Castelsarrasin

Name: Castelsarrasin
Address: Montaïn, FR
Telephone: +33 5 63 32 01 39

4.4Montaïn, France

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Type: Harbour

Inland port of 40 berths on the Canal latéral à la Garonne at Castelsarrasin, Tarn-et-Garonne, on the Canal des Deux Mers route.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Reached along the Canal latéral à la Garonne between Toulouse and the confluence with the Canal de Garonne at Castets-en-Dorthe. Several manually or automatically operated locks either side. Air draught limited by the canal bridges to about 3.5 m.

Practical

40 pontoon berths, water and electricity on the quay. Hire-boat bases on the canal. Supermarket, bakery and restaurants in Castelsarrasin town centre, within 500 m of the basin.

Ashore

Castelsarrasin holds the Saint-Sauveur church, a brick-built edifice dating from the 13th century. The Canal des Deux Mers cycle route runs along the towpath, linking Bordeaux to Sète. Moissac and its abbey church of Saint-Pierre, a UNESCO site on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela, lie about 12 km downstream.