Harbour

Corps de garde

Name: Corps de garde
Address: Marans, FR

Marans, FranceCharente-Maritime

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Type: Harbour

Small tidal harbour in the Baie de l'Aiguillon, on the channel leading from the Pertuis Breton to Marans in Charente-Maritime.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach through the buoyed channel of the Baie de l'Aiguillon, accessible around high water only. The bay dries extensively at low water and the mud banks on either side of the channel are soft. Night entry is not advised. The moorings are well sheltered in heavy weather. The Port du Pavé lies 1.4 nautical miles to the south-west along the same channel.

Practical

Mooring is on river buoys and a little pontoon space, part of the port area run by Marans, so contact the Marans port office as charges apply. Local fishing and oyster boats make up most of the users. No fuel on site. Water on the quay. The slipway is usable about two hours either side of high water, otherwise it is very muddy, and boats take the mud at low tide. Marans village, which offers shops and provisioning, lies 4.4 nautical miles east up the Canal de Marans à La Rochelle.

Ashore

Dyke path along the Baie de l'Aiguillon, part of the Marais Poitevin regional nature park, gives long walks over reclaimed polders. A riverside restaurant and bar stand close to the moorings. Bird observatory at the Pointe de l'Aiguillon about 4 km west. Marans town centre with market hall, Saint-Étienne church and canal locks sits 7 km inland by road.