A new basin for the port of La Tremblade
The marina at La Tremblade in Charente-Maritime is to get a new basin in the heart of the town center, on Place Faure Marchand. It will create 115 afloat berths, thanks to the installation of a threshold gate. Boats will be able to enter and leave the basin 2.5 hours before and after high tide. The development of the new basin will be accompanied by the creation of a slipway and the reprofiling of the access channel. A harbourmaster's office will be created in the former station buildings, which will also house the headquarters of the Syndicat Mixte des Ports de l'Estuaire de la Seudre, which groups together 11 ports on the banks of the river. The project, supported by the Communauté d'Agglomération de Royan, has a total budget of ?11.5 million including tax.
Better serving pleasure boating on the Seudre River
"Our aim is to meet demand in the area, which we were unable to satisfy due to the constraints of the Atelier channel, nor in the port of Marennes, which lacks space. We are in a specific zone with small and medium-sized boats. We want to welcome larger sailing yachts and old riggers, thanks to our 100 additional berths accessible with draughts of up to 1.80 m." explains Pierre-Yves Chevalier, director of the Syndicat Mixte des Ports de l'Estuaire de la Seudre.
Tourism and nautical development
La Tremblade town council is also counting on the tourist appeal of a marina in the town center. On the quayside, it plans to create areas for leisure and walking, as well as commercial premises. It also intends to develop the nautical activity of the 3 shipyards located in the commune.
A port designed for the long term
The creation of the La Tremblade marina is a long-standing project of its mayor, Jean-Pierre Tallieu. After the decree authorizing the project was issued in August 2008, construction began on a lagoon plant to ensure the quality of water management and the absence of pollution in a sensitive environment, surrounded by the famous oyster beds used to breed Marennes-Oléron oysters. A storm slowed down the work, then the NOTre law redistributed competences. The birth of the Syndicat Mixte in 2017 revived the momentum. Work on the basin is due to start in autumn 2019, with the new marina scheduled to open for the 2022 season.
