Harbour

L'Adour Dock

Name: L'Adour Dock
Address: Sainte-Marie-de-Gosse, FR

Sainte-Marie-de-Gosse, FranceBasque coast

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Type: Harbour

Pontoon on the right bank of the Adour at Sainte-Marie-de-Gosse, in the Landes, around PK 104 upstream from Bayonne.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from the Adour, tidal influence reaches this reach from Bayonne. Strong ebb currents on the river, plan the passage around slack water. No marked channel beyond the navigable Adour; stay in mid-stream away from the banks.

Practical

Short-stay pontoon, limited facilities. Village shops and the Relais de l'Adour restaurant in Sainte-Marie-de-Gosse. Nearest fuel and larger marinas downstream towards Bayonne or upstream at Port des Gaves Réunis, 5.7 NM east.

Ashore

Basse vallée de l'Adour walking and cycling circuit departs from the village, around 15 km along the alluvial plain. Barthes, seasonally flooded meadows along the river, are a feeding ground for herons and migratory birds. Peyrehorade and its medieval castle at around 10 km upstream by road.

History

Since the opening of the Boucau Neuf at Bayonne in 1578, the Adour was developed for upstream navigation, and Sainte-Marie-de-Gosse stood among the right bank quays used for freight between Bayonne and Saint-Sever until the 19th century.