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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1111AnchorageFranceSaint-Pierre Lopérec
3.9Sheltered drying anchorage in the Rivière d'Auray, upstream of Locmariaquer in the Golfe du Morbihan.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
1112HarbourStenay, FranceStenay
3.9River port on the Meuse at Stenay, in the Meuse department, Grand Est.
- 1113AnchorageFrance
Baie Algajo south
3.9Sandy anchorage in the south of the Baie d'Algajola, Balagne coast of Corsica, between Calvi and L'Île-Rousse.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
1114AnchorageFranceBaie de Gatseau
3.9Sand anchorage off the Pointe de Gatseau, at the southern tip of Ile d'Oleron.
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
- 1115AnchorageFrance
Baie de San Ciprianu Sud
3.9Anchorage on sand in the southern part of the bay of San Ciprianu, on the east coast of Corsica north of Porto-Vecchio.
- Sheltered S, SW, W, NW
1116HarbourCanet en Roussillon, FranceCanet-en-Roussillon
3.9Large marina on the Roussillon coast, 1300 berths facing the Canigou massif, between the Têt estuary and Saint-Cyprien.
1117AnchorageFranceGrève de Blainvillais
3.9Buoy field of 15 moorings at the Îles Chausey, the tidal archipelago off Granville, sand bottom, sheltered from NW through S.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
1118HarbourLa Suze-sur-Sarthe, FranceLa Suze sur Sarthe
3.9River halt on the Sarthe in the town centre of La Suze-sur-Sarthe, 20 km south-west of Le Mans in Pays de la Loire.
1119HarbourFranceLac Chambod
3.9Reservoir on the Ain river behind the Allement dam, on the boundary of Hautecourt-Romanèche and Poncin, in the Ain department.
1120HarbourParentis-en-Born, FranceMoutéou
3.9Small freshwater marina on Lake Parentis-Biscarrosse, on the commune of Parentis-en-Born in the Landes.
1121AnchorageFrancePornichet
3.9Open roadstead anchorage off the beach of Pornichet, at the western end of the baie de La Baule, southern Brittany coast.
- Free
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
1122HarbourSète, FranceSterne Voiles - Port à Sec
3.9Dry stack storage facility at Sète on the Étang de Thau, Hérault, with 50 spaces and launch by hoist.
1123AnchorageFranceViviers
3.9Anchorage in the rade de Brest, off the Daoulas estuary, Brittany.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1124AnchorageMartinique
Anse Mitan
3.9Sandy cove at Les Trois-Îlets, south of Pointe du Bout, on the south shore of Fort-de-France bay.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
1125AnchorageFranceBaie de la Palud
3.9Mooring buoy in the Baie de la Palud on the north shore of Port-Cros, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros, Var. Weedy bottom, protection from W, SW, S and SE winds.
- Paid
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
1126HarbourCamaret-sur-Mer, FranceCamaret - Port Vauban
3.9Marina of 500 berths in Camaret-sur-Mer, on the Crozon peninsula at the western tip of Brittany, facing the roadstead of Brest.
1127AnchorageFranceCavalaire
3.9Zone de mouillage organisée of 85 buoys in the bay of Cavalaire-sur-Mer on the Var coast, sand bottom.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
- 1128AnchorageMartinique
Baie des Flamands
3.9Anchorage in Baie des Flamands, off the Fort-de-France waterfront, between Pointe Simon and Fort Saint-Louis.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
1129HarbourFos-sur-Mer, FranceFos-sur-Mer
3.9Marina of 840 berths at Fos-sur-Mer on the Golfe de Fos, west of the Rhône delta.
- 1130AnchorageFrance
Golfe de Girolata Nord
3.9Anchorage in the northern part of the Golfe de Girolata, west coast of Corsica, within the Scandola nature reserve perimeter.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW
- 1131AnchorageMartinique
Îlet Oscar
3.9Anchorage under Îlet Oscar, off Le François on the Atlantic coast, next to the Baignoire de Joséphine.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
1132HarbourArzon, FranceKerners-Bilouris
3.9Buoy mooring field of about 380 moorings on the south side of the Rhuys peninsula, in the bay of Kerners between Arzon and Sarzeau, inside the Gulf of Morbihan, run by the port of Arzon.
- 1133HarbourLe Douhet, France
Le Douhet
3.9Marina of 300 berths on the north-east coast of the Île d'Oléron, near Saint-Georges-d'Oléron.
- 1134AnchorageFrance
Le Mimbeau
3.9Sand spit anchorage at the northern tip of the Cap Ferret peninsula, inside the Bassin d'Arcachon in Gironde, drying at low water.
- Free
- Sheltered E, SE, SW, W
- 1135AnchorageFrance
Marine de Morsiglia
3.9Anchorage on the west coast of Cap Corse, 0.3 nm south of Centuri and below the village of Morsiglia, in northern Corsica.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
1136HarbourMontech, FranceMontech
3.9Halte fluviale on the Canal latéral a la Garonne at Montech, Tarn-et-Garonne, at the foot of the disused Montech water slope.
1137AnchorageFrancePlage de l'Arnérault
3.9Sand-bottom anchorage off the north coast of the Île de Ré, just east of La Flotte.
- Free
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
1138AnchorageFrancePort Goulphar
3.9Narrow rocky inlet on the south coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, below the cliffs of Bangor, on the Côte Sauvage.
- Free
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
1139HarbourSète, FranceSète
3.9Deep-water port of 820 berths at the foot of the Mont Saint-Clair, linking the Mediterranean to the étang de Thau and the Canal du Rhône à Sète.
1140AnchorageFranceAnse de Fabrégas
3.9Cove on the south coast of the Six-Fours-les-Plages commune, between Cap Sicié to the west and the Saint-Mandrier peninsula to the east.
- 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.