Best anchorages and harbours in Burgundy and the Saône

Chalon sur Saône

River port of 100 berths on the right bank of the Saône in Chalon-sur-Saône, Burgundy, at the foot of the old town.

Port de Dole

Inland marina of 20 berths on the Canal du Rhône au Rhin at Dole, in the Jura department.

Joigny

River port on the Yonne at Joigny, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, on the navigable route between the Seine and the Canal de Bourgogne.

Port de Migennes

River port at the junction of the Yonne and the Canal de Bourgogne at Migennes, in the Yonne department of Burgundy.

Halte Fluvial Creche-sur-Saône

River mooring on the Saône at Crêches-sur-Saône, south Burgundy. Mud bottom, sheltered from NW, W and SW winds.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Saint Jean De Losne

Inland boating hub on the Saône at the junction with the Canal de Bourgogne, Côte-d'Or.

Halte fluival cuisery

River halt on the Seille in Cuisery, Bourgogne Franche-Comte, with around 20 berths and a maximum draught of 1.5 m.

Canal de Pont de Vaux

Inland canal linking the Saône to the town of Pont-de-Vaux in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

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

Ile Fourmi en Saône

River mooring on the Saône near Seurre, Côte-d'Or, in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

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

Decize

River port at the confluence of the Loire, the Aron and the Canal du Nivernais, in the Nièvre department.

Halte De Paray Le Monial

Canal halt on the Canal du Centre in Saône-et-Loire, at the foot of the town of Paray-le-Monial.

Halte fluviale de Montmerle-sur-Saône

Free river halt on the left bank of the Saône at Montmerle, Ain, roughly midway between Mâcon and Lyon.

île de broue

River anchorage on the Saône near Pont-de-Vaux, in Bourgogne Franche-Comté.

• Sheltered W, E

Saint-Florentin

Canal port on the canal de Bourgogne in Saint-Florentin, Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Mâcon

River marina on the right bank of the Saône at Mâcon, in southern Burgundy, opposite the quai Lamartine.

Halte De Génelard

Canal halt on the Canal du Centre in Saône-et-Loire, between locks 12 and 13, in the village of Génelard.

Pont-de-vaux

River port with 225 berths on the Reyssouze, a short navigable canal linking Pont-de-Vaux to the Saône river, in the Ain department.

Lac Chambod

Reservoir on the Ain river behind the Allement dam, on the boundary of Hautecourt-Romanèche and Poncin, in the Ain department.

Seurre

River port on the Saône in Seurre, Côte-d'Or, halfway between Chalon-sur-Saône and Saint-Jean-de-Losne.

Halte fluival louhans

Town halt on the Seille river at Louhans, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, a few hundred metres from the centre.

Halt Nautique

Small river halt on the Saône near Mâcon, Bourgogne Franche-Comté, with 6 berths for river cruisers.

Port Royal

River marina of 150 berths on the Saône at Auxonne, on the Bourgogne side of the Jura foothills, between Dijon and Dole.

Halte Fluviale Auxonne

Small river stopover on the Saône at Auxonne, in Côte-d'Or, with about 10 berths along the left bank.

warte-kai ponte de vaux

Lock waiting quay at the Saône entrance to the Pont-de-Vaux canal in Ain, which links the town to the Saône via a 3 km lateral canal.

Quais ravière

River halt on the Canal de Bourgogne at Ravières, in the Yonne valley between Tonnerre and Montbard.

Le boat Base Branges

Le Boat hire base on the Seille river at Branges, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Eight berths, maximum draught 1.5 m.

Port La Confluence

River port of 25 berths on the Saône near Verdun-sur-le-Doubs, at the confluence of the Doubs and the Saône in Burgundy.

Mantoche

Small river halt on the Saône in the village of Mantoche, Haute-Saône, seven berths for inland cruisers.

Tournus

River port on the right bank of the Saône at Tournus, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, with 10 berths.

Ramp Mooring

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