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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- 421AnchorageFrance
La Courtade
4.4North-facing sandy bay on Île de Porquerolles, just east of the village harbour, the longest beach on the island at roughly 2 km, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
- 422AnchorageFrance
La Pie
4.4Buoyed anchorage off the Île de la Pie, north of the Glénan archipelago in southern Brittany, 32 berths on sand.
- Paid
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
423HarbourMorlaix, FranceMorlaix
4.4Lock-gated marina of 200 berths in the town of Morlaix, at the head of the Riviere de Morlaix, northern Finistere.
424AnchorageFrancePointe Saint-Samson
4.4Anchorage in the approaches to the baie de Morlaix, northern Finistère, between Port Diben and Roscoff.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
425AnchorageFrancePort de Méjean
4.4Small rocky calanque on the Côte Bleue between Marseille and Carry-le-Rouet, west of l'Estaque.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
426HarbourFrancePort Eden
4.4Small private marina on the Etang de Thau at Marseillan, on the Canal du Midi side of the lagoon in Herault.
427HarbourFranceVillefranche - Santé
4.4Small harbour tucked in the south-west corner of the Rade de Villefranche, between the old town and the Cap-Ferrat peninsula, on the Côte d'Azur.
- 428AnchorageFrance
Baie de Poulafret
4.4Anchorage in the bay of Paimpol, 1.1 NM south-east of Paimpol marina on the north coast of Brittany.
- Sheltered W, NW
- 429AnchorageMartinique
Baie des Raisiniers
4.4Anchorage off Raisiniers beach, in La Trinité bay on the Atlantic coast.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
- 430AnchorageFrance
Bonne Anse
4.4Tidal bay on the northern side of the Gironde estuary mouth, between Pointe de la Coubre and La Palmyre.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, W, NW
431AnchorageFranceCala di Palu
4.4Rocky cove on the west coast of Corsica, between the Golfe de Porto and the Golfe de Sagone, south of the Scandola reserve.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
- 432AnchorageFrance
Île du Large (Est)
4.4Rock-bottom anchorage on the east side of Île du Large, one of the Îles Saint-Marcouf, off the east coast of the Cotentin.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
- 433AnchorageFrance
Île Longue
4.4Anchorage off Île Longue in the Golfe du Morbihan, on sand, sheltered from SW, W and NW.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
434AnchorageFranceLe Canon
4.4Anchorage off the village of Le Canon on the north shore of Arcachon Bay, on the Cap Ferret peninsula.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
- 435AnchorageFrance
Men er Beleg
4.4Anchorage in the south-west of the Golfe du Morbihan off Locmariaquer, mud bottom, sheltered from winds from N through NE and E to NW.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
436HarbourOissel, FranceOissel Halt Fluvial
4.4River halt on the Seine at Oissel, about 12 km upstream of Rouen, on the left bank in Normandy.
437AnchorageFrancePlage du canot
4.4Small cove on the south-west side of Île de Hoëdic, just west of Port de l'Argol.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
438HarbourAjaccio, FrancePort Charles Ornano
4.4Main marina of Ajaccio with 1007 berths, located north of the old town in the Golfe d'Ajaccio.
439HarbourPléneuf-Val-André, FrancePort de Dahouët
4.4Tidal harbour of 329 berths in a narrow rock inlet at Pléneuf-Val-André, on the Bay of Saint-Brieuc in Brittany.
440HarbourFranceSaint Jean De Losne
4.4Inland boating hub on the Saône at the junction with the Canal de Bourgogne, Côte-d'Or.
441HarbourMarseillan, FranceTabarka
4.4Small marina on the south bank of the étang de Thau at Marseillan, next to the historic harbour of the village, in western Hérault.
442HarbourDunkerque, FranceDunkerque Marina
4.4Marina of 250 berths on the eastern side of the port of Dunkerque, in the Hauts-de-France region of the Strait of Dover.
- 443AnchorageMartinique
Grande Anse d'Arlet
4.4Bay of Grande Anse on the west coast of Martinique, between Cap Salomon and Pointe Lézarde, in the commune of Les Anses-d'Arlet. Sand and weed, sheltered from north through east to south-east.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
444AnchorageFranceÎle de la Jument
4.4Islet in the Golfe du Morbihan near Larmor-Baden. Anchoring is prohibited in the immediate vicinity.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
445AnchorageFranceMont Saint-Michel
4.4Tidal anchorage in the bay of Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy, off the UNESCO World Heritage abbey island. Sand and mud bottom, shelter from NW through SE.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
446AnchorageFrancePlage de Corsen
4.4Anchorage off Corsen beach in the Iroise sea in Finistère, close to the westernmost point of mainland France.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 447AnchorageFrance
Plage de Lequin
4.4Sand-bottom anchorage on the south coast of Porquerolles, about 0.8 NM north-east of the village harbour.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
448HarbourMontpellier, FrancePort Ariane
4.4Inland marina of 100 berths on the Lez river, in Lattes, 7 km south of Montpellier city centre.
449AnchorageFranceAnse de la Folaca
4.4Sand-bottomed anchorage on the south side of the Gulf of Porto-Vecchio, south-east Corsica, about 2.8 NM SE of Porto-Vecchio marina.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
450AnchorageFranceAnse du Moulin Blanc
4.4Anchorage in the anse du Moulin Blanc, east of Brest, adjacent to the Port du Moulin Blanc marina.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
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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.