Harbours and anchorages near La Grande-Motte

Pointe du salaison

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

Le Petit Rhône

Anchorage off the mouth of the Petit Rhône on the Camargue coast, mud bottom, 0.8 nm NW of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer.

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

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

Grand Chaumont

Halt on the Canal du Rhône à Sète near Aigues-Mortes, fond of mud, sheltered from all directions except E. Anchoring is prohibited.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, SW, S, SE

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

Open sand anchorage off the beach fronting the Étang de Pierre Blanche, west of Palavas-les-Flots in Languedoc, exposed to swell.

• 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

Le Rhone Vif

Anchorage in the Petit Rhône delta on the Camargue coast, sand bottom, sheltered from winds from NW through N and E to W.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW

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

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

Plage de Frontignan

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

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Le Petit Rhône - Grau d'Orgon

Anchorage near the Grau d'Orgon, an outlet of the Petit Rhône across the Camargue, east of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

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

Tourradons

Anchorage on the Canal du Rhône à Sète in the Petite Camargue, fond of mud, sheltered from almost all directions except NE.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, E, S, SE

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

Park Heaven

Anchorage on the Canal du Rhône à Sète at Saint-Gilles, Gard, Occitanie.

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

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.

Etang d'Icard

Open roadstead off the Camargue coast, west of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, sand bottom on the foreshore of the Etang d'Icard lagoon system.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW