Harbour

St Jorioz

4.8Saint-Jorioz, France

Maximum length: 8 m
Maximum draught: 2 m

Lakeside port of 112 berths on the west shore of Lac d'Annecy, Haute-Savoie.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Access on Lac d'Annecy, freshwater alpine lake of 27 km². No tide. Attention to the Vent, the strong northerly wind that blows down the lake, and to the Rebat, the southerly, which both build short steep chop. Maximum draught in the port 2 m.

Practical

112 berths on pontoons, water and electricity on the quays. Slipway. Sailing school Cercle de la Voile de Saint-Jorioz on site. Bakery, supermarket and restaurants in the village within 500 m.

Ashore

Cycle path Voie Verte du Lac d'Annecy passes alongside the port and follows the west shore for 33 km between Annecy and Doussard on the former railway. Réserve naturelle du Bout du Lac at the southern tip, 4 km by water, hosts grey herons and reed beds. Château de Duingt on its wooded peninsula lies 2.4 km south by the lake.

History

The village grew around a Benedictine priory founded in the 11th century, a dependency of the abbey of Talloires across the lake. The railway from Annecy to Albertville reached Saint-Jorioz in 1901 and closed in 1966, the right of way becoming the Voie Verte.