Year first constructed 1848 Focal height 32 metres (105 ft) Height 22 m Automated 1989 | Construction granite tower Address 29280 Plouzané, France Opened 1848 | |
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Location Goulet de Brest, Finistère, France Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white tower the seaward side, red lantern Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursSuggest an edit Similar Phare du Portzic, Saint‑Mathieu lighthouse, Fort du Petit Minou, Phare du Creach, La Vieille | ||
The Phare du Petit Minou is a lighthouse in the roadstead of Brest, standing in front of the Fort du Petit Minou, in the commune of Plouzané. By aligning it with the phare du Portzic, it shows the safe route to follow for ships to enter the roadstead. It also has a red signal that indicates a dangerous sector around the plateau of les Fillettes (literally the girls), one of the submerged rocks in the goulet of Brest — sailors remember this by using the mnemonic "the Minou blushes when he covers les Fillettes".
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