Best anchorages and harbours in France

3174 documented anchorages and harbours in France, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.

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  1. Port de Saint-Suliac3061
    HarbourSaint-Suliac, France

    Port de Saint-Suliac

    Tidal harbour of 100 moorings on the right bank of the Rance estuary, Brittany, at the village of Saint-Suliac listed among Les Plus Beaux Villages de France.

  2. Port de Seyssel3062
    HarbourSeyssel, France

    Port de Seyssel

    Small river port on the Rhône at Seyssel, on the border between Haute-Savoie and Ain, upstream of the Génissiat reservoir.

  3. Port de Vauveix3063
    HarbourRoyère-de-Vassivière, France

    Port de Vauveix

    Lake harbour of about 50 berths on Lac de Vassivière at Royère-de-Vassivière, in the Creuse department.

  4. Port de Veyrier-du-Lac3064
    HarbourFrance

    Port de Veyrier-du-Lac

    Municipal harbour on the east shore of Lake Annecy, at the foot of Mont Veyrier, facing the town of Annecy across the Petit Lac.

  5. 3065
    HarbourFrance

    Port des Brochets

    Drying tidal harbour on the north shore of the Baie de Bourgneuf, commune of Bouin in the Vendée marshes.

  6. 3066
    HarbourBouin, France

    Port des Champs

    Small drying harbour at the edge of the Bouin polders, on the east side of the Baie de Bourgneuf.

  7. 3067
    HarbourFrance

    Port des Flamands

    Small harbour of 50 berths on the eastern shore of the Cherbourg roadstead, Cotentin peninsula.

  8. 3068
    HarbourFrance

    Port des Laurons

    Small fishing and leisure harbour at Martigues on the Côte Bleue, between Carro and Sausset-les-Pins in Bouches-du-Rhône.

  9. Port Deun Marine3069
    HarbourFrance

    Port Deun Marine

    Private boatyard pontoon on the Crac'h river, a short distance southeast of La Trinité-sur-Mer in southern Brittany.

  10. 3070
    HarbourDienville, France

    Port dienville

    River port on the Aube at Dienville, on the edge of the Lac d'Amance within the Forêt d'Orient regional park.

  11. Port du Barnafret3071
    HarbourSavines-le-Lac, France

    Port du Barnafret

    Lake harbour of 40 berths on the north shore of Lac de Serre-Ponçon, at Savines-le-Lac in the Hautes-Alpes.

  12. Port du Bec3072
    HarbourBeauvoir-sur-Mer, France

    Port du Bec

    Oyster harbour on the north side of the Baie de Bourgneuf, commune of Beauvoir-sur-Mer, known for its timber jetties.

  13. Port du Chatelet3073
    HarbourSaint-Jacut-de-la-Mer, France

    Port du Chatelet

    Tidal drying harbour on the Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer peninsula, Côte d'Émeraude, 66 berths, between the Baie de l'Arguenon and the Baie de Lancieux.

  14. 3074
    HarbourQuimper, France

    Port du Corniguel

    Commercial and pleasure quay on the Odet river at Quimper, about 8 NM upstream of Benodet in southern Finistere.

  15. 3075
    HarbourCiboure, France

    Port du fort de socoa

    Marina of 156 berths at the western end of Saint-Jean-de-Luz bay, below the Fort of Socoa, in Ciboure on the Basque coast.

  16. Port du Meix3076
    HarbourOnoz, France

    Port du Meix

    Freshwater marina on Lake Vouglans, on the commune of Onoz in the Jura.

  17. Port du Men-Brial3077
    HarbourFrance

    Port du Men-Brial

    Only sheltered harbour on Île de Sein, 4 nm west of the Pointe du Raz, off the western tip of Brittany.

  18. 3078
    HarbourFrance

    Port du Pavé Charron

    Small drying oyster and mussel harbour on the Baie de l'Aiguillon, at Charron in Charente-Maritime, at the edge of the Marais Poitevin.

  19. 3079
    HarbourFrance

    Port du Pavillon

    Freshwater harbour of 70 berths on the Étang de Sanguinet, north Landes, about 10 km south of the Arcachon basin by land.

  20. 3080
    AnchorageFrance

    Port du Porsmoric

    Small anchorage on the Laita estuary between Guidel and Le Pouldu in south Brittany, sand bottom, well sheltered on most bearings.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
  21. Port du Riou3081
    HarbourMandelieu-la-Napoule, France

    Port du Riou

    Small marina on the Riou estuary at Mandelieu-la-Napoule, between Cannes and the Estérel massif.

  22. Port Du Yaudet3082
    HarbourPloulec'h, France

    Port Du Yaudet

    Drying anchorage at the mouth of the Léguer river on the commune of Ploulec'h, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany.

  23. 3083
    AnchorageFrance

    Port Fouquet

    Anchorage on the north coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, between Le Palais and Sauzon, sheltered from southerly winds.

    • Sheltered SW, S, SE
  24. 3084
    HarbourGoyave, Guadeloupe

    Port de Goyave

    Small harbour of the commune of Goyave on the east coast of Basse-Terre, on the southern shore of the Petit Cul-de-Sac Marin.

  25. 3085
    HarbourLa Grande-Motte, France

    Port Grégau

    Secondary basin of La Grande-Motte marina on the Gulf of Lion coast of Occitanie, used mainly as an annex to the main harbour.

  26. Port jean gau3086
    HarbourValras-Plage, France

    Port jean gau

    Small municipal port on the right bank of the Orb river at Valras-Plage, Occitanie, named after the French solo circumnavigator Jean Gau.

  27. 3087
    AnchorageFrance

    Port Laurent

    Anchorage on the Rance estuary near La Richardais, between Saint-Malo and Dinard.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SE
  28. Port lazo3088
    HarbourPlouézec, France

    Port lazo

    Drying harbour in the anse de Lazo on the commune of Plouézec, 3,5 NM east of Paimpol in the Côtes-d'Armor.

  29. Port Mahon3089
    HarbourSigean, France

    Port Mahon

    Shallow pontoon on the étang de Bages-Sigean, commune of Sigean, Aude.

  30. Port Maravenne3090
    HarbourLa Londe-les-Maures, France

    Port Maravenne

    Marina on the coast of La Londe-les-Maures, between Hyères and Bormes-les-Mimosas, facing the Îles d'Hyères.

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Opal Coast and Bay of Somme: Dunkirk to Saint-Valery, Stopover harbours of North Brittany, Saint-Malo to Brest, Emerald Coast anchorages, Saint-Malo to Cancale, Jersey, Guernsey and Sark from Saint-Malo, Pink granite coast and Bréhat: the anchorages, Saint-Brieuc bay: Saint-Quay to Paimpol, Brest roadstead and the Crozon peninsula: the anchorages, Ushant, Molène and Sein: the Iroise anchorages, The Abers: Aber-Wrac'h to Roscoff, Stopover harbours of South Brittany, Brest to the Vilaine, The Glénan: anchorages of the archipelago, The Odet to Concarneau: stopovers and anchorages, Douarnenez bay, Cap Sizun and Audierne, Belle-Île, Houat and Hoëdic: the best anchorages, Gulf of Morbihan: anchorages and stopovers, Quiberon bay and La Trinité: sheltered anchorages, Groix, Lorient and the rias: a weekend from Lorient, The D-Day beaches by sea, East Cotentin: Cherbourg, Barfleur and Saint-Vaast, Granville, Chausey and the west coast of the Cotentin, Alderney and Guernsey from Cherbourg, Côte Fleurie and Alabaster Coast: the stopovers, The tidal Seine, from Le Havre and Honfleur to Rouen, Atlantic stopover harbours, the Loire to the Gironde, Guérande peninsula: Piriac, Le Croisic and La Baule, Côte de Jade: Saint-Brevin to Pornic, Vendée: Pornic, Noirmoutier, Yeu and Les Sables, Île d'Yeu and Noirmoutier: the anchorages, Ré, Aix and Oléron: the Pertuis from La Rochelle, Île de Ré and the Pertuis Breton: tidal harbours and anchorages, Oléron, Marennes and the Seudre: oyster channels and gated basins, Gironde estuary: Royan to Pauillac, Garonne and Dordogne: Pauillac to Bordeaux and Libourne, Arcachon basin: the anchorages, Basque coast: Capbreton, Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Hendaye, Côte Vermeille: Collioure, Port-Vendres and Banyuls, Sète, the Thau lagoon and the Camargue, Cap d'Agde to Port-Barcarès: lagoon harbours and fair-weather anchorages, Stopover harbours of the Gulf of Lion, Port-Vendres to Port-Camargue, Camargue, Gulf of Fos and the Étang de Berre: harbours and anchorages, Calanques, Marseille to Cassis: where you can still anchor, Frioul and Riou: the islands of Marseille, Côte Bleue: Carry, Sausset and Niolon, Cassis to Bandol via Île Verte, Îles d'Hyères: Porquerolles, Port-Cros and Levant, Gulf of Saint-Tropez, Pampelonne and the capes, Where to shelter from the mistral in the Var, Bandol to Giens: Sanary, Les Embiez and the Toulon roadstead, Corniche des Maures: Léoube to Cavalaire, beaches and anchorages, Stopover harbours of the Var, Bandol to Saint-Raphaël, Lérins islands and Cap d'Antibes: the anchorages, Villefranche to Menton: Cap Ferrat, Monaco and Menton, The Estérel: Théoule to Agay, anchorages of the red rocks, Stopover harbours of the Riviera, Saint-Raphaël to Menton, The most beautiful anchorages in Corsica, Bonifacio, Lavezzi and the far south, Agriates and Cap Corse: Saint-Florent to Macinaggio, West coast: Calvi, Scandola, Girolata and Ajaccio, Porto-Vecchio, Pinarello and the east coast, Gulf of Ajaccio: Sanguinaires islands to Capo di Muro, Gulf of Valinco: Propriano, Campomoro and the coast to Roccapina, Balagne: L'Île-Rousse to Calvi and Galéria, Round Corsica in twelve harbours, South Martinique: Le Marin, Sainte-Anne and Les Salines, Fort-de-France bay, Trois-Îlets and the Anses d'Arlet, Saint-Pierre and Martinique's north Caribbean coast, Martinique's Atlantic coast: islets and white sand shallows, Guadeloupe's leeward coast: Deshaies, Pigeon and Bouillante, Les Saintes and Marie-Galante anchorages, Grande-Terre, Petite-Terre and La Désirade: Pointe-à-Pitre to Saint-François, Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin: the lagoon islets, Saint-Martin and St. Barts: anchorages and marine reserves, The Seine from Paris to Rouen: halts and locks, Upper Seine and the Loing: Paris to Moret-sur-Loing, The Saône and the Seille, Saint-Jean-de-Losne to Mâcon, Canal du Midi stops, Toulouse to Béziers, Marne-Rhine canal: across the Vosges to Strasbourg, Lake Geneva, French shore: Yvoire to Meillerie, Lakes Annecy and Bourget: the harbours.