Héaux de Bréhat lighthouse

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Phare des Heaux de Bréhat is the name of a lighthouse to the community Tréguier in the department of Côtes -d'Armor in Brittany. It has a range of 15 nautical miles ( white) and 11 nautical miles ( red and green) and was built by Léonce Reynaud 1840. HEAUX Brehat marks the westernmost point of the bay of Saint -Brieuc, the bypass around the headland Talbert user to access the Trieux estuary and the island of Brehat.

The lighthouse is listed as a historic monument of France since 23 May 2011.

History

1831, the Commission decided for lighthouses on the reef before the congregation Tréguier to build a lighthouse. Due to the strong surf and extreme currents, it was difficult on a rock that lay to tide times under water, to build a tower. In April 1834 Augustin Jean Fresnel commissioned the 32- year-old engineer Léonce Reynaud, implement the project. Due to the great experience of the English and Scots in the area of the lighthouse building, located Reynauf oriented to the two towers Eddystone and Bell Rock.

Many of the difficulties (eg announced several companies concluded contracts because of the great dangers on the reef ) delayed the completion and could cost rises far above the Calculated. So alone cost the tower without optic and lantern 531,679.28 francs. The fire lit on February 1, 1840 for the first time. On June 18, 1903, a white flashing light that shone at intervals of four seconds installed. In August 1944, the Wehrmacht blew up the top 15 meters of the tower. The damage, however, was quickly resolved and the tower - with an additional floor and now 57 meters Height - rebuilt. The light-emitting interval was increased to five seconds. In 1982, the automation of the plant.

After the Phare du Four you croisic (1822 ), the lighthouse HEAUX Brehat is the second oldest maritime lighthouse in France.