Best anchorages and harbours in Languedoc-Roussillon

81 documented anchorages and harbours in Languedoc-Roussillon, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.

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  1. Plage de la Franqui31
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    Plage de la Franqui

    3.7

    Anchorage off the long sandy beach of La Franqui, on the Leucate shoreline in the Aude.

    • Sheltered S, SW, W
  2. Plage du Racou32
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    Plage du Racou

    3.7

    Sand beach at the southern end of Argelès-sur-Mer, where the Côte Vermeille begins and the Albères foothills meet the sea.

    • Free
    • Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
  3. Punta De l'Ocell33
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    Punta De l'Ocell

    3.7

    Rocky anchorage on the Côte Vermeille, immediately south of Cerbère and just north of the Spanish border at Cap Cerbère.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
  4. Bouzigues34
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    Bouzigues

    3.6

    Anchorage off Bouzigues on the northern shore of the Étang de Thau, in front of the oyster-farming village.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
  5. Grau-du-Roi rive droite35
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    Grau-du-Roi rive droite

    3.6

    Open anchorage off the right bank of the Grau-du-Roi channel, on the Gulf of Lion coast in Occitanie.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SE
  6. Les Tables36
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    Les Tables

    3.6

    Buoy field off Cap d'Agde in Hérault, 8 berths on sand. Mooring restricted outside marked buoys.

    • Free
    • Sheltered NW, N, W
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    Plage de l'Espiguette

    3.6

    Open sandy roadstead off the Espiguette dunes in Camargue, sheltered from N and NE winds.

    • Sheltered N, NE
  8. Plage Sud - Port Camargue38
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    Plage Sud - Port Camargue

    3.6

    Sandy anchorage off the south beach of Port Camargue in the Gulf of Lion, at the western edge of the Camargue.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
  9. Pierre Vassiliu39
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    Pierre Vassiliu

    3.5

    Anchorage on the étang de Thau off Mèze, mixed bottom of sand, mud and rock, exposed to easterly winds.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W
  10. Pointe de Balaruc40
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    Pointe de Balaruc

    3.5

    Anchorage on the étang de Thau near Balaruc, Occitanie. Mud bottom, shelter from NW through SW, open to the SE.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW
  11. Avant Port Du Cap d'Agde41
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    Avant Port Du Cap d'Agde

    3.2

    Outer anchorage off the Cap d'Agde marina, on the volcanic headland of Mont Saint-Loup in Herault, Occitanie.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE
  12. Leucate Plage42
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    Leucate Plage

    3.2

    Sandy roadstead off Leucate beach in Occitanie, sheltered from N, W and NW winds.

    • Sheltered N, W, NW
  13. Carnon43
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    Carnon

    3.0

    Open anchorage off the beach of Carnon, between La Grande-Motte and Palavas-les-Flots on the Occitan coast.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
  14. La Grand Motte44
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    La Grand Motte

    3.0

    Prohibited anchoring zone off the beach of La Grande-Motte on the Occitan coast. Sand bottom, water point ashore via the harbour.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
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    Marseillan Marine

    3.0

    Anchorage on the Étang de Thau off Marseillan, weed bottom, sheltered from SW, W and NW winds.

    • Sheltered SW, W, NW
  16. Mauguio46
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    Mauguio

    3.0

    Anchorage off the Mauguio coast in Languedoc, immediately south of Carnon marina and the etang de l'Or lagoon.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
  17. Valenti47
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    Valenti

    3.0

    Buoy mooring on the Côte Vermeille between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, Pyrénées-Orientales, inside the Cerbère-Banyuls marine reserve.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W
  18. Vias48
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    Vias

    3.0

    Stretch of coast off Vias in Hérault where anchoring is prohibited, between Portiragnes and the mouth of the Hérault at Le Grau d'Agde.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
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    Marseillan Plage

    2.8

    Open roadstead off the beach of Marseillan Plage, on the Languedoc lido between the étang de Thau and the Mediterranean, sand bottom.

    • Sheltered N, NW
  20. Théâtre de la mer50
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    Théâtre de la mer

    2.8

    Anchorage off the Théâtre Jean Vilar open-air amphitheatre on the eastern seafront of Sète, Hérault.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
  21. Plage de Frontignan51
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    Plage de Frontignan

    2.7

    Sand anchorage off Frontignan-Plage on the Golfe du Lion coast, Occitanie, sheltered from NW through NE.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
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    Anse de la Mauresque

    2.5

    Rocky cove on the Côte Vermeille between Port-Vendres and Collioure, at the foot of the coastal cliffs of the Pyrénées-Orientales.

    • Sheltered SW, W
  23. Cap de Tourre53
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    Cap de Tourre

    2.5

    Anchorage in the étang de Thau, on the north shore near Mèze, Occitanie.

    • Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
  24. Étang de Leucate54
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    Étang de Leucate

    2.5

    Coastal lagoon north of Perpignan, shared between Aude and Pyrénées-Orientales, linked to the sea by the grau de Leucate.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SE
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    Héliopolis

    2.5

    Sand anchorage off the Héliopolis naturist quarter of Cap d'Agde, western Mediterranean coast of France.

    • Sheltered NW, W
  26. Palavas-les-Flots56
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    Palavas-les-Flots

    2.5

    Open roadstead off the beach of Palavas-les-Flots on the Languedoc coast, sand bottom, exposed to the south.

    • Sheltered NW, N
  27. Plage du Lydia57
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    Plage du Lydia

    2.5

    Anchorage off the beach of Le Barcarès, on the Roussillon coast, named after the ship Lydia beached on the sand since 1967.

    • Sheltered NW, W
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    Orb

    2.3

    Prohibited anchoring zone at the mouth of the Orb river on the Occitan coast, near Sérignan-Plage.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
  29. Rio Aude59
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    Rio Aude

    2.3

    Open anchorage off the mouth of the Aude river, between Narbonne-Plage and Valras-Plage on the Languedoc coast.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SW, W
  30. Camping De La Tamarissière60
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    Camping De La Tamarissière

    2.0

    Sandy anchorage off the Tamarissière beach, on the right bank of the Hérault mouth at Agde, Occitanie.

    • Sheltered NW