La Coubre Lighthouse
The La Coubre Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse that is still in service in La Tremblade, in Charente-Maritime, in France. La Coubre is 64 metres high and is the highest in the department.Photo: Dimimis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Description: lighthouse in Charente-Maritime, France
- Also known as: “Coubre Lighthouse” and “Lighthouse of La Coubre”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sémaphore de la Coubre.
Sémaphore de la Coubre
Tower
Photo: Dimimis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sémaphore de la Coubre is a tower, which is situated 620 metres east of La Coubre Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Les Mathes and Arvert.
Les Mathes
Village
Photo: Dimimis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Les Mathes is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. The commune includes the beach resort La Palmyre, and the Palmyre Zoo. Les Mathes is situated 7 km east of La Coubre Lighthouse.
Arvert
Village
Photo: Cobber17, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arvert is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as Alvertons or Alvertonnes. Arvert is situated 10 km northeast of La Coubre Lighthouse.
La Coubre Lighthouse
- Categories: lighthouse, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: La Tremblade, Arrondissement of Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.69652° or 45° 41′ 48″ northLongitude
-1.23324° or 1° 13′ 60″ westInception
20th centuryHeight
65 metres (213 feet)Open location code
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way 77448484OpenStreetMap feature
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historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointWikidata ID
Q3378474
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Satellite Map
Discover La Coubre Lighthouse from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“La Coubre Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Lighthouse of La Coubre”
- Esperanto: “Lumturo de La Coubre”
- French: “phare de la Coubre”
- French: “Phare de la Coubre”
- German: “Leuchtturm von La Coubre”
- German: “Phare de la Coubre”
- Polish: “Latarnia morska La Coubre”
- Spanish: “Faro de la Coubre”
- Turkish: “Coubre Deniz Feneri”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include La Coubre Lighthouse and Plage de la Coubre.
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