Phare de la pointe d'Agon, Maritime lighthouse in Agon-Coutainville, France.

The Pointe d'Agon lighthouse is a square, white-painted tower on a stone base, topped by a red metal lantern and gallery with a red railing and a small weather vane. It rises from a broader stone building with a grey metal roof, two low stone chimneys and grey shutters closed over its windows, standing on open, uneven ground with shrubs and grass. Built of local rubble and cut stone and covered in zinc, it is classified as a feu rather than a full lighthouse.

A lighthouse was decided on in 1848 to guide sailors into port on moonless nights, when more than three hundred French, English and Norwegian ships called each year. It was built on the site of a 1747 fort destroyed by tides in 1776, and inaugurated in 1856 in local rubble and cut stone, roofed in zinc against the wind. A keeper's dwelling was added because the spot between land and sea was hard to reach.

The tower is a feu, not a full lighthouse, and its white sector carries a red sector toward the west, flashing two occlusions every five seconds. The GR 223 long-distance footpath passes the site, so walkers, anglers and boaters use the point as a landmark. Guided tours and exhibitions open the former keeper's house on certain occasions.

To visit, check with the local tourist office in Agon-Coutainville about guided tour availability and booking options. Weather and seasonal conditions may affect access, so it is good to plan your visit ahead and check current conditions before going.

In 1985 four solar panels were fitted to this light, making it the first lighthouse in northern France to use solar power. Its light shows two occultations every five seconds, a long flash then a short one, white with a red sector to the west, reaching seven to ten nautical miles.