Best anchorages and harbours in Alsace and Lorraine

Port de Nonsard

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

Yachting club Metz

River port on the Moselle at Metz, in the Grand Est region, 120 berths and max draught 2 m.

Port de Nancy

Inland basin on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin in Nancy, Grand Est, with 10 berths and up to 2.2 m draught.

Beinheim

Anchorage on the Rhine near Beinheim in northern Alsace, on the Franco-German border. Mud bottom. River mooring used by barges and the occasional cruiser.

Pont-à-Mousson Port

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

Saverne

Inland marina of 30 berths on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin, in Saverne, Bas-Rhin, at the foot of the Vosges.

Halte Nautique

Small canal halt in Alsace with 10 berths and 1.2 m maximum draught, on the Canal du Rhône au Rhin between Biesheim and Colmar.

Port De France Toul

Inland marina of 60 berths on the Moselle canalised branch at Toul, Grand Est, at the junction with the Canal de la Marne au Rhin.

Base Nautique Ruhlman

Club base on the Bassin d'Austerlitz in Strasbourg, on the Ill and the Rhine-Rhône canal network.

Quai Canal de la Marne au Rhin

Canal quay on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin Ouest at Void-Vacon, in the Meuse department between Ligny-en-Barrois and Toul.

Ray sur Saône

River reach on the Saône near the village of Ray-sur-Saône in Haute-Saône. Anchoring is prohibited in the navigable channel; overnight stops are made at the halte fluviale or nearby ports.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Port de plaisance de Metz

River marina of 40 berths on the Moselle in central Metz, Grand Est.

Nautic Club Kembs

River yacht club on the Grand Canal d'Alsace at Kembs, Haut-Rhin, on the French bank of the Rhine south of Mulhouse.

Grande Cornée

Inland anchorage in Grand Est on a canalised reach, mud bottom, fully sheltered from wind by the riverbanks.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

tunnel st. albain nord

Mooring prohibited at the north entrance to the Saint-Albin tunnel on the Petite Saône, a 681 m navigation tunnel linking the river around a meander near Scey-sur-Saône.

• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE

Port Plaisance Mulhouse

Thirty-berth city marina in Mulhouse on the Canal du Rhône au Rhin, in Alsace.

Montureux-lès-Baulay

River anchorage on the Petite Saône near Montureux-lès-Baulay, a farming village in Haute-Saône on the upper navigable reach above Port-sur-Saône.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

hesse- le boat base

Le Boat rental base on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin at Hesse, in Moselle, a few kilometres west of Sarrebourg.

Halte Fluvial Scey-sur-Saône

River halte on the Petite Saône at Scey-sur-Saone-et-Saint-Albin, in Haute-Saone, upstream of Port-sur-Saone.

Biesheim

Alsatian river port on the Canal du Rhône au Rhin, Grand Est, close to Neuf-Brisach and the Rhine.

Port Du Houillion

Small canal halt on the Canal des Houilleres de la Sarre at Ley, in rural Moselle.

Marinest

River marina on the Bassin des Remparts in Strasbourg, just north of the historic city centre, operated by Marinest since 2019.

steinbourg

Canal halt of 12 berths on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin, at Steinbourg in Alsace, just north of Saverne.

Plaisance Club De Strasbourg

Yacht club on the Bassin des Remparts in Strasbourg, on the Rhine-Rhône canal network, Grand Est.

Pagny Sur Meuse

Small halt of four berths on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin ouest at Pagny-sur-Meuse, west of Toul in Lorraine.

Cornée du Moulin

Inland mooring on a canal in the Grand Est region, mud bottom, full shelter from all directions.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Ile du BOIS GERARD

Small wooded island in the Lac de Madine, Grand Est. Anchorage on mud and weed bottom near the northern shore.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Marina de Corre

Inland marina at the village of Corre in Haute-Saône, at the junction of the Saône river and the Canal des Vosges, marking the start of the Freycinet canal network into north-east France.

Rupt s. Saône

River anchorage on the Petite Saône off Rupt-sur-Saône, a village in Haute-Saône dominated by its 11th-century keep.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Strasbourg

Inland marina of 80 berths on the Rhine waterway network at Strasbourg, Alsace.