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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- 361AnchorageGuadeloupe
Pointe des Tortues
4.5Anchorage by Pointe des Tortues, between Bouillante and Anse à la Barque on the leeward coast of Basse-Terre, sand bottom, sheltered from N through S on the east side.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
- 362AnchorageFrance
Plage des Sablettes
4.5Former anchorage off the Sablettes beach at Menton, on the Franco-Italian border in the eastern Riviera, where anchoring has been prohibited since May 2026.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
363AnchorageFrancePlage du corbeau
4.5Anchorage on sand in the rade de Brest, Finistère, about 2.6 NM SE of the Marina du Château.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 364AnchorageFrance
Pointe De Castelmeur
4.5Fair-weather anchorage off the Pointe de Castelmeur on the Cap Sizun coast in Finistère, west Brittany.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
365HarbourMandelieu la Napoule, FrancePort de la Rague
4.5Marina of 421 berths on the western shore of the Golfe de la Napoule, in Mandelieu-la-Napoule, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
- 366AnchorageFrance
Sèche de Cassin
4.5Offshore shoal in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, between Pampelonne and the Baie des Canebiers, usable as a fair-weather anchorage.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
367AnchorageFranceThia
4.5Anchorage on the south coast of Corsica, west of Pianottoli-Caldarello, between rocky headlands fringing the Bouches de Bonifacio.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
368AnchorageFranceAnse de Porticciu
4.5Sandy cove on the south coast of Corsica between Pianottoli-Caldarello and Bonifacio, with room for only a few boats.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
- 369AnchorageFrance
Anse de Ranquet
4.5Shallow sandy cove on the north-east shore of the Étang de Berre, a short hop south of Istres.
- Sheltered S, SW, W
370HarbourBordeaux, FrancePonton Cité du Vin, Bordeaux
4.5River pontoon on the Garonne at the foot of the Cité du Vin building in Bordeaux, used by river shuttles and visiting yachts waiting for the lock.
371HarbourFranceClub nautique de Vassivière - Port Crozat
4.5Sailing club harbour on the lake of Vassivière, a 1000 ha reservoir on the Limousin plateau, in New Aquitaine.
372AnchorageFranceCostaérès
4.5Anchorage between the Île de Costaérès and the pink granite coast at Ploumanac'h, Côtes-d'Armor, sand bottom.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 373HarbourLe François, Martinique
Ponton annexes Carrefour Market du François
4.5Dinghy landing at the head of Le François bay, on the Atlantic coast, right by the Carrefour Market supermarket.
- 374AnchorageSt. Martin
Friar's Bay
4.5Anchorage off Friar's Bay beach, 1.6 NM north-north-east of Marigot on the north-west coast of French Saint-Martin, sand bottom.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
- 375AnchorageFrance
Plage de la Romaniquette
4.5Anchorage in the Étang de Berre lagoon, west of Saint-Chamas, with sand and algae seabed.
- Sheltered W
- 376AnchorageFrance
Plages des Anneries
4.5Shallow beach anchorage on the north coast of the Île de Ré, east of the Pointe du Grouin, in New Aquitaine.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
377AnchorageFrancePointe de Perharidy
4.5Anchorage off the Pointe de Perharidy west of Roscoff, north Brittany. Sand and weed bottom, sheltered from W through SE.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
- 378AnchorageFrance
Pointe de Triu
4.5Rocky point on the west coast of Corsica, between the bay of Sagone and Cargèse, in the Golfe de Sagone.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
379AnchorageFrancePorz Donan
4.5Sand anchorage off Porz Lazo on the Plouezec coast, east side of the Paimpol bay in northern Brittany.
- Sheltered S, SW, W
- 380AnchorageFrance
Anse de Dinan
4.5Large bay on the west coast of the Presqu'île de Crozon in Finistère, sand bottom, sheltered from the north through south-east.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
381AnchorageFranceAnse de la Maleconche
4.5Sandy anchorage on the north-east coast of Île d'Oléron, 1.2 nm east of Le Douhet harbour.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
382AnchorageFranceBaie de Mont Saint Michel
4.5Vast sand bay between Cancale and Granville, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list for the abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel. Tidal range reaches 14 metres at equinoctial springs, among the largest in Europe.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 383AnchorageFrance
bindy
4.5Sand-bottom anchorage in the Rade de Brest, on the north shore of the Anse de Daoulas, Brittany.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
384AnchorageFranceCalanque des figuières
4.5Rock-bottomed inlet on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Carry-le-Rouet and Le Rove, next to the Société Nautique des Figuières.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
- 385HarbourFrance
Halte de plaisance de Meulan-en-Yvelines
4.5River halt on the Seine at Meulan-en-Yvelines, downstream of Paris, in the Yvelines department.
386HarbourMoux, FrancePort La Fabrique
4.5River port on the Canal du Midi at Moux-et-Plaissac, between Carcassonne and Homps in the Aude.
387HarbourSaint Mandrier, FranceSaint Mandrier
4.5Marina of 790 berths on the southern shore of the bay of Toulon, on the Saint-Mandrier peninsula in the Var.
388AnchorageFranceAnse du Gau
4.5Small cove on the west side of Cap Bénat, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and the private harbour of Cap Bénat, in the Var.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
389AnchorageFranceGrande Sanguinaire
4.5Rocky anchorage off Mezzu Mare, the largest of the Sanguinaires islands at the mouth of the Gulf of Ajaccio, western Corsica.
- Sheltered E, SE, S
- 390HarbourChâteauneuf-les-Martigues, France
Horizon Marine
4.5Private marina at Châteauneuf-les-Martigues on the Étang de Berre, Bouches-du-Rhône, with 70 berths.
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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.