Harbours and anchorages near La Grande-Motte

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

Halt Palavas-les-Flots

Small canal halt in Palavas-les-Flots on the Lez, Occitanie, with 4 berths.

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.

Le Grand Travers La Grande-Motte

Open-coast anchorage off the Grand Travers beach, between Carnon and La Grande-Motte in the Hérault, on the Mediterranean side of the Étang de l'Or.

Halte Fluviale de Carnon

Short-stay river pontoon at Carnon on the Canal du Rhône à Sète, between the Étang de l'Or and the sea.

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

Halte fluvial Saint-Gilles

River stopover on the Canal du Rhône à Sète at Saint-Gilles in the Gard, Occitanie.

Halte Plaisance Vnf

VNF pleasure stop on the Canal du Rhône à Sète at Saint-Gilles, on the northern edge of the Camargue in Gard.

Port Grégau

Secondary basin of La Grande-Motte marina on the Gulf of Lion coast of Occitanie, used mainly as an annex to the main harbour.

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.

LesCanalous

Canal boat hire base on the Canal du Rhône à Sète at Carnon, commune of Mauguio, Hérault.

APAM

Association port on the Canal du Rhône à Sète at Aigues-Mortes, Gard, between the Camargue and the medieval ramparts of the walled town.

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