Harbour

Port d'Arzal-Camoël

3.5arzal, FranceMorbihan

Maximum length: 25 m
VHF channel: 9
Maximum draught: 5 m

Marina of 1250 berths on the Vilaine, immediately upstream of the Arzal dam, between the Morbihan communes of Arzal and Camoël.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

The Arzal lock is the only access point between the sea and the Vilaine. Lock cycles run during daylight hours, with schedule adjusted by tide. VHF 18 for the lock, VHF 9 for the harbour office. Maximum draught 5 metres in the basin, no tidal constraint once past the lock.

Practical

Diesel fuel berth, water and electricity on all pontoons, crane up to 45 tonnes, boatyard with hard standing for wintering. Sanitary blocks with showers and laundry. Chandlery, sailmaker and several marine services on site. Restaurant and small grocery at the port, supermarket at 3 kilometres in Muzillac.

Ashore

Barrage d'Arzal crossing point with pedestrian walkway and interpretation panels on the Vilaine estuary. Billiers peninsula and Pointe du Halguen with sandy beach 4 kilometres north of the port. Wine estates of the Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu appellation within 15 kilometres.

History

The Arzal dam was built between 1965 and 1970 to stop the tidal bore and silt deposits upstream, and to secure a freshwater supply for southern Morbihan. The marina was developed shortly after on the newly created freshwater basin.