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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- 301AnchorageFrance
Penn Al Lann
4.6Single-boat anchorage off the Pointe de Penn al Lann, east of Carantec in the Bay of Morlaix.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
302AnchorageFrancePlage d'Erbaju
4.6Long sand beach between Tizzano and Roccapina on the south-west Corsican coast, wide anchorage on sand.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
303HarbourFranceChantier Des Fontaines
4.5Boatyard and dry storage at Port-des-Barques, at the mouth of the Charente river, Charente-Maritime.
- 304AnchorageFrance
Mouillage de Châtillon
4.5Anchorage off Chatillon on the north-west shore of the Lac du Bourget, Savoie. Weedy bottom, protection from NW, N, NE and E winds.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
305AnchorageFranceGirolata
4.5Anchorage in the bay of Girolata on the west coast of Corsica, within the Scandola nature reserve, classified as UNESCO World Heritage since 1983.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE
- 306AnchorageFrance
Le Gourcq
4.5Sand-bottom anchorage in New Aquitaine, sheltered from N, SW, W and NW, off the Cazaux lake shoreline.
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
307AnchorageFranceLe Minaouët
4.5Sand-bottom anchorage in the Minaouët river south of Concarneau, Finistère Sud, Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, S, SE
308HarbourArgelès-sur-mer, FrancePort Argelès
4.5Marina at the southern end of the Roussillon sandy coast, 891 berths where the lido meets the rocky Côte Vermeille.
309HarbourÎle-d'Yeu, FrancePort Joinville - Île d'Yeu
4.5Main harbour of the Île d'Yeu on the north coast of the island, 648 berths, maximum draught 3 m, 13 nautical miles from the mainland at Fromentine.
- 310HarbourCoulx, France
Port Lalande
4.5River port on the canal latéral à la Garonne at Coulx, Lot-et-Garonne, in south-west France.
311AnchorageFrancePort-Cergy
4.5River anchorage on the Oise at Cergy-Neuville, Île-de-France, adjacent to Port de Cergy. Mud bottom.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE, SW, W, NW
- 312HarbourTournon-sur-Rhône, France
Tournon Ponton
4.5River pontoon on the right bank of the Rhône at Tournon-sur-Rhône, Ardèche, opposite Tain-l'Hermitage.
313HarbourVannes, FranceVannes
4.5Wet dock of 240 berths set directly below the ramparts of Vannes, a prefecture town of about 54 000 inhabitants at the head of the Gulf of Morbihan.
- 314AnchorageGuadeloupe
Anse Canot
4.5Anchorage off the golden sand beach of Anse Canot, north of Saint-Louis on the west coast of Marie-Galante, on sand, rock and weed.
- Sheltered E, S, SE
315AnchorageFranceAnse Devenson
4.5Calanque between Morgiou and Sugiton in the Parc national des Calanques, west of Cassis and south of Marseille.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 316HarbourArs-en-Ré, France
Ars-en-Ré - Bassin de la Criée
4.5Tidal marina on the north shore of the Île de Ré, inside the Fier d'Ars lagoon, 550 berths, maximum draught 2 m.
317HarbourBormes-les-Mimosas, FranceBormes-les-Mimosas
4.5Marina of 950 berths in the bay of Le Lavandou on the Var coast, at the foot of the Massif des Maures.
318AnchorageFranceCabanes du Gapeau
4.5Anchorage off the mouth of the Gapeau, near Hyeres in the Var. Ten marked positions on mixed sand and rock.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
- 319AnchorageFrance
Île du Rontant
4.5River anchorage on the Saône just off Albigny-sur-Saône, north of Lyon, mud bottom with good holding.
- Sheltered E, SE, W, NW
320AnchorageFranceIles Logoden
4.5Anchorage between the two Logoden islets in the Gulf of Morbihan, south Brittany, on a sand bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 321AnchorageGuadeloupe
Îlet Fortune
4.5Anchorage off Îlet Fortune, an islet in the Petit Cul-de-Sac Marin off Goyave, rocky bottom.
- Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 322HarbourVilleneuve-Loubet, France
Marina Baie des Anges
4.5Marina of 515 berths at Villeneuve-Loubet, between Nice and Antibes, built at the foot of the pyramid-shaped residential towers designed by architect André Minangoy.
- 323AnchorageFrance
Marine de Meria
4.5Cove on the east coast of Cap Corse, between Macinaggio and Santa Severa, sand and weed bottom.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 324AnchorageMartinique
Petite Grenade
4.5Petite Grenade anchorage, on the Atlantic coast north of Le Vauclin village.
- Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, S, SE
- 325AnchorageFrance
Plage d'Urville
4.5Anchorage off the beach of Urville-Nacqueville on the north coast of the Cotentin, west of Cherbourg, with a mixed bottom of sand, rock and weed.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW
- 326AnchorageFrance
Plage De Mar Vivo
4.5Beach off La Seyne-sur-Mer on the western side of the rade de Toulon. Anchoring is prohibited in the bathing zone.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
- 327AnchorageFrance
Porto Pollo
4.5Buoy field in the Gulf of Valinco on the west coast of Corsica, off the village of Porto-Pollo in the commune of Serra-di-Ferro.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 328HarbourSainte Marine, France
Sainte-Marine
4.5Marina of 770 berths on the west bank of the Odet estuary, Combrit, facing Bénodet at 300 metres across the river.
329AnchorageFranceVeulettes
4.5Open roadstead off the shingle beach of Veulettes-sur-Mer on the Côte d'Albâtre, Seine-Maritime, between Fécamp and Saint-Valery-en-Caux.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
- 330AnchorageFrance
Anse de Favone
4.5Sand-bottomed bay at the mouth of the Favone stream, on the east coast of Corsica, 5 NM south of Solenzara.
- Sheltered S, SW, W, NW
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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.