Goulphar Lighthouse
The Goulphar Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Belle-Île-en-Mer in France. It is a granite tower combining the technical buildings and the keepers' lodgings, designed by Augustin Fresnel. Goulphar was listed as Monument historique in 1995.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Morbihan, France
- Also known as: “Admiralty D1032”, “Goulphar lighthouse”, and “NGA 113-640”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Belle Île and Ancienne station radar de Port-Coton.
Belle Île
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Belle Île (officially Belle-Île-en-Mer to distinguish it from another municipality in Brittany is an island off the coast of Brittany.
Ancienne station radar de Port-Coton
Historic site
Photo: Mikani, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ancienne station radar de Port-Coton is a historic site, which is situated 1 km south of Goulphar Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bangor and Sauzon.
Bangor
Village
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Bangor is a commune in the Morbihan department in the Brittany region of north-western France. It is one of the four communes on the island of Belle-Île. Bangor is situated 3 km east of Goulphar Lighthouse.
Sauzon
Village
Photo: Pline, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sauzon is a commune on the island of Belle Île in the Morbihan department of the region of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Sauzon are called Sauzonnais. Sauzon is situated 7 km north of Goulphar Lighthouse.
Le Palais
Village
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Le Palais is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in northwestern France. It is one of the four communes on the island of Belle Île. Le Palais is situated 7 km northeast of Goulphar Lighthouse.
Goulphar Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Brittany, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.31085° or 47° 18′ 39″ northLongitude
-3.22711° or 3° 13′ 38″ westLevels
2Height
53 metres (174 feet)Open location code
8CVR8Q6F+85OpenStreetMap ID
way 63697430OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q1364573
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Swedish—“Goulphar Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Tour-tan ar Goulfar”
- Breton: “Tour-tan Goulfar”
- French: “phare de Goulphar”
- French: “Phare de Goulphar”
- French: “phare du Goulphar”
- German: “Phare de Goulphar”
- German: “Phare du Goulphar”
- Swedish: “Goulphar fyr”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Le grand phare and Port Goulphar.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Goulphar Lighthouse”. Photo: CaptainHaddock, CC BY-SA 3.0.