Chausey is a group of small islands, islets and rocks off the coast of Normandy, in the English Channel.
It lies 17 kilometres from Granville.
Grand – île is the main island, it is the only inhabited island of the group.
The archipelago comprises 365 islands at low tide, compared to only 52 islands at high tide
The Lambert tower.
The Fort, the construction began in 1859 and it was completed in 1866, but it was decommissioned as early as 1906.
During the First World War, the Fort housed 300 German and Austrian prisoners – and a small garrison of the Third Reich during the Second.
Today, it is home to families of fishermen who live there all year round.
The lighthouse.
The Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Victoires de Chausey build in 1850..
The farm.
It was undoubtedly one of the first buildings erected on the island, as it is mentioned as early as 1736 on Meynier’s map. The island’s last farmer left in 1990.
Nowadays it is a gite.
