Departure Base

Discover all the useful information and advice related to your departure base.

Starting out formalities & boarding

Riverly Argens (Locabat)
Port Occitanie
Argens-Minervois, FR 11200

✉: argensminervois@riverly.com
T: + 33 (0) 4 68 27 03 33
G: N 43°14’26.49 E 02°46’06.61

Starting out formalities:
Departure days between 2 and 6pm.
Return days between 8 and 9am.		 Boarding:
As soon as the boat is ready.
On site:
WC and shower according to the opening hours of the base.

How to get to the base

Access:

  • From the West / South: A61 – E80, Exit 25 Lézignan-Corbières, then take the D611 towards Lézignan-Corbières and Homps (9 km). After Sérame, turn right onto the D424 towards Argens-Minervois.
  • From the East / North: A9, Exit 38 Narbonne Sud, then take the D6009 and D6113 towards Carcassonne / Lézignan-Corbières and then Olonzac. At the entrance to Villedaigne, turn right onto the D11 (28 km). After Sérame, turn right onto the D424 towards Argens-Minervois.
  • Lézignan-Corbières Train Station (6 km) | Narbonne TGV Train Station (23 km)
  • Carcassonne-Salvaza Airport (52 km) | Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport (89 km) | Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport (122 km) | Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (146 km)
 Parking:

  • Enclosed, unattended parking | €42 / week

As free parking within the town is limited to 48 hours, it is essential to leave your vehicle in our enclosed parking area.

The number of covered parking spaces is limited; advance reservation by email with the base is required.
Car Rental:

  • Avis (Narbonne, 23 km) | +33 4 68 32 43 36
    and Lézignan (5 km) | +33 4 68 27 20 77
  • Europcar (Narbonne, 23 km) | +33 4 68 32 34 54
  • Ucar (Narbonne, 23 km) | +33 4 68 75 88 39
 Taxi:

  • Azur Taxi | +33 6 75 01 79 69

Hotels, restaurants and shopping facilities on site

Guest Houses & Rural Cottages:

  • Domaine La Serre des Cades – Christine Freidig, Rue Marcel Pagnol, Argens | Tel. +33 4 68 45 03 47
  • La Bastide des Maels, 10 Avenue de la Méditerranée, Argens | Tel. +33 4 68 27 42 65 / +33 6 81 02 56 82
  • La Villa Limonade, 8 Rue du Cers, Olonzac | Tel. +33 4 68 49 04 92
  • Le Voyageur, 3 Avenue d’Homps, Olonzac | Tel. +33 6 84 86 41 47
 Restaurants:

  • Les Tonneliers (Homps, 8 km) | Tel. +33 4 34 44 20 19
  • La Péniche (Homps, 8 km) | Tel. +33 4 68 91 24 34
  • La Guinguette | Tel. +33 4 68 27 05 66
  • Lou Mercat (Roubia, 2.5 km) | Tel. +33 4 68 91 10 93
Shops:

  • In Lézignan (5 km) and Olonzac (8 km), closed on Sunday afternoons.
  • Grocery store in Roubia (2.5 km), closed on Mondays.
 Markets:

  • In Lézignan (5 km) every Wednesday morning
  • In Olonzac (8 km) every Tuesday morning

Touristic Information

Gastronomic specialities:

  • Cassoulet from Castelnaudary, wild boar casserole, venison stew, duck émincé, barbecue on wood fire, brochettes, Coq au vin.
 Local drinks:

  • The red and white wines of Minervois, Corbières, la Clape, Fitou, Saint Chinian. Muscat and Carthagène.
To see:

  • At Argens: pool and top of the village; at Lézignan: exhibition centre, the village of Minerve with the figurine museum Hurepel and the archeological and palaeontological museum.
 Fishing:

  • Fishing licence must be reserved via internet at: cartedepeche.fr (also in English). Further information at the base.
    Carp, eel, roach, zander, bream, bleak, crayfish…
Tourist office:

  • At Lézignan (5 km), tel: 04 68 27 05 42
  

Information on the waterways

Most locks on the Canal du Midi are electrically operated and managed by a lock keeper. On the Canal de la Robine, the locks are automatic, with one lock keeper supervising a group of four locks. On the Lez and the Canal du Rhône à Sète, the locks are automatic.

Lock opening hours: 9:00 AM–12:00 PM and 1:00 PM–7:00 PM. Closed on May 1st.

Frontignan Drawbridge
The bridge opens only for a few minutes at each passage:

  • From 01/04 to 30/06 and from 01/09 to 10/11: 9:30 AM and 4:00 PM
  • From 01/07 to 31/08: 9:30 AM, 1:00 PM and 4:30 PM

Please plan your arrival in advance to avoid missing an opening.