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Address Lighthouse of La Coubre Lieu dit La Coubre, 17390 La Tremblade, France

Since 1905, the lighthouse of La Coubre monitors the Gironde estuary and indicates the various sandbanks for sailors.

Built in 1904 and put into service one year later, the lighthouse of La Coubre is the highest lighthouse on the Charente coast, reaching a height of 64 meters. The lighthouse is accessible to visitors, it is necessary to climb the 300 steps separating the mainland from the top of the lighthouse.

In order to light the coast correctly, the lighthouse is equipped with a 250 watt bulb mounted in a Fresnel lens. This equipment allows the lighthouse to be visible at 52 km. Fun fact, to reach the bulb’s power, it would take 40,000 lit candles.

Since 2017, the lighthouse has organized the Extreme 300 on Ascension Day, a timed race where the goal is to climb the 300 steps of the lighthouse as fast as possible. The record is 1 minute and 2 seconds.

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