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Garonne and Dordogne: Pauillac to Bordeaux and Libourne

16 places · Gironde

Above Pauillac the estuary narrows to the Bec d'Ambès, where the Garonne and the Dordogne meet. Go up on the flood and moor bow to the stream with doubled lines: that is the rule at the Blaye pontoon, below the citadel, where stays are limited to 24 hours. Pauillac is only accessible around high water, for drafts up to 1.5 m, and Bourg from half flood. In Bordeaux the wet docks open only at high water, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. On the Dordogne, the tidal bore runs up to Saint-Pardon, just below Libourne, on big spring tides.

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HarbourPauillac, France
Pauillac
3.8
Drying river marina of 125 berths on the west bank of the Gironde estuary, at Pauillac in the Médoc, about 30 nautical miles upstream from Royan, where boats take the ground at low water.
- Up to 45 ft
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AnchorageFrance
Le vasard de Beychevelle
4.1
Mud bank anchorage on the Gironde estuary off Beychevelle, in the Médoc vineyards of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
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AnchorageFrance
Embarcadère de Lamarque
4.6
River anchorage off the Lamarque ferry landing on the left bank of the Gironde estuary, in the Médoc, opposite Blaye.
- Buoys
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HarbourBlaye, France
Ile Nouvelle
2.0
Conservatoire du Littoral island in the Gironde estuary off Blaye, managed for nature, with a landing for visiting boats.
5
HarbourFrance
Halte nautique de Blaye
4.0
Pontoon halt on the right bank of the Gironde estuary at the foot of the Citadelle de Blaye, a Vauban fortification inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
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HarbourFrance
Plassac
3.1
River port of 40 berths on the right bank of the Gironde estuary at Plassac, in Gironde, New Aquitaine.
7
HarbourFrance
Roque De Thau
1.7
Small tidal port on the right bank of the Gironde estuary at Gauriac, 6 km downstream of Bourg, in the Côtes de Bourg wine area.
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HarbourFrance
Bourg sur Gironde
3.4
River port of 45 berths on the right bank of the Dordogne, about 1 nm upstream of the Bec d'Ambès where the Dordogne and Garonne meet to form the Gironde estuary.
- Up to 39 ft
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HarbourFrance
Plagne
3.7
River port on the Dordogne at Saint-André-de-Cubzac in Gironde, about 1.5 nautical miles north of Cubzac-les-Ponts.
- Up to 39 ft
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HarbourAsques, France
Asque
2.9
Small river halt on the right bank of the Dordogne at Asques, upstream of the Bec d'Ambès confluence with the Garonne, in Gironde.
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AnchorageFrance
Halte nautique de Libourne
2.5
River halt on the Dordogne at the confluence with the Isle, on the Libourne town quay, mud bottom.
- Water
- Electricity
12
HarbourFrance
Lormont Bas
Small tidal harbour on the right bank of the Garonne in Lormont, across the river from Bordeaux.
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HarbourBordeaux, France
Port de plaisance de Bordeaux
4.0
City-centre marina on the Garonne river in Bordeaux, 278 berths, max draught 2.5 m, VHF 12.
- Up to 65 ft
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HarbourBordeaux, France
Cité Du Vin
4.5
River pontoon on the Garonne at the foot of the Cité du Vin building in Bordeaux, used by river shuttles and visiting yachts waiting for the lock.
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HarbourBordeaux, France
Bordeaux quai d’attente du Basin
4.0
Waiting quay on the Garonne in Bordeaux, used by yachts before entering the lock of the Bassins à flot.
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HarbourBordeaux, France
Bègles
3.2
River marina of 40 berths on the left bank of the Garonne at Bègles, in the southern outskirts of Bordeaux.
- Up to 82 ft