Phare du Portel, Historical lighthouse in Le Portel, France.

Phare du Portel, also called phare d'Alprech, is a white steel lighthouse on the cap d'Alprech near the fort d'Alprech. Its cylindrical tower carries an open spiral staircase with white railings up to a wider circular gallery with dark metal railings, where the word "RECH" is painted in large white letters on a dark band. Above it sits a glazed lantern room with a green roof and a metal weathervane, among ruined stone walls and dry grass.

A first lighthouse was installed in 1830 in a navy semaphore building, burning vegetable oil. A 10-metre square tower replaced it in 1842, later fitted with mineral oil, a 1896 red flash every five seconds, and electrification in 1928. German troops destroyed it in 1944; a provisional metal turret stood on the fort from 1947 until the current lighthouse was commissioned in June 1962 and automated in 1977.

The lighthouse is named after the Alprech cape where it stands, beside the Fort d'Alprech. It was inscribed as a monument historique on 30 December 2010. Its light shows three white flashes in a 15-second cycle, reaching 23 nautical miles.

The lighthouse sits along Rue du Cap and can be reached via coastal walking paths. You can take time to explore the surroundings and enjoy the Channel views from the clifftop.

The current light emits a group of three white flashes in a 15-second cycle, with a nominal night range of 23 nautical miles. The word "RECH" is painted in large white letters on a dark band below the green-roofed lantern room, a detail many visitors miss while looking at the tower.