Harbour

Crêches-sur-Saône

Name: Crêches-sur-Saône
Address: Crêches-sur-Saône, FR

2.1Crêches-sur-Saône, France

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Type: Harbour

Small river halt on the left bank of the Saône at PK 23.5, in southern Burgundy 10 km south of Mâcon.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach by the Saône, a Freycinet-gauge waterway with no tidal constraint. Left bank moorings for pleasure craft, calm current outside flood periods. The river is navigable year-round between Lyon and Corre, with locks operated by VNF.

Practical

Water and dry-storage facilities at the local yard Nautic Auto, with cranes for hauling small and mid-sized hulls. Village shops and a boulangerie in Crêches-sur-Saône itself. Full supermarkets, chandlery and rail station at Mâcon, 10 km north.

Ashore

Crêches-sur-Saône sits inside the Mâconnais wine area. The hamlet of La Chapelle-de-Guinchay and its Beaujolais and Saint-Véran vineyards are within 4 km on foot or by bike. The Voie Bleue cycle route along the Saône passes through the port, giving a flat 10 km ride up to Mâcon old town and its Saint-Pierre church.