Phare de la Hève, Maritime lighthouse in Sainte-Adresse, France

The Phare de la Hève is a slightly tapered octagonal concrete tower rising from the flat roof of a lower rectangular building on the chalk cliffs of Cap de la Hève, in Sainte-Adresse. The off-white tower has small rectangular windows in a vertical line, and its octagonal gallery is ringed by a red metal railing. Above it sits a red cylindrical lantern housing with a domed red roof, carrying antennas and a satellite dish. The whole structure reaches 102 metres above sea level.

A fire tower ordered by King Charles V in 1364 stood on the cliff for four centuries. After a cliff collapse, two identical 17-metre lighthouses were built about 100 metres back from the edge and lit in 1775. Both were destroyed in 1944; Henri Colboc's replacement entered service in 1951.

The lighthouse is a listed monument historique since 24 November 2010. Its name comes from the cap de la Hève, the chalk headland in Sainte-Adresse where it stands. The tower is not open to visitors, so it is seen from the outside, from the cliffs and from the sea.

The lighthouse does not admit visitors, so the 161-step staircase and its lantern cannot be climbed; the structure is seen from outside, on the chalk cliffs of Cap de la Hève in Sainte-Adresse. It is reached on foot along the cliff-top paths, and the tower stands 102 metres above sea level.

The lighthouse cannot be visited, so the 161-step staircase and its lantern stay out of reach. Its light reaches about 50 km, and the tower was listed as a monument historique on 24 November 2010. The present structure by Henri Colboc entered service in 1951.