9 Locks operation hours
Sailing period:
High season: from March 30th to Nov.6th
Low season: from Jan. 2nd to March 29th. From Nov. 7th to Dec. 31st.
Navigation interrupted :
Public holidays: navigation is interrupted on 1 January, 1 May, 11 November and 25 December 2022
Passage through the 9 Locks: subject to time (low/high season) and priority (ascent/descent)
Passage through this highly popular multiple lock (7 airlocks) is based on ascent and descent phases.
You can go through the Fonseranes Locks on request out of season.
Ascent and descent access is as follows from March 30th to November 6th :
| MORNING | MORNING | MORNING | MORNING | AFTERNOON | AFTERNOON | AFTERNOON | AFTERNOON | |
| Period | First descent | Last descent | First ascent | Last ascent | First descent | Last descent | First ascent | Last ascent |
| Low season from 30 March to 30 April and from 1 October to 31 November | 8h40 | 9h25 | 10h15 | 12h15 | 13h15 | 15h15 | 16h05 | 17h45 |
| High season from 02 May to 30 September | 8h10 | 9h25 | 10h15 | 12h15 | 13h05 | 15h20 | 16h10 | 18h50 |
* Information source : Voies Navigables de France
La Maison Batelière (Boat stopover)
Port de Plaisance, Canal du Midi
3 Quai du Port Neuf, 34500 Béziers
Tel 04 67 36 80 08
La Maison Batelière is open all year:
15/04 – 31/10: 9am-12.30pm, 2pm-7.30pm, Monday-Sunday, including bank holidays.
01/11 – 14/04: 8am-12pm, 1.30pm-5.30pm, Monday-Friday.
La Maison Batelière is a boat stopover which opened in 2015 on the ground floor of the lock-keeper’s house.
It provides mooring for visiting boats and fluid supply. The quay has 17 mooring rings, 15 of which have a water and electricity supply.
Monitoring is provided by video surveillance cameras.
La Maison Batelière offers tourist information and provides the official brochure of the Béziers Méditerranée Tourist Office. they can help boaters to plan their stay.
Bus stop on the quay, VIP taxis available for families, disabled people, shopping delivery service, three nearby restaurants serving different cuisines, a shopping centre is 3mn away (walking), and train station 5 minutes away (walking).
Please contact La Maison Batelière for prices.
