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Phare du Cap Ferrat

Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Alpes-Maritimes, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Le phare en totalité, y compris le passage sur voûte donnant accès au logement des gardiens ; les façades et toitures de l'ensemble des bâtiments de dépendances ; l'ensemble du jardin avec ses murs de clôture et ses portails (cad. AH 19) : classement par arrêté du 13 septembre 2012
Protection dates
2012/09/13 : classé MH
Type
phare
Main period of construction
3e quart 20e siècle
Dates
1952
Architect or builder
Espitalier C. (ingénieur)
Ownership
propriété de l'État
Address
11 chemin du Phare
Commune
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
Département
Alpes-Maritimes
Region
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Country
France
Coordinates
43.67533, 7.32706
Mérimée reference
PA06000043

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University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1838 map "Marseille - Nizza" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Le phare, originellement appelé phare de Villafranca avant de devenir le phare du Cap Ferrat en 1860, fut reconstruit, en 1952, d'après le projet de l'ingénieur C. Espitalier qui réalisa une tour pyramidale à pans coupés, en pierre. Les logements furent restaurés, affectant la forme d'une grosse maison traditionnelle rectangulaire, ainsi que le bâtiment de service et des ouvrages d'art (murs, escaliers, terrasses) aux abords de la tour.

English translation

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The lighthouse, originally called the Villafranca lighthouse before becoming the Cap Ferrat lighthouse in 1860, was rebuilt in 1952 according to a project by engineer C. Espitalier who created a pyramidal tower with cut angles, in stone. The dwellings were restored, taking the form of a large rectangular traditional house, as well as the service building and engineering works (walls, stairs, terraces) in the vicinity of the tower.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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