Harbour

Port de Nonsard

4.9Nonsard-Lamarche, FranceAlsace and Lorraine

Maximum length: 32 ft

Inland marina of 280 berths on Lake Madine, in the Meuse department in Grand Est, at the foot of the Cotes de Meuse.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Lake Madine is a freshwater reservoir with no tide and no commercial traffic. Approach by road or inland waterway from Nancy or Verdun. Enter the marina from the west shore of the lake, speed limited on the lake for non motor users. No VHF watch.

Practical

280 berths managed by the Lake Madine tourist authority. Water, electricity, sanitary block with showers, slipway, sailing school and boat hire on site. Restaurant and small shop at the base nautique. Nearest commercial harbours are on the Moselle canal: Kai Pagny s. Moselle 11.6 nm E and Pont S. Moussen 12.2 nm E.

Ashore

Lake Madine regional nature area with a marked walking and cycling loop of about 22 km around the lake. Sailing school and windsurf base at the port. American First World War cemetery of Saint Mihiel and Butte de Montsec memorial at about 6 km south, both free and open year round.