Phare de Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Maritime lighthouse in Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France.

The Phare de Saint-Valery-sur-Somme is a navigation beacon positioned at the northern point of the Somme river where it meets the bay and ships enter the harbor. The current structure sits on the riverbank and automatically emits red light signals to guide vessels safely through the waterway at night.

The first beacon was built in 1893 as a simple structure with a red light to guide ships in the bay. It was destroyed in 1944 during the war and later replaced by a modern automated system that operates independently.

The light marks the entrance to the port at the northern end of the towpath on the right bank of the Somme. The earlier fixed red harbour light of 1893 stood on a sheet-metal hut just 6.4 metres high and reached three nautical miles.

The beacon can be viewed from the river path or the harbor area and serves as an orientation point while walking along the Somme. The best views are from the riverbank during daytime, where you can also observe the other maritime structures of the harbor.

The first light, lit in 1893, was a fixed red harbour light mounted on a sheet-metal hut standing 6.4 metres tall with a range of three nautical miles. It was destroyed in 1944, so the present white column with its red lattice lantern is a later replacement.