Phare de Patiras, Navigation lighthouse in Gironde, France

The Patiras lighthouse, also called Saint-Paul, is a square white tower with dark corners rising from the wooded north-western shore of Patiras island in the Gironde estuary, facing Pauillac. It stands 37 metres tall, reaching 46 metres above sea level, with a flat roof and a black band bearing the name "PATIRAS" in white capitals. Two narrow windows are aligned vertically on its white face.

A lighthouse on the island of Patiras was decreed on 24 March 1860 under Napoleon III, and the tower entered service on 20 July 1879. It was extinguished at the end of 1992. On 13 March 2007 it was permanently assigned to the Conservatoire du littoral and took the name phare Saint-Paul.

The lighthouse is also called phare Saint-Paul, and since 2007 it has belonged to the Conservatoire du littoral, which entrusted its running to the association "L'Assaut des Îles". The former keeper's house, converted in 2008 by owner Philippe Lacourt, is rented for receptions, and the island's only inhabitant, François Foutrier, runs the Refuge de Patiras restaurant from April to October.

The lighthouse can be visited on trips departing from Blaye; no departure from Pauillac is mentioned in the sources. The keeper's former house, converted in 2008, is rented out for receptions, and the island's only inhabitant, François Foutrier, runs a seasonal restaurant from April to October.

The tower's name appears in white capitals on a black band below the flat roof, facing the water. The lighthouse is also called phare Saint-Paul, the name it bears since its transfer to the Conservatoire du littoral on 13 March 2007. It has been out of service since late 1992.