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Phare des Barges

Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Le phare avec sa jetée (cad. non cadastré, domaine public maritime) : inscription par arrêté du 21 octobre 2011
Protection dates
2011/10/21 : inscrit MH
Type
phare
Main period of construction
19e siècle
Ownership
propriété de l'État
Commune
Les Sables-d'Olonne
Département
Vendée
Region
Pays de la Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
46.49457, -1.83699
Mérimée reference
PA85000043

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1756 map "Carte de Cassini (c. 1756)" (IGN France — Géoportail).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Ce phare est représentatif de la typologie définie par Léonce Raynaud. Il est remarquable par l'authenticité de ses installations intérieures originelles

English translation

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This lighthouse is representative of the typology defined by Léonce Reynaud. It is remarkable for the authenticity of its original interior installations

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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