Roches-Douvres Light

Roches-Douvres Light is an active lighthouse in Côtes-d'Armor, France built atop a 5-story elliptical stone dwelling.

It is claimed to be the waveswept lighthouse farthest from mainland in Europe, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) off the French coast.

The tower was constructed for the first time in 1866 on Champ de Mars, Paris, for the Exposition Universelle of 1867.

The lighthouse was destroyed in 1944 during World War II by German troops.

In July 1971 the light was electrified, where electricity comes from two wind turbines on towers of concrete and a generator.