Phare de l’Espiguette
The Phare de l'Espiguette is a 27-metre -high square tower. Built in 1869, the lighthouse is found on the Pointe de l'Espiguette, near to Le Grau-du-Roi on the Gulf of Lion in Occitanie, France.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Gard, France
- Also known as: “Espiguette Lighthouse” and “Phare De L’espiguette”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port-Camargue and Le Grau-du-Roi.
Port-Camargue
Quarter
Photo: Ariadacapo, CC BY 4.0.
Port-Camargue is a district of the town of Le Grau-du-Roi, in the Gard department in the administrative region of Occitanie. Built in the 1960s, it is today one of the biggest marinas in Europe. Port-Camargue is situated 4 km north of Phare de l’Espiguette.
Le Grau-du-Roi
Town
Photo: Daniel VILLAFRUELA, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Le Grau-du-Roi is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It is the only commune in Gard to have a frontage on the Mediterranean. To the west is the Herault department and La Grande-Motte village, and to the east is the Bouches-du-Rhone department. Le Grau-du-Roi is situated 5 km north of Phare de l’Espiguette.
La Grande-Motte
Town
Photo: Jjoulie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Grande-Motte is a commune in the Hérault département in Occitanie in southern France. The commune was created in 1974 from part of the commune of Mauguio. La Grande-Motte is situated 9 km northwest of Phare de l’Espiguette.
Phare de l’Espiguette
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Le Grau-du-Roi, Arrondissement of Nîmes, Gard, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.48768° or 43° 29′ 16″ northLongitude
4.14176° or 4° 8′ 30″ eastElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Inception
19th centuryHeight
26 metres (85 feet)Open location code
8FM6F4QR+3POpenStreetMap ID
node 296911109OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
11101851Wikidata ID
Q1031071
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Phare de l’Espiguette” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de l’Espiguette”
- French: “Phare de l’Espiguette”
- German: “Phare de l’Espiguette”
- Romanian: “Farul de la Espiguette”
- Turkish: “Espiguette Deniz Feneri”
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