Harbours and anchorages near Agde

Balaruc Suttel

Small harbour on the north shore of the Étang de Thau at Balaruc-les-Bains, the largest French thermal spa town.

Sarcelles

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

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Camping De La Tamarissière

Sandy anchorage off the Tamarissière beach, on the right bank of the Hérault mouth at Agde, Occitanie.

• Sheltered NW

Plage de la bergerie

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

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Etang de Thau

Anchoring prohibited zone in the Étang de Thau lagoon, Occitanie, set aside for the shellfish tables that cover much of the lagoon.

• Sheltered S

Mouillage Lafarge

Anchorage off Sète in Occitanie, sand and mud bottom, sheltered from N through SE winds and exposed from SW to NW.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Marseillan Ville

Anchorage off the town of Marseillan on the western shore of the Étang de Thau lagoon, Hérault.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

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

St Pierre Port Sud

Anchorage on sand south of Port Saint-Pierre on the Gruissan coast, Occitanie, sheltered from NW through SW winds.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

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

Le Cap D”Agde

Roadstead anchorage off the Cap d'Agde resort, Hérault, western Mediterranean. Sand bottom, shelter from the north-west only.

• Sheltered NW

Marine Palumbo

River marina on the Hérault at Agde, on the left bank just upstream from the old town.

Port Cassafiere

Inland canal marina at Portiragnes on the Canal du Midi side of the Hérault coast, south-west of Agde.

Port jean gau

Small municipal port on the right bank of the Orb river at Valras-Plage, Occitanie, named after the French solo circumnavigator Jean Gau.

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

Port à sec - Sète

Dry stack storage facility in Sète, Hérault, on the étang de Thau and canal system linking the Mediterranean to the Canal du Midi.

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

Les Eaux Blanches

Shallow light-craft area on the étang de Thau at Sète, on the lagoon side of the Languedoc coast.

Port de Colombiers

Canal du Midi port at Colombiers, Hérault, between the Malpas tunnel and the Fonseranes flight of locks.