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.
Top rated
3174 places
- 901MouillageFrance
Île de Sein
4.1Sand anchorage off the Île de Sein, a low island 4 NM west of the Pointe du Raz in Finistère, Brittany.
- Free
- Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
902MouillageFranceLe Béal
4.1Anchorage off the Île Sainte-Marguerite, in the Lérins archipelago off Cannes.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
- 903MouillageFrance
Plage des Dames
4.1Anchorage off Plage des Dames on the west coast of Finistère, between Porspoder and Lanildut.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
904MouillageFrancePlage du Kelenn
4.1Sand mooring off the Plage du Kelenn in Carantec, at the entrance of the bay of Morlaix in northern Finistère.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW
905MouillageFrancePlaža Lumio
4.1Sand-bottom anchorage on the north shore of the Bay of Calvi, off the village of Lumio, Balagne coast of Corsica.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, S, SE
906PortFrancePont À Bar
4.1Fluvial halt on the Canal des Ardennes near its junction with the Meuse, about 10 km west of Charleville-Mezieres.
907PortFrancePort de Sciez
4.1Marina of 400 berths on the French south shore of Lake Geneva, in Sciez-sur-Léman, Haute-Savoie.
908PortLe Palais, FrancePort du Palais
4.1Main harbour of Belle-Île-en-Mer, 245 berths at the foot of the Vauban citadel, on the island's north coast facing the Morbihan mainland.
- 909PortFrance
Saint-Gilles
4.1Inland mooring on the Canal du Rhône à Sète in the Gard, at the edge of the Petite Camargue.
910PortCannes, FranceSainte Marguerite Débarcadère
4.1Landing pontoon on Ile Sainte-Marguerite, largest of the Iles de Lerins off Cannes, with 1 short-stay berth.
911PortAngers, FranceAngers - cale de la savate
4.1River pontoon on the Maine in central Angers, about 20 berths for river cruising boats in Pays de la Loire.
- 912MouillageFrance
Anse de l'Arinella Est
4.1Small sandy cove on the east coast of Cap Corse, north of Macinaggio, open to the north and east.
- Sheltered SE, S
- 913MouillageFrance
Canche
4.1Tidal anchorage in the Canche estuary between Le Touquet and Étaples, on the Côte d'Opale.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
914PortSens, FranceHalte Nautique De Sens
4.1River halt on the Yonne in the town of Sens, northern Burgundy, upstream of the confluence with the Seine at Montereau.
915MouillageFranceHavre Barneville
4.1Tidal haven at the mouth of the Gerfleur, between Barneville and Carteret on the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula in Normandy.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
916MouillageFranceîle holavre
4.1Anchorage off Île Holavre, a small islet in the Golfe du Morbihan north of the Île aux Moines, near Arradon.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
917MouillageFranceLa Landriais
4.1Mooring field of about 25 buoys on the right bank of the Rance maritime, opposite Le Minihic-sur-Rance in Brittany.
- Free
- Sheltered W, SW, S
- 918MouillageFrance
La Marle
4.1Buoy mooring on the Marle river, a tidal arm of the Gulf of Morbihan just south of Vannes.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
919PortLe Pellerin, Francele pellerin
4.1River port on the Loire in Loire-Atlantique, about 15 km downstream from Nantes on the left bank.
920MouillageFranceMouillage du Yaudet
4.1Mud-bottom mooring in the estuary of the Léguer near Lannion, Brittany, below the hamlet of Le Yaudet.
- Sheltered N, NE, SW, S, SE
- 921MouillageFrance
Plage de Tougues
4.1Anchorage on Lake Geneva between Anières on the Swiss shore and Nernier on the French shore, mud bottom.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
922PortFrancePort de l'Ayguade - Hyères
4.1Marina on the east coast of the presqu'île de Giens, in the commune of Hyères, Var, on the Rade d'Hyères facing the île de Porquerolles.
923MouillageFranceAnse d'Alisu
4.0Anchorage on the western side of the northern tip of Cap Corse, in the commune of Ersa, with a sand beach at its head.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
924PortAntibes, FranceAntibes - Port Vauban
4.0Marina of 1 500 berths at Antibes between Nice and Cannes, known for its Quai des Milliardaires reserved for superyachts.
925MouillageFranceBaie de Cousse
4.0Open bay between Sanary and Bandol, sand and rock bottom, day anchorage in settled weather.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
926MouillageFranceBaie de Menasina
4.0Small bay just east of Cargèse, 0.7 nm from the port on the west coast of Corsica.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
- 927MouillageFrance
Cala di Brijia
4.0Cove on the south-western coast of Corsica near Tizzano, mixed sand, rock and weed bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW
928PortMandelieu, FranceCannes Marina
4.0Large inland marina at Mandelieu-La Napoule on the Siagne river mouth, 1769 berths, Côte d'Azur.
- 929MouillageFrance
Île Rousse ouest
4.0Zone west of the Île de la Pietra at Île-Rousse in Balagne, northern Corsica. Anchoring is prohibited on this sector.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
- 930MouillageMartinique
Îlet de la Grotte
4.0Anchorage under Îlet de la Grotte, in Le Robert harbour on the Atlantic coast.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE
Frequently asked questions
How many harbours and anchorages does BoatMap document in France?
BoatMap documents 3174 harbours and anchorages in France, with shelter, seabed, services, photos and boaters' reviews.
Which BoatMap guides cover France?
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.