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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- 331AnchorageFrance
Anse de Sponsaglia
4.5Sandy anchorage on the east coast of southern Corsica, between Porto-Vecchio and the Gulf of Santa Manza.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
332HarbourBalaruc-les-Bains, FranceAtelier Bilbo
4.5Single-berth workshop pontoon at Balaruc-les-Bains on the north shore of the Étang de Thau, Hérault.
333HarbourCruzy, FranceCapestang
4.5Canal du Midi halt on the bief de Capestang, at the foot of the collegiate church of Saint-Étienne, on the UNESCO-listed canal.
334AnchorageFrancePlage de l'Estagnol
4.5Sandy anchorage in the bay of l'Estagnol, west of Cap de Brégançon, on the commune of Bormes-les-Mimosas.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW
- 335AnchorageFrance
Pointe du Dattier
4.5Sand-bottomed anchorage on the Corniche des Maures between Cavalaire and Le Lavandou, commune of Le Rayol-Canadel, Var.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
- 336HarbourMigennes, France
Port de Migennes
4.5River port at the junction of the Yonne and the Canal de Bourgogne at Migennes, in the Yonne department of Burgundy.
337HarbourSainte-Maxime, FrancePort de Sainte-Maxime
4.5Marina of 800 berths on the northern shore of the Golfe de Saint-Tropez, facing Saint-Tropez across the gulf.
338HarbourFrancePort du Pilon
4.5Small harbour on the north shore of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, between Saint-Tropez town and the Marines de Cogolin, Var.
339AnchorageFrancePunta di Rondinara
4.5Semicircular sand bay on the east coast of Corsica between Porto-Vecchio and Bonifacio, closed by Punta di Rondinara to the north and Punta di Capo Rosso to the south.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
340AnchorageFranceCapu di Acciaju Sud
4.5Sandy anchorage at the southern entrance of the Gulf of Porto-Vecchio, on the east coast of Corsica.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
341HarbourLe Château-d'Oléron, FranceChâteau D Oleron
4.5Tidal harbour of 200 berths on the eastern coast of Oleron island, facing the Brouage marshes in Charente-Maritime.
342AnchorageFranceCrique de Niel
4.5Small cove on the east side of the presqu'île de Giens, just south of the fishing harbour of Port du Niel, in Provence.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
343AnchorageFranceGrande Calanque
4.5Anchorage off the Cap Bénat peninsula on the Var coast, between Le Lavandou and the Hyères islands.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
- 344AnchorageMartinique
Havre du Robert - Îlet Petite Martinique
4.5Anchorage under Îlet Petite Martinique, in the northern part of Le Robert harbour, on the Atlantic coast.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
- 345AnchorageGuadeloupe
Petit-Havre
4.5Natural anchorage at Petit-Havre on the south coast of Grande-Terre, between Le Gosier and Sainte-Anne, on sand, rock and weed.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
346AnchorageFrancePlage de la Galère
4.5Sand anchorage on the west side of the Cap Bénat peninsula, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and Le Lavandou in the Var, beneath the Fort de Brégançon presidential residence where a security zone is enforced.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 347AnchorageFrance
Pointe de la Bouillabaisse
4.5Sand and seagrass anchorage in the Bay of Cavalaire off La Croix-Valmer, at the eastern end of the Plage du Débarquement, Var.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 348AnchorageFrance
Port d’Orange
4.5Small anchorage on the east side of the Quiberon peninsula in southern Brittany, sand bottom, sheltered from NW to SW winds.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 349AnchorageFrance
Porto Novo West
4.5Inner western part of the Golfe de Porto Novo on the east coast of southern Corsica, south of Porto-Vecchio.
- Sheltered N, S, SW, W, NW
350HarbourSables D'Olonnes, FranceQuai Garnier
4.5Town-quay pontoons on the Chaume side of the Les Sables-d'Olonne channel, 120 berths, maximum draught 1.5 m.
- 351AnchorageFrance
Anse de Saint-Cadou
4.5Sheltered cove on the Odet river estuary south of Quimper, Finistère, southern Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 352AnchorageSt. Martin
Baie aux Prunes
4.5Anchorage off the beach of Baie aux Prunes, in the Terres Basses on the west coast of French Saint-Martin, sand bottom.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
353AnchorageFranceLa Rochelle before marina
4.5Waiting anchorage west of the Port des Minimes entrance in La Rochelle, used before lock openings or when berths are full.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
- 354AnchorageFrance
Plage de Sant' Amanza
4.5Anchorage in the Golfe de Sant'Amanza, on the south-east coast of Corsica, 3.5 NM north-east of Bonifacio.
- Sheltered E, SE, S
- 355HarbourArnage, France
Ponton d'Arnage
4.5River pontoon on the Sarthe at Arnage, just south of Le Mans.
356HarbourSaint-Hubert, FrancePort La Galère
4.5Small marina of 16 berths on the Corniche de l'Estérel, below the La Galère residential estate designed by architect Jacques Couëlle.
- 357AnchorageFrance
Anse de l’Iboga
4.5Sand anchorage in the Gironde estuary near the Pointe de Grave, close to the northern tip of the Médoc peninsula.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
- 358AnchorageFrance
Cappicciolu di Volpi
4.5Anchorage on the south side of the Gulf of Sant'Amanza, southern Corsica, 5.8 NM NE of Bonifacio.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 359AnchorageFrance
Halte Fluvial Creche-sur-Saône
4.5River mooring on the Saône at Crêches-sur-Saône, south Burgundy. Mud bottom, sheltered from NW, W and SW winds.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
360HarbourLocmiquélic, FranceLocmiquélic - Sainte-Catherine
4.5Marina of 475 berths at Locmiquélic on the east bank of the Lorient harbour, 0.6 NM south of Pen-Mané.
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