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.

Top rated

3174 places

  1. 3151
    AnchorageFrance

    St Georges de Didonne

    Buoy mooring off Saint-Georges-de-Didonne beach on the south bank of the Gironde estuary, sand and mud bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
  2. St Trojan les bains3152
    HarbourSaint-Trojan-les-Bains, France

    St Trojan les bains

    Tidal harbour on the south-east coast of Île d'Oléron, in the Coureau d'Oléron channel facing Marennes, Charente-Maritime.

  3. Talloires Montmin3153
    HarbourTalloires-Montmin, France

    Talloires Montmin

    Lakeside harbour on the east shore of Lake Annecy, in the commune of Talloires-Montmin, Haute-Savoie.

  4. Torreilles-Plage3154
    AnchorageFrance

    Torreilles-Plage

    Open sand anchorage off the Roussillon coast between Port Barcarès and Sainte-Marie-la-Mer, Pyrénées-Orientales.

    • Sheltered W
  5. 3155
    AnchorageFrance

    Torrent de l'escarron

    Buoy mooring off the mouth of the Escarron stream on the lake shore, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, within 0.2 NM of Port de la Baie Saint Michel.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
  6. 3156
    AnchorageFrance

    Torrent des Glaisoles

    Anchorage on the eastern shore of Lac de Serre-Ponçon, in the Hautes-Alpes.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
  7. Tour de la Giraglia3157
    AnchorageFrance

    Tour de la Giraglia

    Sand-bottom anchorage off the islet of Giraglia at the northern tip of Cap Corse, 1.2 NM north of Barcaggio.

    • Sheltered E
  8. 3158
    HarbourPlagny, France

    Tourisme fluvial du centre

    Canal halt on the Canal latéral à la Loire at Plagny, south of Nevers in the Nièvre.

  9. Tremazen3159
    HarbourLandunvez, France

    Tremazen

    Coastal mooring at Landunvez on the Pays des Abers coast of north Finistère, Brittany.

  10. Trentemoult3160
    HarbourTrentemoult, France

    Trentemoult

    River harbour of 42 berths on the left bank of the Loire at Rezé, facing Nantes city centre.

  11. 3161
    AnchorageFrance

    Treompan

    Open anchorage off the Tréompan beach on the north coast of Finistère, near Ploudalmézeau.

    • Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
  12. 3162
    AnchorageFrance

    Utah

    Open roadstead off Utah Beach on the east coast of the Cotentin peninsula, Normandy. Sand bottom.

  13. Vadina3163
    AnchorageFrance

    Vadina

    Mooring on the east coast of Corsica, mixed bottom of sand, rock, weed and mud, sheltered from NW through SE via W and S, exposed to the E and NE.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S, SE
  14. 3164
    AnchorageGuadeloupe

    Val de l'Orge

    Anchorage at Val de l'Orge on the leeward coast of Basse-Terre, between Vieux-Habitants and Baillif, sand and weed bottom, sheltered from NE and E only.

    • Sheltered NE, E
  15. 3165
    HarbourValence d'Agen, France

    Valence d'Agen

    Canal halt on the Canal latéral à la Garonne in Tarn-et-Garonne, between Agen and Moissac.

  16. Vieux port3166
    HarbourPornic, France

    Vieux port

    Old drying harbour at the head of the Anse de Pornic in Loire-Atlantique, overlooked by the 13th-century château de Gilles de Rais.

  17. 3167
    AnchorageFrance

    Vignola East

    Prohibited anchoring zone east of the Vignola tower, on the west coast of Corsica south of Ajaccio.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E
  18. Vireux-Wallerand3168
    HarbourVireux-Wallerand, France

    Vireux-Wallerand

    River halt on the Meuse in the Ardennes, 15 berths, on the Charleville to Givet waterway between the slate villages of Vireux-Molhain and Vireux-Wallerand.

  19. 3169
    HarbourVirignin, France

    Virignin

    River port on the Rhône at Virignin in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, on the Haut-Rhône upstream of Lyon.

  20. Wambrechies3170
    HarbourWambrechies, France

    Wambrechies

    River harbour on the Deûle canal, between Lille and the Belgian border, in the town of Wambrechies in Hauts-de-France.

  21. Yacht club basque3171
    HarbourFrance

    Yacht club basque

    Sailing club pontoons at Socoa in the bay of Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, on the Basque coast.

  22. Yacht club de Doussard3172
    HarbourFrance

    Yacht club de Doussard

    Sailing club harbour at the southern tip of Lake Annecy, in the commune of Doussard, Haute-Savoie.

  23. Yachting Club Pointe Rouge3173
    HarbourMarseille, France

    Yachting Club Pointe Rouge

    Yacht club located inside the Pointe Rouge harbour, on the southern coast of Marseille.

  24. Yport3174
    AnchorageFrance

    Yport

    Open roadstead off the village of Yport, on the Alabaster Coast between Fécamp and Étretat in Seine-Maritime.

    • Sheltered SW, S, SE

Frequently asked questions

How many harbours and anchorages does BoatMap document in France?

BoatMap documents 3174 harbours and anchorages in France, with shelter, seabed, services, photos and boaters' reviews.

Which BoatMap guides cover France?

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.