Best anchorages and harbours in Languedoc-Roussillon

Fitou

Rocky-bottom anchorage on the Languedoc coast between Leucate and the Fitou lagoon, roughly 2 nm west of Port Leucate.

• Sheltered N, NW

Lagune

Sand-bottom anchorage off the Camargue coast near Port Camargue, sheltered from NE and E, exposed to S and W winds.

• Sheltered NE, E

Le Grau-du-Roi Cove

Sand and rock anchorage off the Petite Camargue, south of Le Grau-du-Roi and Port Camargue.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Plage de la bergerie

Open roadstead off the Languedoc lido between Sète and Palavas, south-east of Frontignan, Hérault.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Rive Droite

Anchorage on the right bank of the Grau-du-Roi to Aigues-Mortes canal, 0.2 NM south of the fortified town, in Occitanie.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Sarcelles

Sand and mud anchorage off the Frontignan coast in the Gulf of Lion, Hérault.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Etang de Thau

Anchoring prohibited zone in the Étang de Thau lagoon, Occitanie, set aside for the shellfish tables that cover much of the lagoon.

• Sheltered S

Ile de Thau

Anchorage off the Île de Thau islet, just outside Sète harbour on the Étang de Thau side, Occitanie.

• Paid
• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Le Cap D”Agde

Roadstead anchorage off the Cap d'Agde resort, Hérault, western Mediterranean. Sand bottom, shelter from the north-west only.

• Sheltered NW

Marseillan Ville

Anchorage off the town of Marseillan on the western shore of the Étang de Thau lagoon, Hérault.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Mouillage de Ancien pont de la Peyrade

Occitan anchorage on mud bottom, sheltered from NE to SE winds, 0.5 NM north of the Sterne Voiles dry port.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Plage de Cerbère

Pebble-and-sand bay at the last French village before the Spanish border, on the Côte Vermeille in Roussillon.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Anse la Galère

Cove on the étang de Bages-Sigean south of Narbonne, mooring prohibited, bottom of sand, rock, weed and mud.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Charles de Gaulle

Anchorage on the north shore of the Étang de Thau, off the village of Bouzigues in Hérault, Occitanie.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Crique

Small cove on the Cote Vermeille between Banyuls-sur-Mer and Cerbere, last stretch of rocky coast before the Spanish border in the Pyrenees-Orientales.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

La Coudalère

Mooring on mud inside the marina basin of La Coudalere at Le Barcares, on the Languedoc coast.

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

Plage de la Vielle Nouvelle

Sand anchorage off the long beach south of Gruissan, between the Étang de l'Ayrolle and the Mediterranean, in Occitania.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Plage du Lazaret

Anchorage off the Lazaret beach on the Sète lido, sand bottom, sheltered from most quarters except southerly winds.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Plage le Bourdigou

Open anchorage off the Bourdigou beach on the Roussillon coast, between Le Barcares and Sainte-Marie-la-Mer.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Pont tournants

Anchorage on rock bottom just outside the swing bridges of Le Grau-du-Roi, at the mouth of the canal linking the sea to Aigues-Mortes.

Torreilles-Plage

Open sand anchorage off the Roussillon coast between Port Barcarès and Sainte-Marie-la-Mer, Pyrénées-Orientales.

• Sheltered W