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Name: Dives sur Mer Light  

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Nearest Town or City:
Dives sur Mer, , France

Location: Calvados, north coast of France.

Click to enlarge: Photo   
Photo: Xavier Leroy

Notes:
This light (described in old light lists as a "sentry box") was originally the front light of a range; it could be moved so as to follow changes in the channel in the Dives River. The range was discontinued in 1916.

Tower Height: 16

Height of Focal Plane: 20

Characteristic and Range: Occulting 3 times every 12 seconds; ramge nautical miles (white sector) andautical miles (red and green sectors).

Description of Tower: Light shown from a window in the roof of a square brick tower.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
1866: Light on a mobile wooden hut.

Date Established: 1866

Date Present Tower Built: 1937

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Grounds only.