hôtel de Ville, Dunkirk is situated 1½ km southeast of Dunkirk Lighthouse.
Dunkirk Port Museum
Museum
Photo: Grumpy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dunkirk Port Museum is situated 1¼ km southeast of Dunkirk Lighthouse.
Sandettié
Photo: Alain.Darles, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sandettié is situated 1¼ km southeast of Dunkirk Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Malo-les-Bains and Saint-Pol-sur-Mer.
Malo-les-Bains
Suburb
Photo: Pichasso, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dunkirk is a major port city in the department of Nord in northern France. It lies on the North Sea, 10 kilometres from the Belgian border. It has the third-largest French harbour. The population of the commune in 2019 was 86,279.
Saint-Pol-sur-Mer
Suburb
Photo: Raptor-kev, Public domain.
Saint-Pol-sur-Mer is a former commune in the Nord department in northern France. Since 9 December 2010, it is part of the commune of Dunkirk. In 2022 it had 20,346 inhabitants. Saint-Pol-sur-Mer is situated 3 km southwest of Dunkirk Lighthouse.
Rosendaël
Suburb
Photo: Pichasso, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rosendaël is a former commune in the Nord department in northern France. In 1971 it was merged into Dunkirk. It currently has 18,272 inhabitants in an area of 3.97 km2. Rosendaël is situated 3 km east of Dunkirk Lighthouse.
Dunkirk Lighthouse
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dunkirk, Arrondissement of Dunkirk, North, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.04888° or 51° 2′ 56″ northLongitude
2.36442° or 2° 21′ 52″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Height
63 metres (207 feet)Open location code
9F3429X7+HQOpenStreetMap ID
way 751717753OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
11101405Wikidata ID
Q3378220
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Dunkirk Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Vuurtoren van Duinkerke”
- French: “phare de Dunkerque”
- French: “Phare de Dunkerque”
- French: “Phare de Risban”
- French: “phare du Risban”
- German: “Leuchtturm von Dünkirchen”
- German: “Phare de Dunkerque”
- German: “Phare du Risban”
- Spanish: “Faro de Dunkerque”
- Swedish: “Dunkerque fyr”
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