Harbours on the French shore of Lake Geneva: facilities, fuel and stopovers

Before you come: visitor berths and rules

On the French side, harbours are run by the municipalities. Rives harbour in Thonon, for example, lists 800 berths, 58 of them for visitors. Report to the harbour master's office on arrival; fees and length of stay are set by each harbour.

Take care when anchoring: on the French side, the special police regulations for Lake Geneva only allow boats to lie at authorised anchorages, and prohibit occasional overnight anchoring and anchoring in aquatic plant beds (see Navigating Lake Geneva).

The 12 harbours, from west to east

Only facilities confirmed by an official page (municipality, harbour master's office, canton, operator) are listed. A facility missing from the entry may still exist: ask the harbour.

Refuelling and pump-out

Quayside fuel pumps whose existence is confirmed by an official source:

• Port de Rives on the map — pump confirmed, fuel type not specified by the source
• Port des Mouettes on the map — pump confirmed, fuel type not specified by the source

Confirmed pump-out stations:

• Port d'Yvoire on the map
• Port de Sciez-sur-Léman on the map
• Port de Rives on the map
• Port des Mouettes on the map

A pump may be out of order, seasonal or card-only: call before relying on it. Whole lake: fuel and pump-out on Lake Geneva.

Launching: slipways and cranes

14 slipways and 2 harbour cranes.

Slipways (3 confirmed by an official page, 11 only recorded in OpenStreetMap):

• Port de Nernier on the map — recorded in OpenStreetMap only
• Port de Sciez-sur-Léman on the map — confirmed by the official page
• Port de Séchex, Margencel on the map — recorded in OpenStreetMap only
• Port de l'INRA, Thonon-les-Bains on the map — recorded in OpenStreetMap only
  at the research station harbour (INRA): access probably restricted
• Port de Rives on the map — recorded in OpenStreetMap only
• Port Ripaille on the map — recorded in OpenStreetMap only
• Impasse des Tilleuls (Domaine du Mottay), Publier on the map — recorded in OpenStreetMap only
• Port d'Amphion-Publier on the map — confirmed by the official page
• Rue du Martelay, Évian-les-Bains on the map — recorded in OpenStreetMap only
• Port des Mouettes on the map — recorded in OpenStreetMap only
• Petite Rive, Maxilly-sur-Léman on the map — recorded in OpenStreetMap only
• Port de Tourronde on the map — confirmed by the official page
• Port de Meillerie on the map — recorded in OpenStreetMap only
• Route Nationale, Saint-Gingolph (FR) on the map — recorded in OpenStreetMap only

Cranes:

• Port de Sciez-sur-Léman on the map
• Port de Rives on the map

A slipway may charge a fee, be reserved for residents or be closed in winter; cranes are booked through the harbour warden. Whole lake: Lake Geneva slipways and cranes.

Eating at the harbour

18 harbourside restaurants, checked on their own website, the municipality's or the tourist office's. Access is usually via the harbour's visitor berths; a private pontoon has not been verified.

• La Table de Nernier on the map (Nernier) — website
  Open all year 2026; access by boat: Nernier harbour: 9 visitor berths; in the heart of the village (checked on 16.10.2026).
• Le Bosco on the map (Yvoire) — website
  From 1 May to 1 November 2026; access by boat: on the quays of Yvoire harbour (30 visitor berths) (checked on 16.10.2026).
• Hôtel-Restaurant La Riviera Victoria on the map (Yvoire)
  From 20 March to 1 November 2026; access by boat: on Yvoire harbour, opposite the landing stage (30 visitor berths) (checked on 16.10.2026).
• Restaurant du Port on the map (Yvoire) — website
• Le Chalet du Port on the map (Sciez) — website
  From 14 March to 19 October 2026; access by boat: from Sciez harbour, visitor berths (checked on 16.10.2026).
• Au Nœud de 8 on the map (Sciez)
  From 10 February to 31 December 2026; access by boat: neighbouring Sciez harbour (visitor berths) (checked on 16.10.2026).
• Restaurant Plage Les Pêcheurs on the map (Sciez) — website
• La Cabane du Général on the map (Thonon-les-Bains) — website
  From 1 May to 28 October 2026; access by boat: on Rives harbour, terrace on stilts (checked on 16.10.2026).
• La Commanderie on the map (Thonon-les-Bains)
  From 21 September to 31 October 2026; access by boat: on Rives harbour (58 visitor berths) (checked on 16.10.2026).
• L'Odyssée on the map (Thonon-les-Bains)
  Open all year 2026; access by boat: Rives harbour: 58 visitor berths (checked on 16.10.2026).
• Le Patio côté lac on the map (Thonon-les-Bains) — website
• Le Naviot on the map (Thonon-les-Bains) — website
• L'Amiral on the map (Publier) — website
• La Voile (Évian) on the map (Évian-les-Bains) — website
  From 2 May to 30 November 2026; access by boat: at Port des Mouettes (checked on 16.10.2026).
• Hôtel-Restaurant Les Cygnes on the map (Évian-les-Bains) — website
• La Table de Y'Anne on the map (Meillerie) — website
• Le Restaurant du Port on the map (Meillerie) — website
• La Crêperie du Lac on the map (Saint-Gingolph)
  From 1 March to 31 October 2026; access by boat: 45 m from the moorings at Place Jean-Moulin (10 free-access berths) (checked on 16.10.2026).

Marked anchorages

Anchorages marked and adjusted to the surveyed depth (swissBATHY3D, between 3 and 15 m). No source confirms any shelter from the wind, and the point says nothing about the holding or aquatic plant beds: judge on site.

• Anse de Tougues on the map — depth about 4,1 m
  French waters: the Lake Geneva police regulations only allow boats to lie at anchorages authorised by the navigation authority — check before you drop anchor.
• Baie de Nernier on the map — depth about 3,6 m
  French waters: the Lake Geneva police regulations only allow boats to lie at anchorages authorised by the navigation authority — check before you drop anchor.
• Baie de Coudrée on the map — depth about 4,2 m
  French waters: the Lake Geneva police regulations only allow boats to lie at anchorages authorised by the navigation authority — check before you drop anchor.
• Plage de Corzent (Thonon) on the map — depth about 6,0 m
  French waters: the Lake Geneva police regulations only allow boats to lie at anchorages authorised by the navigation authority — check before you drop anchor.
• Pointe de Ripaille on the map — depth about 3,8 m
  French waters: the Lake Geneva police regulations only allow boats to lie at anchorages authorised by the navigation authority — check before you drop anchor.
• Crique de Meillerie on the map — depth about 6,7 m
  French waters: the Lake Geneva police regulations only allow boats to lie at anchorages authorised by the navigation authority — check before you drop anchor.

On the Navleman map

All these places are in the app, with their position: Harbours and safety menu (harbours, slipways), Services menu (fuel, pump-out, cranes) and Discover menu (restaurants, anchorages). Tap a harbour, then “Set course”: the app works out the route.

Open the Lake Geneva map

See also

The Harbours, stopovers and anchorages guide, plus: Geneva harbours, La Côte harbours, Lausanne and Lavaux harbours, Riviera and Haut-Lac harbours, Fuel and pump-out, Slipways and cranes, Beach bars, restaurants, hotels.