Harbour

Andancette

4.0Andancette, France

Maximum length: 20 m

Small river halt on the left bank of the Rhône, opposite Andance, between Vienne and Valence.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Access from the Rhône navigable channel, PK 73. The halt sits just upstream of the suspension bridge between Andancette and Andance, which has a clearance of around 10 m above high water. Two berths on the pontoon, intended for stopover craft up to 15 m.

Practical

Water and electricity on the pontoon, no fuel. Bakery and small grocery within 300 m in the village. Railway station at Saint-Rambert-d'Albon 3 km across the river with direct trains to Valence and Lyon.

Ashore

The Marc Seguin suspension bridge linking Andancette to Andance, built in 1827, was the first cable suspension bridge opened to traffic in continental Europe, the original structure was replaced in 1978 but the piers remain. Wine tasting at the Saint-Joseph appellation cellars along the right bank of the Rhône.

History

The two villages of Andancette and Andance developed on either bank as a Rhône ferry crossing until the Seguin brothers opened their pioneering suspension bridge, a prototype for the later Pont de la Mulatière in Lyon.