Best anchorages and harbours in Languedoc-Roussillon

Fond de Baleta

Anchorage of about 20 berths in the Anse de Baleta, immediately SE of Collioure on the Côte Vermeille, Pyrénées-Orientales.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Halte de Bessan

River halt on the Hérault between Agde and Pézenas, mud bottom, all-round shelter.

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

Pointe du salaison

Anchorage in the étang du Méjean on the Palavas lagoon chain, inland from the Grande-Motte seafront in Hérault, Occitanie.

Port Ariane

Inland marina of 100 berths on the Lez river, in Lattes, 7 km south of Montpellier city centre.

Port Eden

Small private marina on the Etang de Thau at Marseillan, on the Canal du Midi side of the lagoon in Herault.

Quai François Palumbo - Marine et compagnie

Service quay on the Hérault river at Agde, used by the Marine et Compagnie yard, opposite the old town basalt ramparts.

St Cyprien

Sand-bottom anchorage off the long beach of Saint-Cyprien in the Golfe du Lion, Occitanie, between Canet-en-Roussillon and Argelès-sur-Mer.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Port Cercle Nautique Barberousse

Sailing club marina of 300 berths at Gruissan, on the Aude coast of Occitanie.

La Vène

Anchorage on the northern shore of the étang de Thau, off Bouzigues in Hérault, on sand and weed.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Aigues Mortes

Inland port of 125 berths on the Canal du Rhône à Sète at Aigues-Mortes, at the foot of the medieval ramparts, in Occitanie.

Banyuls-sur-Mer

Marina of 363 berths in the Banyuls bay, on the Côte Vermeille between the Pyrenees and the Spanish border, Occitanie.

Mèze

Anchorage in the northern part of the étang de Thau, 0.2 nm SE of the port of Mèze, sand bottom, sheltered from the NW mistral that blows down the lagoon.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Phar'o Port Marseillan

Marina of 500 berths at Marseillan, on the southern shore of the étang de Thau in Occitanie.

Port de Carnon

Marina of 848 berths on the Languedoc coast, between the Étang de l'Or and the Mediterranean, in the commune of Mauguio.

Port de Pérols

Harbour of 130 berths on the étang du Méjean, on the Montpellier coast in Occitanie.

Cap L' Abeille

Four visitor buoys off Cap l'Abeille, between Banyuls-sur-Mer and Cerbère on the Côte Vermeille.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Capestang

Canal du Midi halt on the bief de Capestang, at the foot of the collegiate church of Saint-Étienne, on the UNESCO-listed canal.

La Grande Motte

Marina of 1547 berths on the Gulf of Lion in Occitanie, fronting the pyramid architecture of Jean Balladur.

Port Camargue

Marina of 5 000 berths at Le Grau-du-Roi, on the western edge of the Camargue delta in Occitanie.

Sérignan Plage

Open roadstead off Sérignan-Plage on the Hérault coast, sand bottom, exposed to most sectors except NW.

• Sheltered NW

Valras-Plage

Harbour of 350 berths at the mouth of the Orb, Hérault, on the Occitan coast.

Atelier Bilbo

Single-berth workshop pontoon at Balaruc-les-Bains on the north shore of the Étang de Thau, Hérault.

Canet-en-Roussillon

Large marina on the Roussillon coast, 1300 berths facing the Canigou massif, between the Têt estuary and Saint-Cyprien.

Port Ambonne

Small marina on the eastern edge of the Cap d'Agde resort complex in the Hérault, Occitanie. About 300 berths, shallow with max draught 1 m.

Port Argelès

Marina at the southern end of the Roussillon sandy coast, 891 berths where the lido meets the rocky Côte Vermeille.

Port de Gruissan

Large marina of 1620 berths in the étang de Gruissan lagoon, Aude, linked to the Mediterranean by a buoyed channel.

Sète

Deep-water port of 820 berths at the foot of the Mont Saint-Clair, linking the Mediterranean to the étang de Thau and the Canal du Rhône à Sète.

Cap d'Ullastrell

Rocky cape on the Côte Vermeille between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, Occitanie. Anchoring is prohibited in the listed zone.

• Sheltered NW, W

La Côte Radieuse

Open sand anchorage off the Roussillon coast, north of Canet-en-Roussillon, Pyrénées-Orientales.

• Sheltered W

Le port à sec du Cap

Dry stack boat storage at Cap d'Agde, Hérault, Occitanie, adjacent to the Port Ambonne basin.