Unusual places, Audierne
Phare, Kergadec
Phare, Kergadec (Audierne)
- Town
- Audierne
- Type
- Unusual places
- Period
- 19th–20th century
- Protection
- Not listed
- Legal status (survey)
- Public or institutional property
- Materials
- béton, granite, pierre de taille, métal en couverture
- Shore
- 0.5 km
In brief
Phare, Kergadec is a 19th–20th century unusual place in Audierne, southern Finistère. Materials recorded: béton, granite, pierre de taille, métal en couverture. Public or institutional property. 0.5 km from the shore as the crow flies, 33.9 km from Quimper railway station and 28.6 km from Quimper-Cornouaille airport. Surveyed by the Brittany regional heritage inventory (Audierne ; Inventaire du patrimoine de la communauté de communes Cap Sizun - Pointe du Raz, 1977).
Timeline
Dates from the official record and the sources cited, in order (in French).
- 1887Le phare a remplacé en 1887 un amer pyramidal maçonné, appelé « pyramide blanche » sur un plan de 1879. (POP, ministère de la Culture)
- 1902La cabane en tôle d'origine a été remplacée en 1902 par une tourelle maçonnée de 15 m. (POP, ministère de la Culture)
- 1931Le phare a été électrifié le 15 novembre 1931. (POP, ministère de la Culture)
- 1950Détruit par les troupes allemandes en 1944, il a été reconstruit en 1950 par l'entreprise Urcun d'Audierne. (POP, ministère de la Culture)
Architecture
Architectural description from the regional heritage survey, in French:
Dressé dans les terres, à 367 mètres au nord du phare de Trescadec, le phare de Kergadec trône dans un enclos rectangulaire au nord-est du village du même nom. Il s’agit d’une tourelle octogonale en béton de 15 mètres de haut, ce qui en fait le phare le plus haut d’Audierne. Alors que la majeure partie du fut est peinte en blanc avec l’inscription KERGADEC visible sur le côté sud, le haut de celui-ci, la corniche ainsi que la lanterne sont en rouge.Toutes les baies sont ouvertes sur le côté nord. On peut y observer une porte accessible par un petit escalier de pierre surmontée de quatre fines fenêtres disposées sur le même axe.
Text of the Brittany regional heritage survey (Région Bretagne), record IA00006084, written 1977, reproduced unchanged; consulted on patrimoine.bzh on 3 November 2026.
Other sources
Facts gathered from public websites, each with its source (in French). Checked on 3 November 2026.
- Avec le phare de Trescadec, il forme un alignement qui guide les navires vers la passe et signale le plateau de la Gamelle. POP, ministère de la Culture
- La tourelle octogonale en béton de 15 m est le plus haut phare d'Audierne ; elle se dresse dans les terres, à 367 m au nord du phare de Trescadec. POP, ministère de la Culture
The estate
As recorded by the regional heritage survey.
- Detailed dating
- 4e quart 19e siècle ; milieu 20e siècle
From the air
The same place, same framing: aerial photographs from the 1950s and today, centred on the footprint recorded by the heritage survey or on the record’s location.
The site through old maps
Three centuries of mapping, same centre: the red marker shows the location given by the record. Old place names, roads and woodland can be read on the Cassini and staff maps.
Further reading
References and official records.
Around the house
House sales 2021–2025 within a radius of the record’s location (DGFiP land registry, single houses with known floor area). These figures describe the neighbourhood, never the house itself.
| Sales | Median price | Median €/m² | Median size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Within 1 km | 94 | €200,000 | €2,438 | 89 m² |
| Within 3 km | 548 | €200,000 | €2,308 | 90 m² |
The local market
Aggregated town figures. Ti Kaer never links a named house to a sale price.
The sea-view premium in Audierne
Median price per m² of houses sold by distance to the shore, 2021-2025, all houses.
Other dossiers in Audierne
All dossiers
Questions
Can Phare, Kergadec be visited?
Its recorded status is not that of a private property; check with the town or the institution that occupies it before travelling.
How old is Phare, Kergadec?
The oldest recorded parts date from the 19th–20th century.
Is Phare, Kergadec a listed building?
No. It is neither listed nor classified as a historic monument according to the databases consulted; it appears in the regional heritage inventory, which carries no constraint.
How far is Phare, Kergadec from the sea?
0.5 km from the shore as the crow flies. Quimper station is 33.9 km away and Quimper-Cornouaille airport 28.6 km.
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Join the buyers’ listSources: regional heritage survey; Brittany regional heritage survey, Région Bretagne, record IA00006084 (patrimoine.bzh), open licence for the data, texts reproduced unchanged; Wikidata Q20747651; distances computed from IGN municipal boundaries (Admin Express, open licence). Photographs: Wikimedia Commons, under the licence stated in each caption. Aerial views: IGN, open licence. Market: DGFiP land registry data, aggregated. Old maps and land registry: IGN, BnF, DGFiP, open licence. Additional facts: websites cited, consulted on 3 November 2026. No data on current owners.