Maritime heritage, lighthouses and islands classified in New Aquitaine

Headlights classified as MH
33123 Le Verdon-sur-Mer

The Cordouan lighthouse, an architectural jewel of the 17th and 19th centuries, is France's oldest remaining lighthouse. Located at sea 7 km from Verdon-sur-Mer in New Aquitaine, it combines maritime history and unique monumental heritage.

Headlights classified as MH
17390 La Tremblade

The Coubre lighthouse, built at the beginning of the 20th century in La Tremblade in Charente-Maritime, is the highest lighthouse on the Charente coast, combining maritime history and pioneering concrete architecture.

Headlights classified as MH
17420 Saint-Palais-sur-Mer 

The lighthouse of Terre-Nègre, built in the 18th century in Saint-Palais-sur-Mer in Charente-Maritime, is a 26.60 m cylindrical tower marking the Gironde estuary and pointing to a dangerous sand bank.

Headlights classified as MH
17590 Saint-Clément-des-Baleines

The Baleines Lighthouse, built in the 19th century on the island of Ré, is an emblematic lighthouse of Saint-Clément-des-Baleines in New Aquitaine, still active and classified as a historic monument.

Headlights classified as MH
33950 Lège-Cap-Ferret

The Cap-Ferret Lighthouse, built in 1840 and rebuilt in 1947, is an iconic lighthouse located in Lège-Cap-Ferret en Gironde, offering panoramic views of the Arcachon Basin and the Atlantic Ocean.

Headlights classified as MH
40170 Saint-Julien-en-Born

The Contis Lighthouse, built in the 3rd quarter of the 19th century in Saint-Julien-en-Born (Nouvelle-Aquitaine), is an iconic 41.5-metre marine lighthouse, with a distinctive spiral black stripe added in 1937 to guide daytime navigation.

Headlights classified as MH
33123 Le Verdon-sur-Mer

The Pointe de Grave Lighthouse, built in the 3rd quarter of the 19th century in Le Verdon-sur-Mer (Nouvelle-Aquitaine), is an iconic coastal masonry lighthouse, still in operation and listed as a historic monument since 2009.

Headlights classified as MH
17110 Saint-Georges-de-Didonne

The iconic lighthouse of the late 19th century, overlooking the Gironde estuary at Saint-Georges-de-Didonne. Maritime symbol combining classical architecture and turbulent history.