Harbour

La Ciotat - Nouveau Port

3.7La Ciotat, FranceMarseille and the Calanques

Maximum length: 13 m
VHF channel: 9
Maximum draught: 3.5 m

Marina of 640 berths at La Ciotat, east of Marseille, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from the bay of La Ciotat, entrance buoyed by red and green lights at the jetty heads. The bay is sheltered from the mistral by the Bec de l'Aigle cape to the west. Maximum draught 3.5 m. VHF channel 9 for the harbour office.

Practical

640 berths on pontoons with water and electricity. Fuel berth with diesel and petrol. Sanitary blocks with showers. La Ciotat Shipyards, one of the largest superyacht refit sites in the Mediterranean, adjacent to the marina.

Ashore

Old port of La Ciotat at 300 m with the fish market on the quai Ganteaume. Eden Théâtre at 500 m, the oldest cinema still in operation, where the Lumière brothers screened their films from 1899. Calanques of Figuerolles and Mugel at 2 km along the coastal path, giving access to the Parc national des Calanques.

History

La Ciotat was the birthplace of cinema projection. Louis and Auguste Lumière filmed L'Arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat at the local station in 1895. The shipyards, founded in 1836, built tankers and passenger ships until closure in 1989, then reopened in the 2000s for megayacht refit.

Key facts

Type: Harbour
Coordinates: 43.17651, 5.61194 (43°10.59'N 5°36.72'E)
Town: La Ciotat
Country: France
Maximum draught: 3.5 m
Maximum length: 13 m
VHF channel: 9
Phone: +33 4 95 09 52 60
Boaters' rating: 3.7/5
Updated: July 7, 2026

Getting there

La Ciotat - Nouveau Port lies at 43°10.59'N 5°36.72'E, that is 43.17651, 5.61194 in decimal degrees. Call the harbour on VHF channel 9 before entering.

Directions +33 4 95 09 52 60VHF 9