Anchorage

Île des Rats

4.1FranceSeine and Paris

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Shelter: N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
Seabed: algae
Anchoring: Forbidden

River mooring on the Oise at Compiègne, Hauts-de-France, weed bottom, sheltered by the banks.

Pontoon
Dock

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Access via the canalised Oise through the Compiègne reach. Keep the marked channel and give way to commercial traffic. Current follows the downstream flow towards Pontoise. Depths are uneven, shoaling to around 1.3 m in places off the mooring, with more water closer to the bridge.

Practical

No services at the mooring itself, but a diesel berth and a chandlery sit on the opposite bank. Compiegne Quay lies 0.3 NM SW and Compiegne Yacht Club 0.6 NM NE, both offering pontoon moorings.

Ashore

Compiegne town centre within 1 km of the quay, with bakery, shops and SNCF station. Chateau de Compiegne and its park, former imperial residence of Napoleon III, stand 1.2 km from the river. Foret de Compiegne, 14 400 hectares, reaches the eastern edge of town with marked trails.

History

Compiegne was the site of the 1918 Armistice signed in a railway carriage in the Rethondes clearing, 6 km east of the river. The Clairiere de l'Armistice museum preserves a replica of the carriage.

Key facts

Type: Anchorage
Coordinates: 49.41852, 2.82104 (49°25.11'N 2°49.26'E)
Country: France
Shelter: Sheltered from north, north-east, east, south-east, south, south-west, west, north-west winds
Seabed: algae
Anchoring: Forbidden
Services: Pontoon, Dock
Boaters' rating: 4.1/5
Updated: October 15, 2026