Maritime heritage, lighthouses and islands classified in Normandy

Patrimoine maritime
50400 Granville

The guard corps of Saint-Pair, built in the 18th century in Granville, Normandy, is a former military coastal surveillance post located at the Pointe du Roc, listed as historical monuments.

Phare classé MH
76119 Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer

The Ailly Lighthouse, built in the middle of the 20th century in Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer, Normandy, is an iconic maritime lighthouse that succeeds three historic buildings, now classified as a historic monument.

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
50760 Gatteville-le-Phare

The Gatteville Lighthouse, built in the 18th and 19th centuries in Gatteville-le-Phare (Manche), is the second highest lighthouse in France, pointing to the dangerous currents of the Raz de Barfleur in Normandy.

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.

Île
50530 Genêts

Tombelaine is a granite island in the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel, near Genêts in Normandy, marked by a religious and military history since the 11th century.

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
27680 Quillebeuf-sur-Seine

The Quillebeuf Lighthouse, built in the 19th century in Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, Normandy, is a brick turret marking a curve of the Seine, still in operation and listed as a historic monument since 2010.