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Destinations / Mediterranean
Villefranche-sur-Mer
A deep bay with two small ports, a historic dry dock and a roadstead for large yachts. Jobs, berths, refits and visits.
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51
rings at Port de la Santé
43.99 m
longest yacht in the 2026 yachting tariff
40 m
longest yacht the Darse dry dock accepts
20 m
and over may anchor only beyond a set limit line
Pages
Villefranche-sur-Mer pages
For crewJobsWhat work there is in Villefranche-sur-Mer, which papers you need and what yacht crew earn.For captainsBerthsTwo departmental ports run by one office: the old Darse and the small Port de la Santé.For captains and yardsRefitsA dry dock from 1730 and a row of wood and paint yards on the Darse. It suits yachts up to 40 m.For owners and charter guestsVisitingAnchoring rules for the roadstead, the two ports and what the port lists each year.
Map
Two small ports under a citadel
The Darse is the old port on the west side of the bay. Port de la Santé is the small port north of the citadel. The roadstead lies to the east.
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Port de la Darse. Historic port with the dry dock and the yards.
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Port de la Santé. Small port and cruise quay north of the citadel.
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Citadelle Saint-Elme. Sixteenth-century fortress between the two ports.
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Villefranche-sur-Mer station. Train station above the old town.
Seasons
Best months and weather
13.3°
74
Jan
13.5°
54
Feb
15.4°
51
Mar
17.4°
69
Apr
21°
40
May
24.7°
36
Jun
27.5°
14
Jul
27.9°
17
Aug
24.8°
81
Sep
21°
128
Oct
17°
138
Nov
14.1°
90
Dec
Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonTop number: mean daily high, °C. Bars: rain, mm.
Météo-France normals 1991 to 2020, Nice station (altitude 2 m). The station is at Nice airport, not in Villefranche-sur-Mer. Season bands are our own estimate.
Sources. Checked 7 November 2026.
- Ports de Villefranche: Port royal de la Darse
- Ports de Villefranche: Port de la Santé
- Ports de Villefranche: services
- Ports de Villefranche: captaincy of the Darse
- Ports de Villefranche: business directory
- Ports de Villefranche: Performance yacht painting
- Ports de Villefranche: regulations 2025
- Ports de Villefranche: tariffs 2026
- Chantier naval Pasqui
- Préfet maritime: Villefranche roadstead order 252/2022
- Préfet maritime: order 122/2025 (20 m and over)
- Préfet maritime: order 117/2025 (Beaulieu bay)
- Préfecture maritime: order list for Villefranche
- Service-Public: short-stay visa
- Fédération des Industries Nautiques: ENIM, 2018
- UKSA superyacht salary guide
- Météo-France: Nice climate normals
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim: place coordinates
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