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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1771AnchorageFrancePlage De La Darse
3.3Buoy field of 21 moorings off Plage de la Darse in Villefranche-sur-Mer, in the western arm of the Rade de Villefranche, on the Côte d'Azur.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
1772HarbourLes Cabanes de Fleury, FrancePort Chichoulet
3.3Port of 260 berths at Les Cabanes de Fleury, on the right bank of the Aude mouth, commune of Vendres in Hérault.
1773HarbourScey-sur-Saône-et-Saint-Albin, FrancePort de Chassey-lès-Scey
3.3River marina on the Saône at Scey-sur-Saône-et-Saint-Albin in Haute-Saône, on the canalised reach between Corre and Gray.
- 1774AnchorageFrance
Port De Roubary
3.3Small drying anchorage north of Barfleur on the east coast of the Cotentin peninsula.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
1775Harbourîle-d'Houat, FrancePort de Saint-Gildas
3.3Main harbour of the Île d'Houat, in Morbihan, southern Brittany. Around 37 berths on the drying inner pool plus visitor moorings in the outer bay.
- 1776HarbourFrance
Port La Confluence
3.3River port of 25 berths on the Saône near Verdun-sur-le-Doubs, at the confluence of the Doubs and the Saône in Burgundy.
1777AnchorageFrancePréfailles
3.3Open anchorage off Préfailles on the Pointe Saint-Gildas, south side of the Loire estuary in Pays de la Loire.
- Sheltered N, NE
- 1778HarbourSanta Severa, France
Santa Severa - Marina de Luri
3.3Harbour of 150 berths on the east coast of Cap Corse, at the seaside hamlet of the commune of Luri, 20 km south of Macinaggio.
- 1779HarbourStrasbourg, France
Yachtclub Straßbourg
3.3Club marina on the Rhine-linked basins of Strasbourg, Grand Est.
1780AnchorageFranceAnse de Sainte-Anne
3.3Anchorage in the roadstead of Brest, Brittany, on the southern shore opposite the naval base.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 1781AnchorageGuadeloupe
Anse Galet
3.3Anchorage in Anse Galet, west of the village of Terre-de-Haut in Les Saintes, sand bottom in about 10 metres.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
- 1782AnchorageMartinique
Pointe Banane
3.3Pointe Banane anchorage, on the south shore of Baie du Galion, Atlantic coast between Le Robert and La Trinité.
- Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1783AnchorageFrance
Pointe de Porto Pollo
3.3Rocky anchorage off the headland of Porto Pollo on the north shore of the Gulf of Valinco in western Corsica, commune of Serra-di-Ferro.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
1784HarbourFrancePole Nautique Gruissan
3.3Dry-berth yard and training base on the Gruissan étang in Aude, Occitanie, serving dinghies and small keelboats.
1785AnchorageFrancePort Neuf
3.3Rocky anchorage on the Île-d'Arz in the Golfe du Morbihan, fringed by ledges, sheltered from NW to SW winds.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
1786HarbourPenvénan, FrancePort-Blanc
3.3Drying harbour on the Côte de Granit Rose at Penvénan, 350 moorings behind a chain of pink granite islets.
1787AnchorageFrancePorto Marina
3.3Open roadstead at the mouth of the Porto river on the west coast of Corsica, within the Scandola UNESCO reserve perimeter and facing the red porphyry cliffs of the Calanche de Piana.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, S, SE
1788AnchorageFrancePorz-Naye
3.3Open anchorage on the north shore of the presqu'île de Crozon, just west of Camaret-sur-Mer in Finistère.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW
- 1789AnchorageSt. Martin
Rocher Créole
3.3Rock islet 0.7 NM north of Grand Case bay, inside the Saint-Martin national nature reserve, with reserve mooring buoys and no anchoring.
- Free
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
1790HarbourTonnay-Charente, FranceTonnay-Charente
3.3Former commercial river port on the right bank of the Charente, 4 km upstream of Rochefort in New Aquitaine.
1791AnchorageFranceBouzigues
3.3Anchorage off Bouzigues on the northern shore of the Étang de Thau, in front of the oyster-farming village.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
1792AnchorageFranceCaldarello Ribellino
3.3Open anchorage on the southern coast of Corsica, within the Gulf of Santa Manza zone, 0.5 NM SW of Pianottoli-Caldarello port.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 1793AnchorageFrance
Nancy
3.3Prohibited mooring stretch on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin within the city of Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
1794AnchorageFrancePlage des Dames
3.3Anchorage of around 53 places off the Plage des Dames on the north-east shore of the Île de Noirmoutier.
- Paid
- Sheltered S, SW, W
- 1795HarbourPalavas-les-Flots, France
Port On Land
3.3Marina of 500 berths along the Lez canal crossing the seaside town of Palavas-les-Flots, 12 km south of Montpellier.
1796HarbourÎle-d'Aix, FranceRade De L'île D'Aix
3.3Open roadstead east of the Île d'Aix in the Pertuis d'Antioche, between Fouras and Oléron, with sand and mud holding.
1797HarbourRiec-sur-Bélon, FranceRivière de Belon
3.3Tidal river mouth between Riec-sur-Bélon and Moëlan-sur-Mer in southern Finistère, known for its flat oyster beds.
- 1798AnchorageFrance
Tallone Cove
3.3Open sandy anchorage on the east coast of Corsica off the commune of Tallone, on the coastal plain south of Aleria.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 1799AnchorageFrance
Zone De La Sableyre
3.3Anchoring zone on the east side of the bassin d'Arcachon, off Taussat and Cassy.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
- 1800HarbourLourches, France
Amarrage Sauvage
3.3Informal mooring on the Escaut canalisé at Lourches, Nord department, Hauts-de-France.
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