The Cap de la Hague is the northwestern tip of the Cotentin peninsula, making this light a crucial point of reference for ships sailing eastward. The lighthouse also guards the Alderney Race, the 16 km (10 mi) wide channel between Cap de la Hague and Alderney, the northeasternmost of Britain's Channel Islands. The Race has some of the fastest and most dangerous tidal currents in the world. Located on a small waveswept island, Gros-du-Raz, just west of the cape.

Number: FRA 031
Build: 1829 - 1837
Construction: granite
Height: 48 m