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Culture & discovery
Chausey Islands

Museums, festivals, local traditions · Official sites & practical info

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🏛️ Heritage & history 3 sites
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Napoleon III's fort
GRANDE ÎLE

Built from 1859 to 1866 on Napoleon III's orders, facing the Channel Islands, it briefly held Communard prisoners in 1871.

19th centuryFortificationHistory
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Chausey lighthouse
POINTE DE LA TOUR

Lit in 1847 near Port-Marie beach, it watches over the archipelago's channels and is a listed historic monument.

1847Historic monumentMaritime heritage
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Château Renault
OLD FORT · GRANDE ÎLE

A 16th-century fort restored in 1923 by the industrialist Louis Renault. Private property: admire it from the coastal path.

16th centuryLouis RenaultPrivate property
⚓ Island life 2 highlights
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The Blainvillais hamlet
GRANDE ÎLE

Restored fishermen's houses, the old farm turned into cottages, and the blue-shuttered house of naval painter Marin-Marie, who gave his name to Anse à Marin.

Marin-MarieFishermen's housesWalk
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Fishing and shellfish farming
THE WHOLE ARCHIPELAGO

About thirty residents in season and around ten in winter live from lobster, mussels and oysters, alongside nearly 200,000 visitors a year.

LobsterMussels and oystersIsland life