Harbours and anchorages near Montpellier

La Vène

Anchorage on the northern shore of the étang de Thau, off Bouzigues in Hérault, on sand and weed.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Pointe du salaison

Anchorage in the étang du Méjean on the Palavas lagoon chain, inland from the Grande-Motte seafront in Hérault, Occitanie.

Etang du Ponant

Brackish coastal lagoon north of La Grande-Motte, about 270 hectares, connected to the sea by a narrow grau. Mud bottom with water available ashore.

• Sheltered N, S, SW, W, NW

Plage des Aresquiers

Open roadstead anchorage off the Plage des Aresquiers, between Frontignan and Vic-la-Gardiole on the Occitanie coast.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Point de Dépose La Dune

Daytime anchorage off the Grand Travers dune belt, between La Grande-Motte and Carnon on the Languedoc coast.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Etang Pierre Blanche

Shallow lagoon anchorage west of Palavas-les-Flots in Languedoc, sand bottom, sheltered from NW, N and W winds.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Plage de l'Espiguette

Open sandy roadstead off the Espiguette dunes in Camargue, sheltered from N and NE winds.

• Sheltered N, NE

Plage Sud - Port Camargue

Sandy anchorage off the south beach of Port Camargue in the Gulf of Lion, at the western edge of the Camargue.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Les Baronnets

Sand anchorage off the Espiguette sand spit, 3.5 NM SE of Port Camargue and 4.3 NM S of Le Grau-du-Roi, Gard.

• Sheltered N

Carnon

Open anchorage off the beach of Carnon, between La Grande-Motte and Palavas-les-Flots on the Occitan coast.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Bouzigues

Anchorage off Bouzigues on the northern shore of the Étang de Thau, in front of the oyster-farming village.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Pointe de Balaruc

Anchorage on the étang de Thau near Balaruc, Occitanie. Mud bottom, shelter from NW through SW, open to the SE.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Grau-du-Roi rive droite

Open anchorage off the right bank of the Grau-du-Roi channel, on the Gulf of Lion coast in Occitanie.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Théâtre de la mer

Anchorage off the Théâtre Jean Vilar open-air amphitheatre on the eastern seafront of Sète, Hérault.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Plage de Frontignan

Sand anchorage off Frontignan-Plage on the Golfe du Lion coast, Occitanie, sheltered from NW through NE.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Mauguio

Anchorage off the Mauguio coast in Languedoc, immediately south of Carnon marina and the etang de l'Or lagoon.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

La Grand Motte

Prohibited anchoring zone off the beach of La Grande-Motte on the Occitan coast. Sand bottom, water point ashore via the harbour.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Lagune

Sand-bottom anchorage off the Camargue coast near Port Camargue, sheltered from NE and E, exposed to S and W winds.

• Sheltered NE, E

Palavas-les-Flots

Open roadstead off the beach of Palavas-les-Flots on the Languedoc coast, sand bottom, exposed to the south.

• Sheltered NW, N

Le Grau-du-Roi Cove

Sand and rock anchorage off the Petite Camargue, south of Le Grau-du-Roi and Port Camargue.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Sarcelles

Sand and mud anchorage off the Frontignan coast in the Gulf of Lion, Hérault.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Rive Droite

Anchorage on the right bank of the Grau-du-Roi to Aigues-Mortes canal, 0.2 NM south of the fortified town, in Occitanie.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Plage de la bergerie

Open roadstead off the Languedoc lido between Sète and Palavas, south-east of Frontignan, Hérault.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Ile de Thau

Anchorage off the Île de Thau islet, just outside Sète harbour on the Étang de Thau side, Occitanie.

• Paid
• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Mouillage de Ancien pont de la Peyrade

Occitan anchorage on mud bottom, sheltered from NE to SE winds, 0.5 NM north of the Sterne Voiles dry port.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Pont tournants

Anchorage on rock bottom just outside the swing bridges of Le Grau-du-Roi, at the mouth of the canal linking the sea to Aigues-Mortes.

Charles de Gaulle

Anchorage on the north shore of the Étang de Thau, off the village of Bouzigues in Hérault, Occitanie.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Plage du Lazaret

Anchorage off the Lazaret beach on the Sète lido, sand bottom, sheltered from most quarters except southerly winds.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E