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Quai d'Alger "port de commerce"

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Maximum length: 6.5 m
VHF channel: 12
Maximum draught: 0.5 m

Honour quay of Sète's commercial port, on the western side of the Môle Saint-Louis basin, in Occitanie. Not a plaisance berth, but the occasional visitor pontoon for tall ships and events.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Enter Sète through the main commercial pass between the Môle Saint-Louis and the Quai du Maroc. Keep clear of cargo and ferry movements; port control on VHF 12. The quay fronts the old commercial basin and accepts ships up to 200 m with 7.4 m alongside, so plaisance moorings are granted only by prior arrangement with the capitainerie.

Practical

No dedicated pontoons, water, or electricity for yachts. The nearest plaisance berths are at IGY Sète Marina 300 m NE and at the town canals of Sète 300 m S, both with full services. Town shops, market and station are within a ten minute walk.

Ashore

Les Halles covered market at 400 m on rue Gambetta, open daily except Monday afternoons. Musée Paul Valéry and Cimetière Marin up on the Mont Saint-Clair, 1.5 km S. Théâtre de la Mer, former Fort Saint-Pierre, 1.2 km S on the seafront.

History

Sète was founded as a commercial port by Colbert in 1666 to serve as the Mediterranean outlet of the Canal du Midi. The Quai d'Alger took its name from the North African trade and was the main cargo handling front until the Orsetti basin was opened east of the pass after 1945.

Key facts

Type: Harbour
Coordinates: 43.40147, 3.70024 (43°24.09'N 3°42.01'E)
Town: Sète
Country: France
Maximum draught: 0.5 m
Maximum length: 7 m
VHF channel: 12
Phone: +33680113034
Boaters' rating: 3.4/5
Updated: July 7, 2026

Getting there

Quai d'Alger "port de commerce" lies at 43°24.09'N 3°42.01'E, that is 43.40147, 3.70024 in decimal degrees. Call the harbour on VHF channel 12 before entering.

Directions +33680113034VHF 12