Harbour

Port de Boissise-Le-Roi

Name: Port de Boissise-Le-Roi
Address: Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry, FR

Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry, France

Type: Harbour

Port of 72 secured berths on the Seine, on the territory of Boissise-le-Roi within the Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry leisure base, 40 km south-east of Paris.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach on the Seine, navigable by the Grand Gabarit between Paris and Montereau. Keep clear of commercial barges and of the Vives-Eaux lock 2 km upstream. The river is non-tidal at this point, current moderate outside flood peaks.

Practical

72 berths for boats from 4 to 12 m, water and electricity on each pontoon, winter storage and dry dock available. Free car park at the port, address 412 avenue Max de Pierrou, 77310 Boissise-le-Roi. Paris Gare de Lyon is reached by SNCF in 45 minutes via Ponthierry-Pringy station, then ten minutes on foot.

Ashore

The 25-hectare leisure base around the port offers four water bodies, tennis courts and picnic areas along the Seine. The Forêt de Fontainebleau and its climbing boulders begin 8 km south-east and can be reached by bike on the Scandibérique EuroVélo 3 route that passes through the port. Melun and its medieval collegiate church Notre-Dame are 6 km upstream.