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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- 1201AnchorageMartinique
Pointe du Bout
3.8Anchorage off Pointe du Bout, 400 m from the marina, Les Trois-Îlets, across the bay from Fort-de-France.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 1202HarbourMontargis, France
Port de Montargis - Saint-Roch
3.8Inland marina of 50 berths on the Canal de Briare at Montargis, Loiret, known locally as the Venice of the Gâtinais for its network of small urban canals.
1203HarbourAndrenos-les-Bains, FrancePort du Bétey
3.8Tidal harbour of 151 berths on the north-east shore of Arcachon Bay, at Andernos-les-Bains.
1204AnchorageFranceAnse de Sainte-Croix
3.8Small cove on the Côte Bleue between Carro and Sausset-les-Pins, where anchoring is prohibited to protect the Posidonia seagrass meadow.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
1205HarbourMarseille, FranceÎle du Frioul
3.8Marina of 800 berths on the Frioul archipelago, built in the strait between Pomègues and Ratonneau, 2.5 nautical miles off Marseille.
1206HarbourLa Trinité-sur-Mer, FranceLa Trinité-sur-Mer
3.8Marina of 1250 berths on the estuary of the Crac'h river, between Carnac and the Gulf of Morbihan in southern Brittany.
- 1207AnchorageFrance
Morville
3.8Anchorage off Landrellec on the Côte de Granit Rose, Côtes-d'Armor, northern Brittany.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, S, SE
- 1208AnchorageFrance
Pointe Notre-Dame
3.8Anchorage off the Pointe Notre-Dame on the Esterel coast at Théoule-sur-Mer, at the western end of the Gulf of La Napoule.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
1209AnchorageFrancePort Guen
3.8Cove on the north coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, just east of Le Palais, with room for about 10 boats on sand.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
- 1210HarbourBormes-les-Mimosas, France
Port privé du Cap Bénat
3.8Private marina on the west side of Cap Bénat, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and Le Lavandou, on the Var coast.
1211HarbourQuiberon, FrancePort-Haliguen - Quiberon
3.8Marina of 1300 berths on the east side of the Quiberon peninsula in southern Brittany, inside the Baie de Quiberon.
1212AnchorageFranceBaie d'Èze
3.8Open roadstead on the Côte d'Azur between Cap d'Ail and Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, below the perched village of Èze.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 1213AnchorageGuadeloupe
Bouillante
3.8Anchorage in the bay off the town of Bouillante, on the leeward coast of Basse-Terre, sand and weed bottom, sheltered from NE through SE.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
1214AnchorageFranceCalanque de Sormiou
3.8Deep calanque west of Morgiou in the Calanques national park, sand and posidonia bottom, small fishing cabanons at the head.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
1215AnchorageFranceÎle de Maestro Maria
3.8Anchorage on the west side of the Gulf of Porto-Vecchio, southern Corsica, 4.1 NM SE of the town harbour.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 1216AnchorageFrance
Île de Pinarellu
3.8Anchorage in the lee of the small island of Pinarellu, off the beach of the same name, on the east coast of Corsica about 10 NM north of Porto-Vecchio.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
- 1217AnchorageFrance
Ile Ti Saoson
3.8Anchorage in the lee of Ile Ti Saoson in the bay of Morlaix, between Carantec and Roscoff, Finistere.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
- 1218AnchorageMartinique
Îlet Cabrits
3.8Anchorage off Îlet Cabrits at the southern tip of Martinique, 0.8 miles east of Grande Anse des Salines. Sand and weed, sheltered from north through east to south-east, open to the south and west.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
1219AnchorageFranceKerrec levran
3.8Sand-bottomed anchorage on the north Finistère coast of Brittany, sheltered from NE through SE winds.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
1220HarbourLa Turballe, FranceLa Turballe
3.8Fishing and leisure harbour of 329 berths on the Guérande peninsula, between Le Croisic and Piriac-sur-Mer, first sardine port of France.
- 1221AnchorageFrance
Plage de Barbicaghja
3.8Anchorage off Barbicaja beach on the north shore of the Gulf of Ajaccio, 2.5 nm west of Port Tino Rossi, on sand.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
1222AnchorageFrancePlage de Saint Joseph
3.8Anchorage off the sand beach of Saint-Joseph on the west coast of Corsica, sand bottom, sheltered from the north through east sectors, open to the westerly swell.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
1223AnchorageFrancePlage des Sables Blancs
3.8Sand anchorage in the bay of La Forêt-Fouesnant, off the Sables Blancs beach at the western tip of Concarneau.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 1224HarbourDemange-aux-Eaux, France
Ponto Canal de la Marne au Rhin
3.8Small pontoon with 3 berths on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin Ouest at Demange-aux-Eaux, in the Meuse department.
1225HarbourRoscoff, FrancePort de plaisance de Roscoff-Bloscon
3.8Marina of 625 berths at Bloscon, east of the old town of Roscoff, on the north coast of Finistere.
1226HarbourSaint-Martin-de-Ré, FranceSaint-Martin-de-Ré
3.8Tidal port on the north coast of the Île de Ré in Charente-Maritime, inside the star-shaped Vauban fortifications.
1227HarbourTrébeurden, FranceTrébeurden
3.8Tidal marina of 700 berths on the Côte de Granit Rose in northern Brittany, between Lannion and Perros-Guirec.
- 1228AnchorageMartinique
Marigot du Diamant
3.8Bay of the Marigot du Diamant on the south coast of Martinique, east of the Diamant bourg. Sand and mud, sheltered from west through north to east, open to the south.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
1229HarbourPianotelli - Caldarello, FrancePianottoli-Caldarello
3.8Small harbour on the south coast of Corsica, about 12 km west of Bonifacio, sheltered behind the Bruzzi islets.
1230AnchorageFranceTreac'h er Gorlé
3.8White sand anchorage on the north-east coast of Île d'Houat, Morbihan, sheltered from winds from SE through S to SW.
- 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.