Phare de Lanvaon, Maritime lighthouse in Plouguerneau, France

Phare de Lanvaon is a square masonry tower with stone quoins, built in Plouguerneau and commissioned in 1868. It adjoins technical rooms and was inhabited until 1991. In the 1980s the top of the tower was painted orange, then red, so it could be spotted from the sea by day.

Construction of this tower began in 1868 to replace an earlier light source that had been placed in the Plouguerneau church bell tower in 1845. Moving the signal from the church to a dedicated structure significantly improved visibility for passing vessels.

The tower is a square structure of masonry with stone quoins, and people lived in it until 1991. Its top was painted orange in the 1980s, later red, so sailors could pick it out by day from the sea. The light replaced a fixed white beacon set in the Plouguerneau church bell tower on 15 August 1845, which fog and bad weather often hid.

The tower is a square structure of masonry with stone quoins, with technical rooms adjoining it, and it was inhabited until 1991. It stands in the commune of Plouguerneau, in Finistère. The top of the tower was painted orange, then red, in the 1980s so it could be spotted by day from the sea.

Surprisingly, this lighthouse stands not on the rocky coast but in the middle of farmland and open fields inland. This unusual location lets visitors explore the rural landscape and farming traditions of the region while visiting the working beacon.