Port

Ramp Mooring

Name: Ramp Mooring
Address: Verdun-sur-le-Doubs, FR

3.1Verdun-sur-le-Doubs, FranceBurgundy and the Saône

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Type: Harbour

Slipway and small mooring on the Doubs at Verdun-sur-le-Doubs, where the Doubs meets the Saone in southern Burgundy.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Reach by the Saone from the south or the Doubs from the east. The confluence is well marked on VNF charts. Current can be noticeable on the Doubs after heavy rain. Freycinet gauge downstream on the Saone, commercial barges use the main channel. Mooring and slipway on the right bank of the Doubs just upstream of the confluence.

Practical

Concrete slipway for trailable craft, a short adjoining pontoon for brief stops. The pontoon carries four rings and one large round bollard on the side, with metal fittings that protrude above and below the water, so berth with care and lie slightly forward where the ends shoal. No water or power. Port La Confluence 200 m south on the Saone offers water, power and fuel. Village shops and two restaurants within 300 m.

Ashore

Eurovelo 6 cycle route runs along the Saone through the village. Confluence viewpoint at the meeting of the Doubs and Saone, 100 m from the slipway. Nature reserve of the Val de Saone floodplain starts immediately downstream, signposted walks along the dykes.

Story

Verdun-sur-le-Doubs is known in French gastronomy for la pauchouse, a freshwater fish stew made with Doubs and Saone fish and white Burgundy wine, celebrated each summer at the Fete de la Pauchouse.