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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3091HarbourFrancePort Margaridon
Small marina on the Étang de Berre in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, on the southern shore of the lagoon near Martigues.
3092HarbourQuiberon, FrancePort Maria Quiberon
Fishing and ferry port on the south shore of the Quiberon peninsula, Morbihan, 1.2 NM southwest of Port-Haliguen marina.
3093HarbourLe Minihic-sur-Rance, FrancePort Minic
Small tidal harbour on the west bank of the Rance estuary at Le Minihic-sur-Rance, between Dinan and Saint-Malo in Brittany.
3094HarbourNort-sur-Erdre, FrancePort Mulon
River port on the Erdre at Nort-sur-Erdre, Loire-Atlantique. The Erdre is a tributary of the Loire and is navigable from Nantes to Nort.
3095HarbourLe Barcarès, FrancePort Nautica
Marina on the Leucate lagoon at Le Barcarès, on the Occitan coast north of Perpignan.
3096HarbourFrancePort Niscop
Small harbour on the west bank of the Étel ria, in Morbihan, just north of the Étel bar.
3097HarbourCordelle, FrancePort of Bully
Leisure harbour on the Villerest reservoir on the Loire, on the largest meander of the river, in the Loire department.
- 3098HarbourMartigues, France
Port Olga
Marina on the Étang de Berre at Martigues, linked to the Mediterranean via the Canal de Caronte.
3099HarbourVillages du Lac de Paladru, FrancePort Paladru
Freshwater port on the Lac de Paladru in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The lake is 5.9 km long and 1 km wide, the fifth largest natural lake in France, set at 492 m of altitude.
3100HarbourFrancePort pors poulhan
Small harbour on the south coast of the Cap Sizun, on the boundary between Plouhinec and Plozévet in Finistère.
3101HarbourLa Hague, FrancePort Racine
Small tidal harbour at Saint-Germain-des-Vaux on the Cap de la Hague peninsula, often cited as the smallest port in France.
- 3102AnchorageFrance
Port Saint-Michel
Open anchorage off the south coast of the Le Croisic peninsula, Loire-Atlantique.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
3103HarbourFrancePort Saint-Sauveur
Small harbour on the Trégor coast of northern Brittany, with 6 berths and limited draught.
- 3104HarbourSainte Rose, Guadeloupe
Port de Sainte-Rose
Fishing harbour of Sainte-Rose, on the north coast of Basse-Terre at the western edge of the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin.
3105HarbourFrancePort Siblu - Gastes
Small freshwater harbour on Lake Cazaux-Sanguinet, attached to the Siblu Les Viviers holiday village, on the western shore of the lake in the Landes.
- 3106HarbourVilleneuve-la-Garenne, France
Port Sisley
Seine river marina on the right bank at Villeneuve-la-Garenne, north-west of Paris, between the Gennevilliers industrial port and the Île Saint-Denis.
3107HarbourPréfailles, FrancePort st gildas
Marina of 288 berths at Préfailles, on the south side of the Pointe Saint-Gildas at the entrance of the Loire estuary.
3108HarbourRamonville-Saint-Agne, FrancePort Sud
Pleasure port on the Canal du Midi at Ramonville-Saint-Agne, on the south-east outskirts of Toulouse.
3109HarbourMartigues, FrancePort Terra
Marina of around 250 berths in Martigues, on the south bank of the Canal de Caronte linking the Étang de Berre to the Golfe de Fos.
- 3110HarbourAsnières-sur-Seine, France
Port Van Gogh
Seine river marina on the left bank at Asnières-sur-Seine, in the inner suburbs of Paris, at PK 34.
- 3111HarbourVieux-Fort, Guadeloupe
Port de Vieux-Fort
Fishing harbour of Vieux-Fort in Anse Dupuy, at the southern tip of Basse-Terre, facing the Canal des Saintes.
3112HarbourÉperlecques, FrancePort watten
Inland port on the river Aa at Watten, in the Nord department, on the link between the canal de Neufossé and the Aa channel to the sea at Gravelines.
- 3113AnchorageFrance
Porz ar Birnec
Small anchorage on the Trieux estuary, between Paimpol and Loguivy-de-la-Mer, north Brittany.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
- 3114AnchorageFrance
Porz Kerid
Anchorage in the rade de Brest on the south shore of the Elorn estuary, mixed sand, rock and weed, sheltered from NW to NE.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 3115AnchorageFrance
Porzh ar Roc'h Vran
Open anchorage off the Pointe Saint-Mathieu sector in the Iroise sea, west Brittany, sand bottom, sheltered from N through NW.
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
3116HarbourCleder, FrancePoulennou
Drying cove and small harbour on the north coast of Finistère, commune of Cléder, between Plouescat and Moguériec.
- 3117AnchorageFrance
Punta Di U Capicciolu
Anchorage on the east coast of Corsica, at the northern entrance of the Gulf of Sant'Amanza, south of Porto-Vecchio.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 3118HarbourPort-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, France
Quai de halte de Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône
Fluvial quay at the sea end of the Rhône, in Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, used as a stopover by yachts transiting between the Mediterranean and the Canal du Rhône à Sète.
3119HarbourNancy, FranceQuai de Sainte-Catherine
Small town quay on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin in Nancy, 8 berths alongside the bank.
- 3120HarbourIsse, France
Quai Libre
Free village quay on the Canal latéral à la Marne at Isse, in the Marne department, Champagne region.
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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.