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Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse

The present 64.6-metre granite-and-concrete offshore lighthouse, built from 1947 to 1954 as the final work in France's post-war lighthouse reconstruction campaign.

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Roches-Douvres: The Granite Ship

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  • Built
    Roches-Douvres1947 – 1954reviewed

    Construction of the replacement began in 1947 and continued for seven years, using granite dressed and numbered on shore before shipment to the reef.

  • Commissioned
    Roches-Douvres06/1954reviewed

    Preferred public assertion at month precision: POP records the present lighthouse as lit in June 1954. This supports the Story's 1954 milestone without selecting a disputed exact day.

  • Commissioned
    Roches-Douvres14/07/1954reviewed

    Alternative official assertion: the public DIRM lighthouse page places the lighting in the night of 13-14 July 1954. The anniversary framing remains evidence, not an uncontested exact date.

  • Commissioned
    Roches-Douvres19/06/1954reviewed

    Alternative official assertion: the DIRM 2025 lighthouse guide gives 19 June 1954. It remains visible in Research but does not silently override the month-level editorial choice.

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  • Part of
    Roches-Douvres lighthouse station identity1954reviewed

    The present granite-and-concrete lighthouse carries the continuing Roches-Douvres station identity.

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  • Replaces
    Roches-Douvres 1869 metal lighthouse1954reviewed

    The destroyed metal tower was replaced by the present granite-and-concrete lighthouse after seven years of offshore construction.

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Citation

LUX Light Archive, Heritage asset: "Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse", LUX-ASSET-000660, https://light.lux143.org/heritage-assets/LUX-ASSET-000660/, accessed 2026-08-10, archive v0.24.362.