- Shelter
- N, NE, E, SE
- Seabed
- mud
- Anchoring
- Allowed
Anchorage on the right bank of the Gironde estuary in Charente-Maritime, mud bottom off Les Vergnes beach.
- Beach
Guide
Approach and anchoring
Approach from the estuary channel watching the strong tidal streams of the Gironde. Mud seabed with holding subject to the current. Shelter from N, NE, E and SE; exposed to winds from the SW quadrant blowing up the estuary with a short steep chop.
Practical
Mouillage forain, no services. Meschers-sur-Gironde 1.4 nm to the SE and Talmont-sur-Gironde 3.5 nm to the SE are the nearest shelters.
Ashore
Les Vergnes beach and the cliffs of Meschers with their troglodyte dwellings carved into the limestone. The medieval village of Talmont-sur-Gironde and its Romanesque church of Sainte-Radegonde stand on a headland further SE.
Key facts
- Type
- Anchorage
- Coordinates
- 45.56565, -0.97634 (45°33.94'N 0°58.58'W)
- Country
- France
- Shelter
- Sheltered from north, north-east, east, south-east winds
- Seabed
- mud
- Anchoring
- Allowed
- Services
- Beach
- Boaters' rating
- 4.0/5
- Updated
- July 7, 2026
Getting there
Plage des Vergnes lies at 45°33.94'N 0°58.58'W, that is 45.56565, -0.97634 in decimal degrees.
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Which winds is Plage des Vergnes sheltered from?
Plage des Vergnes is sheltered from north, north-east, east, south-east winds.
Can you anchor at Plage des Vergnes?
Yes, anchoring is allowed at Plage des Vergnes.
How do boaters rate Plage des Vergnes?
Plage des Vergnes is rated 4.0/5 by boaters on BoatMap.
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