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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1081AnchorageFranceÎle Millau
3.9Anchorage off Île Millau in the bay of Trébeurden, on the Côte de Granit Rose, north Brittany.
- Paid
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
1082AnchorageFranceLes Sardinaux
3.9Shallow rocky plateau east of Sainte-Maxime in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, a popular day anchorage with turquoise water over sand patches.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 1083AnchorageMartinique
Petit Îlet
3.9Anchorage by Petit Îlet in the bay of Les Trois-Îlets, on the south side of the Baie de Fort-de-France. Weed and mud, sheltered from every sector except the west and north-west.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, S, SE
1084HarbourReyssouze, FrancePont-de-vaux
3.9River port with 225 berths on the Reyssouze, a short navigable canal linking Pont-de-Vaux to the Saône river, in the Ain department.
1085HarbourLe Trayas, FrancePort de la Figueirette
3.9Marina of 218 berths in the hamlet of Le Trayas, on the Corniche d'Or at the foot of the Estérel massif.
1086HarbourSaint-Cast-le-Guildo, FranceSaint-Cast - Port d’Armor
3.9Marina of 1005 berths on the Côte d'Émeraude, on the east side of the Saint-Cast peninsula between Cap Fréhel and the Rance estuary.
- 1087AnchorageGuadeloupe
Baie de Saint-Louis
3.9The main yacht anchorage of Marie-Galante, in the bay of Saint-Louis on the west coast, about 20 miles south-east of Marina Bas-du-Fort.
- Free
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
- 1088HarbourScey-sur-Saône-et-Saint-Albin, France
Halte Fluvial Scey-sur-Saône
3.9River halte on the Petite Saône at Scey-sur-Saone-et-Saint-Albin, in Haute-Saone, upstream of Port-sur-Saone.
1089HarbourTrèbes, FranceTrébes
3.9Canal du Midi halt at Trebes, downstream of Carcassonne, at the confluence of the Orbiel with the Aude valley in Occitanie.
- 1090AnchorageFrance
A Chiosura
3.9Sand anchorage on the east coast of Corsica, 6 nm south of Port Taverna and 24 nm north of Solenzara.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 1091AnchorageMartinique
Anse à l'Âne
3.9Anchorage off the beach of Anse à l'Âne on the west coast of Les Trois-Îlets, inside one of the commune's buoyed mooring zones. Sand and weed, sheltered from east through south to south-west.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
- 1092AnchorageGuadeloupe
Anse à la Barque
3.9Deep cove on the boundary of Bouillante and Vieux-Habitants, counted with Deshaies among the best-sheltered natural anchorages on the leeward coast of Basse-Terre. Sand bottom.
- Free
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 1093AnchorageFrance
anta-Maria-Poggio
3.9Open roadstead anchorage off the east coast of Corsica near Moriani-Plage, sand bottom, protected from southerlies only.
- Sheltered S
1094AnchorageFranceBaie de Saint-Laurent
3.9Sand and seagrass anchorage between Cap d'Ail and Eze, on the Cote d'Azur.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 1095AnchorageSt. Martin
Happy Bay
3.9Anchorage off Happy Bay beach, 0.4 NM north-east of Friar's Bay, between Marigot and Grand Case on the north-west coast.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
1096AnchorageFranceIle De Bono - Plage
3.9Sand anchorage off Île de Bono in the Sept-Îles archipelago, north of Ploumanac'h on the pink granite coast of Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
1097AnchorageFranceÎle de Bréhat
3.9Anchorage in the lee of Bréhat island, Côtes-d'Armor, over sand.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
1098AnchorageFranceLe Rayol
3.9Buoy field off Le Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer on the Corniche des Maures, about 50 mooring buoys in the Var.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
1099HarbourCordemais, FranceLoire Nautic Services
3.9Boatyard and pontoon on the right bank of the Loire at Cordemais, 20 NM upstream from Saint-Nazaire.
1100HarbourNoirmoutier-en-l'Île, FranceNoirmoutier-en-L'île
3.9Lock harbour on the east side of Noirmoutier island, at the head of the Étier de l'Arceau, 2 NM south of L'Herbaudière.
- 1101HarbourNoyen-sur-Sarthe, France
Noyé sur Sarthe
3.9River port on the Sarthe at Noyen-sur-Sarthe, between Le Mans and Sable-sur-Sarthe.
- 1102HarbourTaillebourg, France
Port d’Envaux
3.9River port on the Charente at Saint-Saturnin-de-Séchaud, between Taillebourg and Saintes in New Aquitaine.
1103HarbourMesnil-Saint-Père, FrancePort de Mesnil-Saint-Père
3.9Freshwater marina of 254 berths on Lac d'Orient, within the Forêt d'Orient regional nature park in the Aube.
- 1104AnchorageFrance
Rade de Santa Maria
3.9Bay on the north-east tip of Cap Corse, in northern Corsica, just south of the Îles Finocchiarola.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW, W
1105HarbourRochefort, FranceRochefort
3.9Marina of 320 berths in the Bassin 1 of the former royal arsenal of Rochefort, on the Charente river.
- 1106AnchorageGuadeloupe
Anse du Bourg, Terre-de-Haut
3.9Mooring field off the village of Terre-de-Haut in the bay of Les Saintes, the archipelago's main stop, 21 miles south of Pointe-à-Pitre.
- Paid
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
- 1107AnchorageMartinique
Le Marin, mouillage ouest
3.9Mooring-buoy field on the west side of the Le Marin bay, 0.45 miles south-west of the marina and next to the Carenantilles yard. Sand and mud, sheltered from every sector except the south and south-east.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW
1108AnchorageFrancePlage du Coz-Pors
3.9Anchorage off the Coz-Pors beach at Trégastel on the Côte de Granit Rose, Côtes-d'Armor, among pink granite chaos.
- Paid
- Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
1109AnchorageFrancePort Blanc
3.9Anchorage in the Golfe du Morbihan off Baden, facing the Île aux Moines ferry slip, mud and algae bottom.
- Paid
- Sheltered W, SW, S
1110AnchorageFranceRade de l'île d'aix
3.9Large anchorage on mud between the Île d'Aix and the Fort Boyard, in the Pertuis d'Antioche off the Charente-Maritime coast.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
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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.