 The lighthouse in 2007 | |
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| Location | Pointe du Grouin du Cou Bay of Biscay France |
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| Coordinates | 46°20′40″N 1°27′49″W / 46.3444°N 1.4636°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1831 (first) 1867 (second) |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Height | 16.33 metres (53.6 ft) (current) 9 metres (30 ft) (first) 14 metres (46 ft) (second) |
| Shape | octagonal tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower, black lantern |
| Heritage | listed in the general inventory of cultural heritage  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1953 (current) |
| Focal height | 30 metres (98 ft) (current) 18 metres (59 ft) (first) 28 metres (92 ft) (second)[1] |
| Light source | Halogen lamp |
| Characteristic | Fl WRG 5s (depending on direction) |
The Pointe du Grouin du Cou Lighthouse (sometimes called the La Tranche-sur-Mer Lighthouse) is a French lighthouse, located on the eponymous point in the southern part of the Vendée department; it guards the entrance to the Pertuis Breton on the Île de Ré, on the west side of La Tranche-sur-Mer. The lighthouse, constructed in 1953 to a design by Maurice Durand, replaces an earlier tower that was destroyed by retreating German troops during World War II.[2]
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