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  2. Patrimoine
  3. Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur
  4. Var
  5. 83350 Ramatuelle

  6. Cape Camarat Lighthouse

 Cape Camarat Lighthouse à Ramatuelle dans le Var

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine maritime
Phare classé MH
Var

Cape Camarat Lighthouse

    Cap Camarat
    83350 Ramatuelle
State ownership
Museums of France
All the maritime heritage of France Headlights classified as MH
Phare du cap Camarat
Phare du cap Camarat
Phare du cap Camarat
Phare du cap Camarat
Phare du cap Camarat
Crédit photo : Jlucnet - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1800
1900
2000
1829-1832
Initial construction
1836
Alternative construction date
1946
Lighthouse electrification
1977
Headlight automation
19 septembre 2012
Historical Monument
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The lighthouse in full; the facades and roofs of the two housing units; the fence wall and the entrance gate (see Box AL 39): registration by order of 19 September 2012

Key figures

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Origin and history

The Cape Camarat lighthouse, located in Ramatuelle in the Var, was built between 1829 and 1832 (according to Wikipedia) or in 1836 (according to Monumentum). This emblematic monument presents itself as a square tower in smooth masonry, centered on a square base at one level, with stone corner chains. A cylindrical shelter supports a large metal lantern. Managed by the Lighthouse and Beacon Service, it is now remotely controlled from Porquerolles station.

With a height of 129.80 meters above sea level, it is France's second lighthouse by the height of its light source. Nearby is the Camarat semaphore, administered by the National Navy, which houses an ASN (Digital Selective Call), a global marine distress and safety system. The lighthouse was electrified in 1946 and automated in 1977.

Ranked as a Historic Monument, the lighthouse has been fully protected since a decree of 19 September 2012, including its housing, its fence wall and its entrance gate. Its exact location is reported in Ramatuelle (code Insee 83101), in the department of Var, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d的Azur region. The sources available (Wikipedia, Monumentum, Merimée base) confirm its heritage and technical importance.

External links

Page Wikipedia
Page Monumentum