Headlight of Palmyre

The headlight of Palmyre is a Radiophare of recent construction located in the forest of Palmyre, preès of Royan, in Charente-Maritime.

It is built on a sand dune, in the north of the Estuaire of the Gironde and in the south of the Phare of Coubre.

History

the construction of a first headlight, within Gustave Eiffel was carried out between 1865 and 1870.
In September 1870, lighting of a fixed light alternatively red and green during some 20 seconds intervals on a metal circular lathe supported by three struts 30 m height.
In 1881, fire is electrified.
In 1895, extinction of this fire to the lighting of that of the Headlight of Coubre.
In 1932, lighting of a directional fire on wooden carpentry to 2 km more in the south.
In 1944, the German troops dynamited this metal turret.
After the war directional fire is related to a metal bracket.
in 1960 , construction of a new headlight.

The current headlight is a smoothed concrete tower.

It carries a radar of monitoring.

It is a directional fire announcing the channel to avoid sand banks.

He does not visit himself.

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