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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- 1471AnchorageFrance
Pointe de Galant
3.6Sand-bottom anchorage on the north side of the Baie des Lecques, near Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer in western Var.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
1472HarbourL'Épine, FrancePort de Morin
3.6Tidal harbour of 850 berths at L'Épine on the west coast of Noirmoutier, sheltered behind a sand spit at the mouth of the étier de l'Arceau.
1473AnchorageFrancePorto-Vecchio
3.6Anchorage in the Gulf of Porto-Vecchio on the south-east coast of Corsica, mud bottom with good holding, protected from W, SW, S, SE and E.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
1474AnchorageFranceRade de Villefranche
3.6Deep natural bay between Nice and Cap-Ferrat on the French Riviera, one of the deepest harbours on the Mediterranean coast with depths reaching 95 m close to shore.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
1475AnchorageFranceAnse de Porsmoguer
3.6Sandy cove on the Iroise coast of Plouarzel, west Finistère, between Pointe de Kermorvan and Pointe de Corsen.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
1476HarbourFranceAvignon
3.6River port on the Rhône along the Allées de l'Oulle, on the left bank opposite the Île de la Barthelasse, in the city of Avignon.
1477HarbourGâvres, FranceBan-Gâvres
3.6Small harbour of 5 visitor berths on the Gâvres peninsula, at the south entrance of the Lorient harbour.
1478AnchorageFranceBourgenay
3.6Rock-bottom anchorage off Talmont-Saint-Hilaire in Vendée, just outside the marina of Port Bourgenay on the Côte de Lumière.
- Sheltered NE, E
1479HarbourMontreuil-Juigné, FranceHalte Fluviale Montreuil Juigné
3.6River halt on the Mayenne between Angers and the confluence with the Loire, upstream of the écluse de l'Écluseau.
1480AnchorageFranceÎle aux Oiseaux
3.6Low sand and marsh island in the middle of the Bassin d'Arcachon, known for its two cabanes tchanquées on stilts.
- Sheltered W, NW
- 1481AnchorageFrance
Les Carniquets
3.6Drying sand anchorage in the Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel, off the Normandy coast north of Granville.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW, W, NW
1482AnchorageFranceMeaux
3.6River stopover on the Marne at Meaux in Seine-et-Marne, mud bottom, fully sheltered from all wind sectors.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
- 1483AnchorageFrance
Mouillage du Pavé Charron
3.6Buoy field off Charron in the Baie de l'Aiguillon, at the mouth of the Sèvre Niortaise, Charente-Maritime.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE
1484AnchorageFrancePlage du Stagnonu - Marina Ouest
3.6Sandy anchorage on the south shore of the golfe de Sagone, west coast of Corsica.
- Paid
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
1485HarbourSaint-Jacques, FrancePort de Saint-Jacques
3.6Marina with 365 berths at Saint-Jacques, Sarzeau, in the Gulf of Morbihan, Brittany.
1486AnchorageFrancePortu â Leccia
3.6Rocky anchorage on the west coast of Corsica between Cargèse and Porto, open to the west.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 1487AnchorageGuadeloupe
Anse Guyonneau
3.6Cove with a beach on the Pointe-Noire coast, leeward side of Basse-Terre, sand bottom, sheltered from NE through SE.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
1488HarbourBoulogne-Sur-Mer, FranceBoulogne-Sur-Mer
3.6Marina of 510 berths inside the largest fishing harbour of France, on the Opal Coast of the Pas-de-Calais.
1489AnchorageFranceChiesa North East
3.6Anchorage on the east coast of southern Corsica between Sant'Amanza and Bonifacio, sand with rocky patches.
- Sheltered W, SW
- 1490AnchorageFrance
Golfe de Péru
3.6Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica, north of Cargèse, over mixed sand, rock and weed.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
- 1491AnchorageFrance
Île de Terre (Nord)
3.6Area north of Île de Terre off the Cotentin east coast, Normandy. Anchoring prohibited.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
1492AnchorageFranceIle du BOIS GERARD
3.6Small wooded island in the Lac de Madine, Grand Est. Anchorage on mud and weed bottom near the northern shore.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 1493AnchorageMartinique
Le Prêcheur nord
3.6Anchorage north of Le Prêcheur village, on the north Caribbean coast below the cliffs.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
1494AnchorageFranceMalo-les-Bains
3.6Roadstead off the beach of Malo-les-Bains, east of Dunkirk, sand bottom, protected from S and SE winds. Exposed to the full fetch of the North Sea from N.
- Sheltered SE, S
1495HarbourPERROS-GUIREC, FrancePerros Guirec
3.6Marina of 577 berths at Perros-Guirec on the Côte de Granit Rose in northern Brittany, facing the Sept-Îles archipelago.
- 1496AnchorageFrance
Ponte St-Bauzille
3.6Anchorage on the Hérault canal system near Agde, Occitanie, with mud bottom and all-round shelter from surrounding banks.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1497HarbourPerros-Guirec, France
Port de Ploumanac'h
3.6Tidal harbour at the mouth of the Traouïéros valley, within the Côte de Granit Rose classified site, commune of Perros-Guirec in Côtes-d'Armor.
- 1498AnchorageFrance
Punta di Pozzoli
3.6Anchorage off the southern coast of Corsica, close to the Golfe de Porto-Vecchio, with a mud bottom.
- Sheltered N, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
1499HarbourFranceSauzon
3.6Drying harbour on the north-west coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, at the mouth of a narrow ria opening onto the Quiberon bay.
- 1500HarbourFrignicourt, France
Amarrage Libre Frignicourt
3.6Free mooring on the Marne river at Frignicourt, just south of Vitry-le-Francois, in the Marne department, Grand Est.
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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.