- Maximum length
- 45 ft
- VHF channel
- 9
- Maximum draught
- 5 ft
Tidal lock marina of 160 berths in Marennes, on the Seudre estuary in Charente-Maritime.
Guide
Approach and anchoring
Approach via the Seudre channel between Marennes and the Île d'Oléron. Access through a lock, typically open around high water. Max draught 1.8 m. VHF channel 9 for the harbourmaster.
Practical
160 berths in a wet basin. Water and electricity on the pontoons. There is no fuel at the port. Shops, a bakery and a Leclerc supermarket lie in Marennes within 800 m.
Ashore
Marennes is the capital of the Marennes-Oléron oyster basin, first AOC oyster in France since 2009. Cité de l'Huître visitor centre at 1.5 km. Église Saint-Pierre-de-Sales with a 78 m Gothic bell tower used as a seamark, at 700 m. The restaurant le Cayenne, on the Chenal de la Cayenne on the way up to the port, sells seafood platters to take away.
Key facts
- Type
- Harbour
- Coordinates
- 45.81937, -1.11117 (45°49.16'N 1°6.67'W)
- Town
- Marennes
- Country
- France
- Maximum draught
- 5 ft
- Maximum length
- 45 ft
- VHF channel
- 9
- Phone
- +33546764797
- Boaters' rating
- 3.5/5
- Updated
- October 15, 2026
Getting there
Marennes lies at 45°49.16'N 1°6.67'W, that is 45.81937, -1.11117 in decimal degrees. Call the harbour on VHF channel 9 before entering.
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What boat length does Marennes accept?
Marennes accepts boats up to 45 ft.
Which VHF channel for Marennes?
Marennes answers on VHF channel 9.
How do boaters rate Marennes?
Marennes is rated 3.5/5 by boaters on BoatMap.
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