As the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee was held on the 24th of July, 2021, members voted in favour of the inscription of the Cordouan lighthouse on the World Heritage List. The Cordouan lighthouse is the second lighthouse to be listed on UNESCO’s World Heritage list.
Built from 1584 to 1611, it is the oldest lighthouse in France and also the last inhabited lighthouse in France.
Jean Gaumy ongoing project on Cordouan lighthouse retrace its architecture and keepers.