The Port of Deauville is the harbour of the town of

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. The large town's position on the estuary of the

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was ideal for the establishment of a constructed harbour to supplement the fishing docks of

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Port Morny

There are two harbours, the oldest is the Port Morny, situated 500 m upstream the Touques and kept level with a lock. The first dock was opened in 1855, enlarged 11 years later and named the Bassin Morny, inaugurated in 1866 by Emperess Eugénie. The avant-port basin, Bassin des Yachts, was built in 1890. In 1968,

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doors were fitted to keep the basins full, even at low

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. These automated in 1989 and replaced in 2005. The pleasure port possesses 360 berths of which 60 are reserved for visitors. The port can accommodate ships of up to 15 m in length, 4.5 m in width with a

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of 2.5 m.

Port Deauville

The Marina, built within the residential complex of Port Deauville was built in 1972 to compensate for the saturation of the

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basin at Port Morny. It can accommodate up to 850 yachts, with 150 berths reserved for visitors. The marina is kept full with a lock, controlled by the harbour's ''capitainerie''.

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Port Morny

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