Harbours and anchorages near Béziers

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

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.

Capestang

Canal du Midi halt on the bief de Capestang, at the foot of the collegiate church of Saint-Étienne, on the UNESCO-listed canal.

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.

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.

Port Cercle Nautique Barberousse

Sailing club marina of 300 berths at Gruissan, on the Aude coast of Occitanie.

Valras-Plage

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

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 de Gruissan

Large marina of 1620 berths in the étang de Gruissan lagoon, Aude, linked to the Mediterranean by a buoyed channel.

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.

Marseillan Plage

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

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

Cercle Nautique

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

Ponte St-Bauzille

Anchorage on the Hérault canal system near Agde, Occitanie, with mud bottom and all-round shelter from surrounding banks.

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

Avant Port Du Cap d'Agde

Outer anchorage off the Cap d'Agde marina, on the volcanic headland of Mont Saint-Loup in Herault, Occitanie.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Plage De Fleury

Sand anchorage off the beach of Fleury-d'Aude, at the mouth of the Aude river on the Occitan coast between Narbonne and Béziers.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Port de Sérignan - l'Orb

River port of 400 berths on the lower Orb, 2 km inland from the river mouth, commune of Sérignan in Hérault.

Port nautic service

Private yard and pontoon on the right bank of the Hérault at Le Grau d'Agde, 500 metres from the river mouth.

Vias

Stretch of coast off Vias in Hérault where anchoring is prohibited, between Portiragnes and the mouth of the Hérault at Le Grau d'Agde.

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

Port Chichoulet

Port of 260 berths at Les Cabanes de Fleury, on the right bank of the Aude mouth, commune of Vendres in Hérault.

Pole Nautique Gruissan

Dry-berth yard and training base on the Gruissan étang in Aude, Occitanie, serving dinghies and small keelboats.

Port de Narbonne la nautique

Inland marina of 387 berths on the étang de Bages-Sigean, 5 km south of Narbonne, Aude.