Harbours and anchorages near Agde

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

Halte de Bessan

River halt on the Hérault between Agde and Pézenas, mud bottom, all-round shelter.

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

Mèze

Anchorage in the northern part of the étang de Thau, 0.2 nm SE of the port of Mèze, sand bottom, sheltered from the NW mistral that blows down the lagoon.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Sérignan Plage

Open roadstead off Sérignan-Plage on the Hérault coast, sand bottom, exposed to most sectors except NW.

• Sheltered NW

Quai François Palumbo - Marine et compagnie

Service quay on the Hérault river at Agde, used by the Marine et Compagnie yard, opposite the old town basalt ramparts.

Phar'o Port Marseillan

Marina of 500 berths at Marseillan, on the southern shore of the étang de Thau in Occitanie.

Port Ambonne

Small marina on the eastern edge of the Cap d'Agde resort complex in the Hérault, Occitanie. About 300 berths, shallow with max draught 1 m.

Atelier Bilbo

Single-berth workshop pontoon at Balaruc-les-Bains on the north shore of the Étang de Thau, Hérault.

Le port à sec du Cap

Dry stack boat storage at Cap d'Agde, Hérault, Occitanie, adjacent to the Port Ambonne basin.

Port Eden

Small private marina on the Etang de Thau at Marseillan, on the Canal du Midi side of the lagoon in Herault.

Tabarka

Small marina on the south bank of the étang de Thau at Marseillan, next to the historic harbour of the village, in western Hérault.

Marseillan Ville

Harbour of 350 berths on the SW shore of the étang de Thau, in the village of Marseillan in Occitanie.

Port de Bouzigues

Oyster and yachting harbour of 172 berths on the north shore of the étang de Thau, Hérault.

IGY Sète Marina

Large-yacht marina in the port of Sète, Hérault, with 17 berths designed for vessels up to 9 metres draught.

Cap d'Agde

Marina of 3400 berths on the Herault coast of Occitania, between Sete and Beziers, one of the largest yacht harbours in the Mediterranean.

Valras-Plage

Harbour of 350 berths at the mouth of the Orb, Hérault, on the Occitan coast.

Mèze

Harbour of 192 berths on the north shore of the Étang de Thau, Hérault.

Îles Brescou

Buoy field south of the Île de Brescou, the only volcanic island of the French Mediterranean coast, off Cap d'Agde.

• Free
• Sheltered S

Chichoulet plage

Sand-bottom anchorage off Chichoulet beach in Vendres, on the Occitan coast between the mouth of the Aude and Valras-Plage.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Port-Neuf de Béziers

River port on the Canal du Midi at Béziers, Hérault, at the foot of the Fonseranes lock flight and 2.9 NM west of Villeneuve-lès-Béziers.

Sterne Voiles - Port à Sec

Dry stack storage facility at Sète on the Étang de Thau, Hérault, with 50 spaces and launch by hoist.

Sète

Deep-water port of 820 berths at the foot of the Mont Saint-Clair, linking the Mediterranean to the étang de Thau and the Canal du Rhône à Sète.

Frontignan

Commune port on the Canal du Rhône à Sète at Frontignan-la-Peyrade, between the Thau lagoon and the Mediterranean, Hérault.

Marseillan Plage

Seaside harbour of 200 berths on the Lido de Sète, between the étang de Thau and the Mediterranean in Occitanie.

Quai d'Alger "port de commerce"

Honour quay of Sète's commercial port, on the western side of the Môle Saint-Louis basin, in Occitanie. Not a plaisance berth, but the occasional visitor pontoon for tall ships and events.

Villeneuve les Béziers

Halt on the Canal du Midi at Villeneuve-lès-Béziers, between the Fonseranes lock staircase and the Mediterranean.

Les Tables

Buoy field off Cap d'Agde in Hérault, 8 berths on sand. Mooring restricted outside marked buoys.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, W

Bassin du midi sete

Small inland basin in Sète at the junction of the Canal du Midi and the Canal Maritime, 6 berths, maximum draught 2 m.

Quilles

Small harbour of 14 berths on the Corniche de Sète, south of the city of Sète in Occitanie.

Cercle Nautique

Small club marina on the Hérault near Agde, 0.2 NM south-west of Cap d'Agde, Occitanie.