Historical person · LUX-KEEPER-000007

Eugénie Matelot

Maintained Kerdonis lighthouse’s five red flashes every 25 seconds with her children after her husband died before taking the watch on 18 April 1911.

The source supports the emergency act of service; this page does not infer that it automatically created a permanent classified appointment.

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Service record

Station	Period	Historical role	Evidence
Kerdonis lighthouse, Belle-Île-en-Mer	Documented emergency service on 18 April 1911	gardienne assurant la veille du feuKeeper maintaining the light	Jean-Christophe Fichou — Des femmes dans les phares : les gardiennes auxiliaires

Source-backed statements

Statement	Value	Date	Evidence
Light maintained	Five red flashes every 25 seconds remained visible on the horizon.	18 April 1911	Jean-Christophe Fichou — Des femmes dans les phares : les gardiennes auxiliaires

Sources

Jean-Christophe Fichou — Des femmes dans les phares : les gardiennes auxiliairesRecords the Kerdonis event, Alexandre-Désiré Matelot’s death, the children’s assistance, and the maintained light characteristic.
Ministère de la Culture — Phare de KerdonisOfficial heritage identity and location for Kerdonis lighthouse.

This page records a historical public role. It does not infer private facts, and it keeps uncertainty where the source does not establish an exact appointment or date.