Phare du Cap Leucate
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Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
situated on the Cap Leucate, located in the south-eastern part of the Corbières maritimes in the French Department Aude
Aude
Aude is a department in south-central France named after the river Aude. The local council also calls the department "Cathar Country".Aude is also a frequent feminine French given name in Francophone countries, deriving initially from Aude or Oda, a wife of Bertrand, Duke of Aquitaine, and mother...
on the territory of the commune of Leucate
Leucate
Nestled between the Mediterranean sea and sea pond backing the Corbières mountains with an impressive view on the Canigou peak, Leucate is a community of typical villages lying among a unique natural landscape....
. It was constructed in 1950 and illuminated in 1951.
It is an automatic but guarded lighthouse; visits are not permitted.
Sources and references
- Phare du cap Leucate (Base Mérimée – patrimoine/ french lighthouse www database)