Harbours and anchorages near Perpignan

St Cyprien

Sand-bottom anchorage off the long beach of Saint-Cyprien in the Golfe du Lion, Occitanie, between Canet-en-Roussillon and Argelès-sur-Mer.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Fond de Baleta

Anchorage of about 20 berths in the Anse de Baleta, immediately SE of Collioure on the Côte Vermeille, Pyrénées-Orientales.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Canet-en-Roussillon

Large marina on the Roussillon coast, 1300 berths facing the Canigou massif, between the Têt estuary and Saint-Cyprien.

Port Argelès

Marina at the southern end of the Roussillon sandy coast, 891 berths where the lido meets the rocky Côte Vermeille.

La Côte Radieuse

Open sand anchorage off the Roussillon coast, north of Canet-en-Roussillon, Pyrénées-Orientales.

• Sheltered W

Cap d'Ullastrell

Rocky cape on the Côte Vermeille between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, Occitanie. Anchoring is prohibited in the listed zone.

• Sheltered NW, W

Port-Vendres

Deep-water port of 270 berths on the Côte Vermeille, last French anchorage before the Spanish border.

Anse de Paulilles

Anchorage in the Anse de Paulilles on the Côte Vermeille, between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer in the Pyrénées-Orientales.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Saint Cyprien

One of the largest marinas on the French Mediterranean coast, 1885 berths on the Roussillon lido between Canet and Argelès.

Mas Larrieu

Sand anchorage off the Mas Larrieu nature reserve, at the mouth of the Tech between Argelès-sur-Mer and Saint-Cyprien, on the Roussillon coast.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Collioure

Catalan harbour on the Cote Vermeille, 30 km south of Perpignan, tucked between Cap Bear and the Pyrenees foothills.

El Forat

Coastal anchorage on the Côte Vermeille between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, mixed sand and rock bottom.

• Sheltered W

Ste-Marie La Mer

Open roadstead off the Roussillon coast, just north of Canet-en-Roussillon, with a sand bottom.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Plage du Racou

Sand beach at the southern end of Argelès-sur-Mer, where the Côte Vermeille begins and the Albères foothills meet the sea.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Cap des Frères

Open anchorage off the low sandy coast of the Aude, between Port Leucate and Port-la-Nouvelle in Occitanie.

• Sheltered S, SW, W

Plage de la Franqui

Anchorage off the long sandy beach of La Franqui, on the Leucate shoreline in the Aude.

• Sheltered S, SW, W

Port Leucate

Large marina of 1400 berths on the Languedoc coast, between the Leucate and Salses lagoons and the Gulf of Lion.

Leucate Plage

Sandy roadstead off Leucate beach in Occitanie, sheltered from N, W and NW winds.

• Sheltered N, W, NW

Valenti

Buoy mooring on the Côte Vermeille between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, Pyrénées-Orientales, inside the Cerbère-Banyuls marine reserve.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Port Barcarès

Marina on the Roussillon lido between the sea and the Salses-Leucate lagoon, 1400 berths with the Lydia beached liner as its landmark.

Étang de Leucate

Coastal lagoon north of Perpignan, shared between Aude and Pyrénées-Orientales, linked to the sea by the grau de Leucate.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Plage du Lydia

Anchorage off the beach of Le Barcarès, on the Roussillon coast, named after the ship Lydia beached on the sand since 1967.

• Sheltered NW, W

Anse de la Mauresque

Rocky cove on the Côte Vermeille between Port-Vendres and Collioure, at the foot of the coastal cliffs of the Pyrénées-Orientales.

• Sheltered SW, W

Fitou

Rocky-bottom anchorage on the Languedoc coast between Leucate and the Fitou lagoon, roughly 2 nm west of Port Leucate.

• Sheltered N, NW

Torreilles-Plage

Open sand anchorage off the Roussillon coast between Port Barcarès and Sainte-Marie-la-Mer, Pyrénées-Orientales.

• Sheltered W

Plage le Bourdigou

Open anchorage off the Bourdigou beach on the Roussillon coast, between Le Barcares and Sainte-Marie-la-Mer.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Coudalere

Marina on the Étang de Leucate at Le Barcarès, on the Roussillon coast south of Perpignan.

Port Nautica

Marina on the Leucate lagoon at Le Barcarès, on the Occitan coast north of Perpignan.

La Coudalère

Mooring on mud inside the marina basin of La Coudalere at Le Barcares, on the Languedoc coast.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW