Phare de Gatteville, also known as Pointe de Barfleur Light, is an active lighthouse near Gatteville-le-Phare at the tip of Barfleur, Manche department, in the Normandy region of France.

[4] Strong currents and many shipwrecks at the tip of Barfleur, the most famous of which being the White Ship, necessitated building a lighthouse at the location.

In 1774 a cylindrical 25 metres (82 ft) granite lighthouse with a stone rectangular main building were built.

In 1825 an upgrade of the lens was planned, requiring raising the tower an additional 32 metres (105 ft), but the building proved not to be wide enough.

Thus, the architect Charles-Félix Morice de la Rue drew plans for the tallest lighthouse in the world for that time.