Harbours and anchorages near Montpellier

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

Aigues Mortes

Inland port of 125 berths on the Canal du Rhône à Sète at Aigues-Mortes, at the foot of the medieval ramparts, in Occitanie.

Port Camargue

Marina of 5 000 berths at Le Grau-du-Roi, on the western edge of the Camargue delta in Occitanie.

Pointe du salaison

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

Atelier Bilbo

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

Port Ariane

Inland marina of 100 berths on the Lez river, in Lattes, 7 km south of Montpellier city centre.

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.

Port de Pérols

Harbour of 130 berths on the étang du Méjean, on the Montpellier coast in Occitanie.

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

La Grande Motte

Marina of 1547 berths on the Gulf of Lion in Occitanie, fronting the pyramid architecture of Jean Balladur.

Port de Carnon

Marina of 848 berths on the Languedoc coast, between the Étang de l'Or and the Mediterranean, in the commune of Mauguio.

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

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

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.

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

Le Grau du Roi

Fishing and pleasure harbour at the mouth of the Canal du Rhône à Sète, in Petite Camargue. Berthing in the town quays is limited, most visiting yachts head for the Port Camargue marina 1.3 nautical miles to the south-west.

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.

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

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.

Palavas les Flots

Marina of 1100 berths at the mouth of the Lez canal, 10 km south of Montpellier on the Languedoc coast.

Frontignan plage

Marina of 600 berths on the Frontignan lido, between the Étang d'Ingril and the Gulf of Lion, in the Hérault.

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

Port On Land

Marina of 500 berths along the Lez canal crossing the seaside town of Palavas-les-Flots, 12 km south of Montpellier.