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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1051HarbourNevers, FranceHalte De Never La Jonction
4.0River halt of 60 berths at Nevers, at the junction between the Canal latéral à la Loire and the short branch canal leading down to the river Loire.
1052HarbourFranceHalte nautique de Blaye
4.0Pontoon halt on the right bank of the Gironde estuary at the foot of the Citadelle de Blaye, a Vauban fortification inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
1053HarbourHesse, Francehesse- le boat base
4.0Le Boat rental base on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin at Hesse, in Moselle, a few kilometres west of Sarrebourg.
1054AnchorageFranceLes Evens
4.0Open anchorage on sand off the Côte d'Amour between Pornichet and La Baule, Loire-Atlantique.
- 1055AnchorageFrance
Plage de la Madrague
4.0Anchorage off the western shore of the Giens peninsula, near Hyères, on a sand and weed bottom.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
- 1056AnchorageFrance
Plage des Éléphants
4.0Sandy anchorage off the Issambres coast between Saint-Aygulf and Sainte-Maxime, in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
1057HarbourHyères, FrancePort-Cros
4.0Small harbour on Port-Cros island, within the Port-Cros national park, off Hyères in the Var.
1058AnchorageFrancePunta De l'Ocell
4.0Rocky anchorage on the Côte Vermeille, immediately south of Cerbère and just north of the Spanish border at Cap Cerbère.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
- 1059AnchorageFrance
Puntalle
4.0Sand anchorage 2.5 NM NW of Saint-Florent on the southern edge of the Agriates, tucked behind a low rocky point that blocks swell from the main sector of winds.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
- 1060AnchorageFrance
Anse de la Fausse Monnaie
3.9Cove on the north coast of Port-Cros, within the parc national de Port-Cros off the Var coast.
- Paid
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
1061AnchorageFranceBaie du Langoustier
3.9West-facing bay on Île de Porquerolles, between the Pointe du Grand Langoustier and the village, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1062AnchorageFrance
Cala Piscona
3.9Sand-bottomed cove on the south shore of the Golfe de Valinco in Corsica, 2.4 NM northwest of Propriano, sheltered from NW to NE winds.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
1063AnchorageFranceCalanque de Sugiton
3.9Narrow calanque between Marseille and Cassis, in the core zone of the Parc national des Calanques, where anchoring is limited to sand outside the marked zone and land access is regulated by quota.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
1064AnchorageFranceCalanque du Bon-Dieu
3.9Small anchorage on the south coast of Porquerolles, in the maritime perimeter of the Parc national de Port-Cros.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
1065AnchorageFranceCap de l'Estérel
3.9Anchorage off the south-east coast of the Giens peninsula in the Var, sand bottom, open to easterly winds.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
1066HarbourPublier, FranceHôtel des Princes
3.9Private mooring of 6 berths on the French shore of Lake Geneva, at Publier between Amphion and Évian-les-Bains.
1067AnchorageFranceÎle des Hebihens
3.9Tidal anchorage off the Île des Hébihens in the Baie de la Fresnaye, between Saint-Cast-le-Guildo and Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer, Côtes-d'Armor.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
- 1068AnchorageFrance
La Palmyre
3.9Sand anchorage off La Palmyre beach on the north shore of the Gironde estuary entrance, Charente-Maritime.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
1069AnchorageFranceLe Pouldu - Laïta
3.9Anchorage in the Laïta estuary at Le Pouldu on the Finistère and Morbihan border, 250 berths on sand.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, SW, W, NW
- 1070AnchorageFrance
Plage de Léoube
3.9Open anchorage off Plage de Léoube, on the south coast of the Cap de Brégançon peninsula, between Le Lavandou and Hyères.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
1071HarbourBéziers, FrancePort-Neuf de Béziers
3.9River port on the Canal du Midi at Béziers, Hérault, at the foot of the Fonseranes lock flight and 2.9 NM west of Villeneuve-lès-Béziers.
- 1072AnchorageFrance
Portz chudell - West
3.9Anchorage on the west side of the Île-aux-Moines approach, Gulf of Morbihan, Brittany. Sand and rock bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
1073AnchorageFranceStêr-Vraz
3.9Deep inlet cutting into the north-west coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, just west of Sauzon. The name means "big estuary" in Breton.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
1074- 1075AnchorageFrance
Anse de Fornali
3.9Anchorage on the western shore of the Golfe de Saint-Florent in Haute-Corse, between the town and the Agriates desert.
- Free
- Sheltered S, SW, W, NW
1076AnchorageFranceBaie de Beninou
3.9Anchorage in the Iroise sea off the Finistère coast of Brittany, mixed sand and weed bottom, sheltered from E to SW.
- Sheltered E, SE, S, SW
1077AnchorageFranceCalanque des poissons
3.9Small cove on the Marseilleveyre coast in the Parc national des Calanques, between Les Goudes and the Île Maïre.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
1078AnchorageFranceEtang de Berre
3.9Anchorage on the Étang de Berre, a 155 km² brackish lagoon west of Marseille connected to the Mediterranean by the Canal de Caronte at Martigues.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
- 1079HarbourFrance
Halte De Génelard
3.9Canal halt on the Canal du Centre in Saône-et-Loire, between locks 12 and 13, in the village of Génelard.
1080HarbourGranville, FranceHérel - Granville
3.9Marina of 1000 berths at Granville, on the Normandy coast facing the Chausey archipelago, 8 NM east of the islands.
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