Port de La Hume, Harbour and marina in La Teste-de-Buch, France
Port de La Hume is a small marina in La Teste-de-Buch, in the Gironde region of France, with moorings for several hundred boats arranged on floating pontoons. The harbor caters mainly to small craft and has a visitors' dock alongside facilities for boat storage and maintenance.
The site began to take shape in the mid-20th century, when sailors built small huts along the waterfront, marking the earliest use of the area as a harbor. In 1984 a section was set aside for oyster farming, and the following year the site officially became a marina.
Port de La Hume is closely tied to the local oyster farming tradition, which once occupied a dedicated part of the harbor. Walking along the docks today, visitors can still see the old sailors' huts built in the late 1950s, which give the place a distinctly maritime feel.
The harbor is easy to reach by car and has parking nearby along with restrooms available directly on the waterfront. Visitors arriving by boat will find a dedicated visitors' dock, though it is worth checking availability in advance.
Although the harbor is now focused on leisure boating, active oyster beds were once part of the harbor grounds themselves, not just the surrounding bay. A sandy beach lined with tamarisk trees sits directly next to the docks, making it possible to go from a boat to the beach in just a few steps.
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