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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601HarbourDinan, FranceDinan
4.3River port of 100 berths on the Rance, 18 km upstream of the Rance tidal dam, at the foot of Dinan's medieval ramparts in the lower town of Le Port.
602AnchorageFranceÎles Logoden
4.3Anchorage between the two Logoden islets in the Golfe du Morbihan, off Arradon, south Brittany.
- Free
- Sheltered S, SE
- 603AnchorageMartinique
Îlet Long
4.3Anchorage under Îlet Long, off Le François on the Atlantic coast.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
- 604AnchorageFrance
Plage de Portigliolo
4.3Long sandy anchorage on the south shore of the Golfe de Valinco in Corsica, between Propriano and the Capu di Senetosa.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
605HarbourWarcq, FrancePort de Charleville
4.3River port of 80 berths on the Meuse at Charleville-Mézières, in the Ardennes, between locks 46 and 47 of the Canal de la Meuse.
- 606HarbourHautmont, France
Port de l'Abbaye
4.3Mooring on the Sambre canalised river at Hautmont in the Nord department, downstream of Maubeuge.
607HarbourPeyrehorade, FrancePort des Gaves Réunis
4.3Tidal river port at Peyrehorade, Landes, at the confluence of the Gave de Pau and the Gave d'Oloron, about 30 km upstream from the Adour estuary at Bayonne.
608AnchorageFranceQuerqueville
4.3Anchorage in the west roadstead of Cherbourg, off Querqueville, mud and kelp bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
609AnchorageFranceSaint Jacut-sur-mer
4.3Anchorage off the Saint-Jacut peninsula between the bay of Arguenon and the bay of Lancieux, on the north coast of Brittany west of Saint-Malo.
- Paid
- Sheltered SW, W
610HarbourGolfe-Juan, FranceVieux port de Golfe-Juan
4.3Municipal marina of 805 berths in the Bay of Golfe-Juan, between Cannes and Antibes on the French Riviera.
- 611AnchorageGuadeloupe
Anse du Souffleur, Port-Louis
4.3Anchorage off the Anse du Souffleur beach, just south of Port-Louis on the north-west coast of Grande-Terre, sand and rock bottom.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
612HarbourCap d'Agde, FranceCap d'Agde
4.3Marina of 3400 berths on the Herault coast of Occitania, between Sete and Beziers, one of the largest yacht harbours in the Mediterranean.
- 613HarbourLe Marin, Martinique
Carenantilles
4.3Refit yard and work dock on the west shore of the Cul-de-Sac du Marin, beside Marina du Marin in the south of Martinique.
614HarbourFranceCastets-en-Dorthe
4.3River port at kilometre zero of the Canal latéral à la Garonne, 50 km upstream of Bordeaux.
615HarbourDecize, FranceDecize
4.3River port at the confluence of the Loire, the Aron and the Canal du Nivernais, in the Nièvre department.
- 616AnchorageMartinique
Grande Anse des Salines
4.3Anchorage off Grande Anse des Salines, a sand beach of more than a kilometre between Pointe Pie and Pointe des Salines, 5 km south of the Sainte-Anne bourg.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
617HarbourParay-le-Monial, FranceHalte De Paray Le Monial
4.3Canal halt on the Canal du Centre in Saône-et-Loire, at the foot of the town of Paray-le-Monial.
618AnchorageFranceÎle aux Moines
4.3Anchorage off the largest island of the Golfe du Morbihan, between Port-Blanc and Arradon, south Brittany.
- Free
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 619AnchorageFrance
la Plage des Américains
4.3Sand anchorage on the east shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, north of the Cap Ferret peninsula, opposite the village of Le Canon.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
620AnchorageFrancePlage de la Châtaigneraie
4.3Anchorage on the French shore of Lake Geneva off the Ripaille estate, just west of Thonon-les-Bains, rock bottom.
- Sheltered E, SE, S, SW
621AnchorageFrancePlage des Salins
4.3Long sand beach on the eastern shore of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, 2.7 nm east of the town harbour.
- Sheltered W, NW
- 622AnchorageFrance
Pointe de la Paume
4.3Anchorage at the Pointe de la Paume on the Esterel shore between Théoule-sur-Mer and Miramar, in the western Gulf of La Napoule.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
623HarbourFrancePort Cercle Nautique Barberousse
4.3Sailing club marina of 300 berths at Gruissan, on the Aude coast of Occitanie.
- 624HarbourFrance
Portland
4.3Small harbour on the north shore of the rade d'Hyères, east of the Salins d'Hyères, in Provence.
- 625AnchorageFrance
Rade de Saint-Martin
4.3Roadstead off Saint-Martin-de-Ré on the Île de Ré in Charente-Maritime. Anchoring prohibited in the marked zones of the harbour approach.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
- 626AnchorageMartinique
Anse Céron
4.3Black sand cove north of Le Prêcheur, reached by road, on the north Caribbean coast.
- Sheltered E, SE
627AnchorageFranceAnse des Fossettes
4.3Cove on the south-eastern side of the Cap Ferrat peninsula, between Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat and Beaulieu-sur-Mer in the Alpes-Maritimes.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
628AnchorageFranceBadia de Portbou
4.3Bay on the Franco-Spanish border on the Côte Vermeille, sand and rock bottom, sheltered from SW, W and NW.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
- 629AnchorageFrance
Baie de Centuri
4.3Open bay on the west coast of Cap Corse, at the northern tip of Corsica. Mixed sand, rock and seagrass bottom, sheltered from E, SW, S and SE.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
630AnchorageFranceBaie de Loia
4.3Anchorage in the Bay of Txingudi on the Franco-Spanish border, opposite Hendaye, with a mixed rock and sand bottom.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW
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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.