Port

Port de Bouc plaisance

3.8Port-de-Bouc, FranceMarseille and the Calanques

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Maximum length: 35 m
VHF channel: 9
Maximum draught: 5 m

Marina of 500 berths at the mouth of the Canal de Caronte, western entrance to the Étang de Berre.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from the Golfe de Fos, keeping clear of commercial traffic into Fos and Lavéra. Entrance to the canal marked by Fort de Bouc and the lighthouse on its tower. Max draught 5 m. VHF 9 for the harbour office, VHF 12 for the commercial port authority of Marseille-Fos.

Practical

500 berths with water and electricity. Fuel berth on site. Chantier Naval de Provence adjacent at 0.4 NM to the east for lifting and wintering. Société Nautique de Port de Bouc at 0.4 NM to the south. Shops and SNCF station within walking distance in the town centre.

Ashore

Fort de Bouc on its rocky islet at the canal mouth, built by Vauban in 1664 on a medieval base, visits organised by the town hall. Centre d'art Fernand Léger at the Quai Gal Leclerc at 600 m. Martigues and its three bridges at 6 km along the canal by road.

History

Fort de Bouc was fortified by Vauban in 1664 to protect the entrance to the Étang de Berre and the salt trade. Port-de-Bouc itself grew from the 1860s as an annexe of the port of Marseille when the Canal de Caronte was deepened for steamships.