Headlight of the Gray course Nose

The current Phare of the Cape Gray-Nose lights the strait of Pas-de-Calais. It was brought into service in 1957.

It is an apparent stone construction being in the classified site (1987) of the two courses of the Côte of Opal (Cape Blanc-Nez and Gray-Nose).

With its foot the CROSS-COUNTRY RACE Gris Nose is (Operational regional center of surveillance and of rescue).

The first headlight was lit in 1837 and raised in 1861; the electrification of this one was done in 1869. Destroyed by the Germans during the summer 1944, the tower was rebuilt in 1952.

To see

  • Museum of the Cape - Atlantic Wall d' Audinghen Gray-Nose

  • Todt Battery 1939-45

External bonds

  • Headlight of the Gray course Nose (general Inventory of the cultural heritage)

Internal bonds

  • List of the headlights of France

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