The Sept-Îles Lighthouse is an active

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, located on the ''Île aux moines'', an island of the Sept-Îles archipelago in the

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. The island is accessible, but the lighthouse is closed to the public.

History

The first lighthouse, a round tower, was illuminated in May 1835, and then replaced in 1854 by a square tower 16 ft (5 m) taller. Destroyed 4 August 1944, it was rebuilt in 1949 and relit in July 1952. From 1957 onward, it has used

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for electric power. The

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is the most powerful in service of a French lighthouse. The archipelago of Sept-Îles has been a bird sanctuary since 1912. The Sept-Îles Lighthouse was one of the last French lighthouses to be de-manned, and only became automated at the end of August 2007.

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