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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- 1831MouillageFrance
Fouchécourt
3.2Mooring prohibited along the Petite Saône at Fouchécourt, in Haute-Saône, upstream of the lock and opposite the VNF halte fluviale.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1832MouillageMartinique
Havre du Robert nord
3.2Anchorage in the northern part of Le Robert harbour, near Îlet Petite Martinique, on the Atlantic coast.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE
- 1833MouillageFrance
Les Bégets
3.2Zone off the Bégets, on the western shore of Lac du Bourget between Le Bourget-du-Lac and Aix-les-Bains, Savoie. Anchoring is prohibited here.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
- 1834MouillageFrance
Plage de la Petite Corniche
3.2Anchorage off the south coast of the Île d'Yeu, Vendée, at the foot of the coastal path known as the Sentier de la Corniche.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
- 1835MouillageMartinique
Plage du Diamant
3.2Open roadstead off the beach of Le Diamant on the south coast of Martinique, facing Diamond Rock. Sand bottom, sheltered only from north-west through north-east.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
1836MouillageFrancePointe de Crau de Nao/ Beach Cap
3.2Rocky point and small beach on the western shore of Cap Ferrat, between Villefranche-sur-Mer and the village of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
1837MouillageFranceRiva Bella
3.2Anchorage off the long sand beach of Riva Bella, east coast of Corsica between Bastia and Solenzara.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 1838MouillageFrance
Saint-Mitre
3.2Anchorage on the northern shore of the Étang de Berre, off Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts, west of Istres.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
- 1839PortSandy Ground, St. Martin
Time Out Boat Yard
3.2Boatyard at Sandy Ground, on the French shore of the Simpson Bay lagoon, with around 70 spaces ashore for boats up to 16 metres.
1840MouillageFranceAnse de Loubye
3.2Shallow cove between Rivedoux-Plage and La Flotte on the north coast of Île de Ré, six mooring spots on sand.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N
1841PortBordeaux, FranceBègles
3.2River marina of 40 berths on the left bank of the Garonne at Bègles, in the southern outskirts of Bordeaux.
- 1842MouillageMartinique
Bellefontaine
3.2Anchorage off Bellefontaine village, on the Caribbean coast between Case-Pilote and Le Carbet.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
1843MouillageFranceCalanque du Brégançonnet
3.2Anchorage on the south side of Porquerolles, 1.1 NM SW of the village, sand bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
- 1844PortAgen, France
Nautiques de Agen
3.2Inland halt of about 20 berths on the Canal latéral à la Garonne in Agen, New Aquitaine.
1845PortSaint-Aygulf, FranceSaint-Aygulf
3.2Marina of 232 berths between Fréjus and Sainte-Maxime on the Côte d'Azur, at the mouth of the Garonne coastal stream in the Var.
1846MouillageFranceAnse de Pen Castel
3.2Anchorage inside the Gulf of Morbihan, on the south shore of the Île d'Arz approaches near Arzon.
- Paid
- Sheltered W, SW, S
1847MouillageFranceFalaises de Bonifacio
3.2Anchorage below the limestone cliffs of Bonifacio on the southern tip of Corsica, 0.4 nm from the fjord-like harbour entrance.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
1848MouillageFranceLa Mitre
3.2Sand anchorage off the Mourillon shoreline on the east side of the Toulon roadstead, 0.2 nm south of Saint-Louis du Mourillon and 0.7 nm from the Darse Nord.
- Sheltered N, W, NW
1849MouillageFrancePornic
3.2Anchorage in the bay of Pornic, Loire-Atlantique, off the Côte de Jade on the southern shore of the Loire estuary.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
1850PortSaint Chamas, FranceSaint Chamas
3.2Marina of 280 berths on the northern shore of the Étang de Berre, at the mouth of the Touloubre river.
- 1851MouillageMartinique
Constouchia
3.2Constouchia anchorage, on the Atlantic coast between Le François and Le Vauclin.
- Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1852MouillageGuadeloupe
Îlet Caret
3.2Sand islet in the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin, 4.1 nm east of Sainte-Rose, owned by the Conservatoire du littoral and managed by the commune of Sainte-Rose.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
1853PortLa Rive, FranceMortagne sur Gironde
3.2River port on the right bank of the Gironde estuary in Charente-Maritime, 15 nm upstream of Royan. Max draught 2 m in the basin.
- 1854MouillageFrance
Plage du Veillat
3.2Sand anchorage off the main town beach of Saint-Raphaël, Var, between the old port and the Santa Lucia marina.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
1855MouillageFrancePorscav
3.2Anchorage off Porscav at the mouth of the Aber Ildut, on the Pays d'Iroise coast of Finistere.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1856PortNarbonne, France
Port de Narbonne la nautique
3.2Inland marina of 387 berths on the étang de Bages-Sigean, 5 km south of Narbonne, Aude.
1857PortMandelieu, FrancePort Inland
3.2Inland marina of about 750 berths at Mandelieu-la-Napoule, west of Cannes, reached through a channel off the Bay of La Napoule.
1858MouillageFranceSaint Gildas - Avant port
3.2Outer anchorage of about 17 spots off Port Saint-Gildas, the harbour of the island of Houat in the Bay of Quiberon, southern Brittany, sand bottom, sheltered from SE through SW.
- Paid
- Sheltered SE, S, SW
1859MouillageFranceAnse de l'Arène
3.2Anchorage off Cassis, 0.8 NM south-east of the harbour and 1.3 NM east of Port-Miou, inside the Calanques National Park.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 1860MouillageFrance
Anse de Sainte Barbe
3.2Buoy field of around ten moorings in the anse de Sainte-Barbe on the north shore of the Gulf of Ajaccio in Corsica, part of the Pietrosella regulated anchorage where anchoring is prohibited.
- Paid
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
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