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Les Sables D' Olonne

UN/LOCODE FRLSO · Scale rank #541 worldwide

Harbour size
Medium
Harbour type
river (basins)
Cargo pier depth
6.4 m
Largest vessel
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Les Sables D' OlonneLes Sables D' Olonne France

Overview

Les Sables D' Olonne is a medium seaport in France – harbour type: river (basins). Cargo pier depth up to 6.4 m; channel depth 6.4 m. Water body: Bay of Biscay; North Atlantic Ocean.

Country
France
Water body
Bay of Biscay; North Atlantic Ocean
UN/LOCODE
FRLSO
WPI number
36960
Coordinates
46.5000, -1.8000
Harbour size
Medium
Harbour type
river (basins)
Shelter
Fair

Location

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Gold dot: port location; small dots: other ports of the country. Illustrative map. OpenStreetMap ↗

Infrastructure & depths

Channel depth6.4 m
Anchorage depth7.9 m
Cargo pier depth6.4 m
Tidal range11.0 m

Berths & cargo facilities

  • ✓ Wharves

Cranes & lifts

  • ✓ Fixed cranes
  • ✓ Mobile cranes
  • ✓ Lifts 0–24 t
Repairs
Limited

Services & access

Pilotage, tugs & traffic

  • ✓ Pilotage compulsory
  • ✗ Tug assistance
  • ✗ Salvage tugs

Services & supplies

  • ✓ Longshoremen
  • ✓ Medical facilities
  • ✗ Dirty ballast disposal
  • ✓ Provisions
  • ✓ Potable water
  • ✓ Fuel oil
  • ✓ Airport nearby
  • ✓ Rail connection

Entrance restrictions

  • ! Tide: yes
  • ! Other: yes
  • ! Overhead limits: yes

✓ available · ✗ not available; items without data are hidden (World Port Index).

Vessel schedules

No liner service calling at Les Sables D' Olonne in the schedule data yet.

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Schedules & tracking of major carriers:

Trade with Vietnam

Vietnam and France share 1 FTA(s) – goods meeting the rules of origin enjoy preferential duties:

France market profile →International shippingSteel & steel structure manufacturing

Nearby ports

PortCountryHarbour sizeDistance
Port Of Le Havre FRLarge361 km
Southampton GBLarge490 km
Bordeaux FRLarge205 km
Rade De Brest FRLarge292 km
Rade De Cherbourg FRLarge350 km
Port Of Rouen FRLarge391 km
London GBLarge570 km
Dunkerque Port Ouest FRMedium592 km

Sources: World Port Index (NGA Pub. 150) – retrieved 2026-10-14; TEU: Lloyd’s List One Hundred Ports. For reference – confirm with the port or agent before operations. · Sailing Directions Pub. 143 (Enroute) - West Coast of Europe and Northwest Africa ↗