Harbours and anchorages near Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer

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.

Port Gardian

Marina of 364 berths at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, on the Mediterranean coast of the Camargue delta, in the Rhône estuary area.

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

Le Petit Rhône

Anchorage on the Petit Rhône branch of the Rhône delta in Camargue, mud bottom, sheltered from northerly winds.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

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

Port de Gallician

Inland harbour of 38 berths on the Canal du Rhône à Sète, in the Camargue, commune of Vauvert.

Saint-Gilles

Inland mooring on the Canal du Rhône à Sète in the Gard, at the edge of the Petite Camargue.

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.

Plage de l'Espiguette

Open sandy roadstead off the Espiguette dunes in Camargue, sheltered from N and NE winds.

• Sheltered N, NE

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

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

Golfe de Beauduc

Wide sandy bay on the south-western flank of the Camargue, between the Rhône delta and the Grau de la Dent.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Beauduc

Open anchorage off the Beauduc beach on the south shore of the Camargue, in the Rhône delta.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

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

Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer

Marina of 150 berths on the Mediterranean coast of the Camargue, in the Bouches-du-Rhône.

Plage Est

Open roadstead off the east beach of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, in the Camargue, with a sand bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Plage des Arènes

Open sand anchorage off the Camargue shore, just east of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, at the mouth of the Petit Rhône delta.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

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 Piemanson

Open sandy anchorage off the Plage de Piémanson on the eastern edge of the Rhône delta in Camargue, within the commune of Salin-de-Giraud. Sand bottom, protection from N, NE and NW only.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer

Open anchorage off Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in the Camargue, Gulf of Lion, on a sand bottom.

• 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

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

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

La Digue EST

Open roadstead off the eastern sea wall of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, in the Camargue, Gulf of Lion.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Grau De La Dent

Small freshwater harbour on the Canal Saint-Louis, in the Rhône delta west of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, Camargue. It is private, owned by the Salins du Midi, and not open to visiting boats.