Maritime heritage, lighthouses and islands classified in Normandy

Phare classé MH
50400 Granville

The Cape Lihou Lighthouse, built in the 2nd quarter of the 19th century in Granville, Normandy, is a historic grey granite lighthouse, still in service and classified as a historic monument since 2009.

50100 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

The command post of the Kriegsmarine in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin is a German military structure built during the Second World War, located at 32 rue François Lavieille. This historic vestige bears witness to the Nazi occupation in Normandy.

Phare classé MH
27680 Saint-Samson-de-la-Roque

La Roque Lighthouse, a 19th century disused flagship, dominates the Seine estuary in Saint-Samson-de-la-Roque (Eure), Normandy. Built in 1849, it combined home and maritime signal.

14600 Honfleur

The foreport of Honfleur, built in the 19th century in Normandy, is the last vestige of the harbour infrastructure of this time, including lighthouse, huts and mast of signs inscribed with historical monuments.

Phare classé MH
50440 Auderville

The Hague Lighthouse, or Goury Lighthouse, is a 19th-century maritime lighthouse located in Alderville, Manche, Normandy. Built on an isolated rock, it signals the raz Blanchard, one of the most powerful currents in Europe.

Forme de radoube et cale sèche
50400 Granville

Granville's radub shape, built in 1888, is a granite oval basin located at the Pan-Coupé wharf, dedicated to naval repair until 1978.

Phare classé MH
50400 Granville

Chausey Lighthouse, 19th-century flagship house on Grande-Île de Chausey (Granville, Normandy), has been guiding ships in a dangerous archipelago since 1848.

14111 Louvigny

Louvigny Gate, a 17th century vestige located in Calvados, has been a listed historical monument since 1928, an example of Norman architecture.