The lighthouse was built as a landfall light because development along the shoreline had obscured mariners' view of the harbor entrance lights. Located on a point of land just off the D6 coastal highway on the west side of Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie. ARLHS # FRA-310 (D 1189.6)
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