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Camargue, Gulf of Fos and the Étang de Berre: harbours and anchorages

From Les Saintes-Maries to Martigues runs a low coast of sand and marsh, with Beauduc, one of the largest sand beaches in the Mediterranean. Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône sits where the Saint-Louis canal joins the gulf to the Rhône through a lock, and Port Napoléon, in the same town, has 215 berths afloat and about 1,000 ashore for winter storage. The Gulf of Fos is an industrial port with oil, gas and container terminals: keep clear of the ship channels. At Port-de-Bouc, the 6.5 km Caronte canal leads to Martigues and the Étang de Berre, 155 km² of brackish water no deeper than 9 metres, with Saint-Chamas at the far end.

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HarbourLes saintes maries de la mer, France
Port Gardian
4.8
Marina of 364 berths at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, on the Mediterranean coast of the Camargue delta, in the Rhône estuary area.
- Up to 82 ft
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AnchorageFrance
Golfe de Beauduc
3.6
Wide sandy bay on the south-western flank of the Camargue, between the Rhône delta and the Grau de la Dent.
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HarbourPort-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, France
Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône
4.1
Lock-gated port of 340 berths at the mouth of the Grand Rhone, on the western edge of the Camargue, linking the Rhone waterway to the Mediterranean.
- Up to 85 ft
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HarbourPort-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, France
Port Napoleon
3.6
Boatyard and marina at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, at the mouth of the Rhône on the Golfe de Fos, 215 berths, Bouches-du-Rhône.
- Up to 59 ft
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AnchorageFrance
Mouillage de Carteau
3.8
Anchorage in the Anse de Carteau on the Golfe de Fos, east of the Rhône delta in Provence.
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AnchorageFrance
La Gracieuse
4.2
Sand-spit anchorage on the east side of the Golfe de Fos, at the tip of the Gracieuse sand bar, sand bottom.
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HarbourFos-sur-Mer, France
Fos-sur-Mer
3.9
Marina of 840 berths at Fos-sur-Mer on the Golfe de Fos, west of the Rhône delta.
- Up to 49 ft
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HarbourPort-de-Bouc, France
Port de Bouc plaisance
3.8
Marina of 500 berths at the mouth of the Canal de Caronte, western entrance to the Étang de Berre.
- Up to 114 ft
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HarbourMartigues, France
Port de Ferrières
4.0
Marina of 334 berths on the Ferrières basin in Martigues, opposite the Jonquières and L'Île districts on the Canal de Caronte.
- Up to 49 ft
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AnchorageFrance
Etang de Berre
3.9
Anchorage on the Étang de Berre, a 155 km² brackish lagoon west of Marseille connected to the Mediterranean by the Canal de Caronte at Martigues.
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AnchorageFrance
Saint-Mitre
4.2
Anchorage on the western shore of the Étang de Berre, off Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts, Provence.
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AnchorageFrance
Anse de Ranquet
4.5
Shallow sandy cove on the north-east shore of the Étang de Berre, a short hop south of Istres.
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AnchorageFrance
Pointe st Etienne - st Chamas
4.4
Anchorage on the northern shore of the Étang de Berre, off the Pointe Saint-Étienne between Saint-Chamas and Istres, Bouches-du-Rhône.
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HarbourSaint Chamas, France
Saint Chamas
3.2
Marina of 280 berths on the northern shore of the Étang de Berre, at the mouth of the Touloubre river.
- Up to 39 ft