Harbour

Pont-à-Mousson Port

Maximum length: 131 ft
Maximum draught: 7 ft

Inland marina of 100 berths on the Moselle canalised at Pont-a-Mousson, Meurthe-et-Moselle, between Metz and Nancy.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Access via the Moselle canalised. Tirant d'eau 2,2 m max. VNF lock schedule applies, call the ecluse de Pont-a-Mousson on VHF. No tidal constraint.

Practical

100 berths, water and electricity on the pontoons, with visitor space on the third pontoon and the overnight fee around 17 euros all in. The showers are dated and open only in office hours, roughly 8 to 20, while the toilets are in a new block open around the clock. Town centre with bakery, supermarket and restaurants within a short walk, about 500 m.

Ashore

Abbaye des Premontres on the right bank, an 18th century monastic complex now used as a cultural centre, 400 m from the port. Place Duroc with its arcaded Renaissance houses and the Maison des Sept Peches Capitaux, 600 m away. Church of Saint-Martin with its 15th century Entombment.

History

Pont-a-Mousson hosted the university of Lorraine from 1572 until its transfer to Nancy in 1768. The Premonstratensian abbey was built between 1705 and 1735 by the architect Nicolas Pierson.