Best anchorages and harbours in Canal du Midi

Castelnaudary

Inland port of 51 berths on the Canal du Midi in the Aude, opening onto the Grand Bassin, the largest water body on the canal.

Puicheric

Mooring on the Canal du Midi at Puicheric, in the Aude department, between Marseillette and Homps.

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

Capestang

Canal du Midi halt on the bief de Capestang, at the foot of the collegiate church of Saint-Étienne, on the UNESCO-listed canal.

Port La Fabrique

River port on the Canal du Midi at Moux-et-Plaissac, between Carcassonne and Homps in the Aude.

Port saint sauveur

Inland marina on the Canal du Midi in central Toulouse, 500 m from Place du Capitole and directly served by métro line B at station François Verdier.

Base Locaboat Argens Minervois

Hire-boat base of Locaboat Holidays on the Canal du Midi at Argens-Minervois, between the écluse d'Argens and the village of Roubia.

Carcassonne

Inland port on the Canal du Midi at Carcassonne, alongside the SNCF station in the lower town, below the medieval Cite.

Port-Neuf de Béziers

River port on the Canal du Midi at Béziers, Hérault, at the foot of the Fonseranes lock flight and 2.9 NM west of Villeneuve-lès-Béziers.

Trébes

Canal du Midi halt at Trebes, downstream of Carcassonne, at the confluence of the Orbiel with the Aude valley in Occitanie.

Port-Lauragais

Halt on the Canal du Midi between Toulouse and the seuil de Naurouze, near the commune of Avignonet-Lauragais in Occitanie.

Bram

Small canal port on the Canal du Midi in the Aude, between Carcassonne and Castelnaudary, serving the circular village of Bram.

Marseillette

Mooring on the Canal du Midi at Marseillette, between Trebes and Puicheric, in the Aude department.

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

Homps

Canal port in the village of Homps on the Canal du Midi, roughly midway between Carcassonne and Beziers in the Aude.

Castelnaudary Quai Canelot

Mooring quay on the Grand Bassin of Castelnaudary, on the Canal du Midi in the Aude, Occitanie.

Labastide-d'Anjou

Canal du Midi halt on the Lauragais plain between Port-Lauragais and Castelnaudary, in Aude.

Port De Paraza

Canal du Midi halte at the foot of the Château de Paraza, in the Aude between Le Somail and Argens-Minervois, on the Minervois wine plateau.

Rio Aude

Open anchorage off the mouth of the Aude river, between Narbonne-Plage and Valras-Plage on the Languedoc coast.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SW, W

Poihes

Canal du Midi halte in the village of Poilhes, in the Hérault between Béziers and Capestang, on the long pound that runs level from Fonseranes to the Malpas tunnel.

Gadouch

Canal port on the Canal du Midi in Haute-Garonne, on the summit level of the Seuil de Naurouze between Toulouse and Castelnaudary.

Le Somail

Historic halt on the Canal du Midi at Le Somail, commune of Sallèles-d'Aude, Occitanie, about 15 km west of Narbonne.

Port de Colombiers

Canal du Midi port at Colombiers, Hérault, between the Malpas tunnel and the Fonseranes flight of locks.

Port Sud

Pleasure port on the Canal du Midi at Ramonville-Saint-Agne, on the south-east outskirts of Toulouse.

Saint-Jory

Canal des Deux Mers bief near Saint-Jory, north of Toulouse in Occitanie. Mud bottom, anchoring prohibited on this reach.