Harbour

Public Jetty In Lille "quais"

Name: Public Jetty In Lille "quais"
Address: Lille, FR

4.0Lille, France

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Type: Harbour

Public quay mooring on the Deûle in Lille, the main city of Hauts-de-France.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Reached via the canalised Deûle, part of the Dunkerque-Escaut large-gauge network. The river carries commercial barge traffic, keep to the starboard side and watch for péniches at the bends. Locks at Grand Carré and Don are VHF 20. Air draught roughly 5.25 metres under the city bridges. There is room to lie along the quay, though mooring is awkward, with only a few bollards on top of the wall and some rings set into it, and a wire runs along the wall near the waterline that can be caught with a boat hook.

Practical

Free public quay moorings along the quais in the Wazemmes and Bois-Blancs area. A water tap stands on the quay, but its outsized nozzle means tanks are filled with jugs or an adaptor, and there is no shore power. A few restaurants front the jetty, with some noise in the evening. The port de plaisance du Grand Carré offers water, power and paying berths about 1 km away.

Ashore

Vieux-Lille quarter with its 17th century brick and stone facades at 1.5 km. Palais des Beaux-Arts, the second largest fine arts museum in France, at 2 km. Wazemmes covered market on Sunday mornings at 800 metres. Citadelle de Vauban, built 1667 to 1670, at 1.2 km walk along the ramparts.

History

Lille was fortified by Vauban after Louis XIV captured the city from the Spanish Netherlands in 1667. The Deûle has been canalised since the Middle Ages and became a major coal and textile artery during the 19th century industrial boom.