Maritime heritage, lighthouses and islands classified in the Hauts-de-France

Phare classé MH
62480 Le Portel

The Alprech Lighthouse, built in 1962 at Portel (Hauts-de-France), is a cylindrical metal tower with external staircase, listed as a historical monument since 2010.

Forme de radoube et cale sèche
59140 Dunkerque

The forms of refit n°3 and n°5, built at the end of the 19th century in Dunkirk, are historic stone harbour infrastructure, accompanied by a pumping plant dating back to 1892, bearing witness to the industrial extension of the port.

Tour
59140 Dunkerque

The Leughenaer Tower, built in the 15th century in Dunkirk, is an octagonal tower of 30 meters, classified as a historical monument and ancient aid to port navigation.

Phare classé MH
62100 Calais

The Calais lighthouse, built in 1848 in Pas-de-Calais, is an octagonal 19th century coastal lighthouse, classified as a historic monument. It is distinguished by its urban architecture and its history related to navigation.

Bateau classé
59140 Dunkerque

The Sandettié is a 1947 French fireboat, last in service, now a floating museum in Dunkirk (Hauts-de-France). Ranked a historic monument, it illustrates the maritime history and life of the crews on the sand banks of the North Sea.

Bateau classé
59140 Dunkerque

The Duchess Anne, three-mast square of 1901, is the largest sailing boat preserved in France, transformed into a museum ship in Dunkirk. Ranked a historic monument, this masterpiece of naval architecture bears witness to the history of school ships and the German and then French merchant navy.

Phare classé MH
62520 Le Touquet-Paris-Plage

The Canche Lighthouse, built in the middle of the 20th century in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, is an iconic 57.60 m concrete and brick lighthouse, classified as a historic monument. It replaces two lighthouses destroyed in 1944 and marks the estuary of the Canche.

Phare classé MH
62179 Audinghen

The Cape Gris-Nez lighthouse, built in the 19th and 20th centuries in Audinghen (Hauts-de-France), is a historic stone monument overlooking the Opale coast, rebuilt after 1944 and still in operation.