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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- 1891MouillageFrance
Anse de l'Argent Faux
3.2Small cove on the south-western side of the Cap d'Antibes, between Port du Croûton and Port Gallice in the Alpes-Maritimes.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 1892PortFrance
Cabanes De Fleury
3.2Small river port with 3 berths on the Aude estuary at Fleury d'Aude, Occitanie, near the Mediterranean coast.
1893MouillageFranceGrau-du-Roi rive droite
3.2Open anchorage off the right bank of the Grau-du-Roi channel, on the Gulf of Lion coast in Occitanie.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 1894MouillageFrance
Ile Tomé
3.2Anchorage under the lee of Île Tomé, off the pink granite coast north of Perros-Guirec.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
1895MouillageFranceLocquirec
3.2Anchorage in the bay of Locquirec on the border of Finistère and Côtes-d'Armor, sand bottom, around 30 moorings.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
- 1896MouillageFrance
Marine de Scaffa Rossa
3.2Sandy anchorage just north of Solenzara, on the east coast of Corsica facing the red-rock shore that gives the site its name.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
1897PortPargny-Filain, FrancePargny-Filain
3.2Village halt on the Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne, in the department of Aisne, Hauts-de-France.
- 1898MouillageFrance
Mouillage de Chindrieux
3.2Anchorage just off the Port de Plaisance de Chindrieux on the northern shore of the Lac du Bourget, Savoie. Sand bottom, protection from N, W and NW winds.
- Sheltered N, W, NW
1899MouillageFrancePlage des Arènes
3.2Open sand anchorage off the Camargue shore, just east of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, at the mouth of the Petit Rhône delta.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 1900MouillageFrance
Pointe de Figuerolles
3.2Sand anchorage on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Niolon and Le Rove, on the Provence coast.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
1901MouillageFranceGirancourt ecl2
3.2Mooring-prohibited zone at lock 2 of Girancourt on the canal des Vosges, sand and mud bottom.
- Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
1902MouillageFranceGolfu di Liscia
3.2Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica between Cargèse and Ajaccio, at the mouth of the Liscia river, within the Golfe de la Liscia.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SW, S, SE
- 1903MouillageMartinique
Îlet Duquesnay
3.2Anchorage by Îlet Duquesnay on the west shore of the Cul-de-Sac du Marin, 1 mile south-west of Marina du Marin. Sand bottom, sheltered from every sector except the south and south-east.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW
- 1904MouillageFrance
Kervoyal
3.2Sand and mud anchorage off Kervoyal beach in Damgan, on the south coast of Morbihan between the Vilaine estuary and the Rivière de Penerf.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
- 1905MouillageFrance
Mouillage du solitaire
3.2Anchorage in the Golfe du Morbihan, on the northern flank of the Île d'Arz, mixed sand, weed and mud bottom, sheltered from SW, S and SE winds.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
- 1906PortValenciennes, France
Port de plaisance Valescaut
3.2River marina on the Escaut in Valenciennes, Hauts-de-France, 50 berths for river cruisers and motor yachts.
- 1907PortVerneuil-sur-Seine, France
Port Val de Seine
3.2River marina on the Seine at Verneuil-sur-Seine, about 35 km west of Paris in Île-de-France.
- 1908MouillageFrance
Punta di San Pellegrinu
3.2Sand anchorage on the east coast of Cap Corse, north of Bastia, sheltered from the west.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
- 1909MouillageFrance
Saint Cast
3.2Buoy mooring off the Grande Plage of Saint-Cast-le-Guildo, on the Côte d'Émeraude in the Bay of Saint-Malo.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
1910MouillageFranceAnse de l'Estaque
3.1Sand anchorage in the northern corner of the Rade de Marseille, off the old fishing village of L'Estaque.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, NW
- 1911MouillageFrance
Calanque du Phare
3.1Small cove on the north coast of Île du Levant, Var, with a rocky bottom and open exposure to the east.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
1912MouillageFranceErquy - Plage Saint-Michel
3.1Anchorage off Plage Saint-Michel on the Cap d'Erquy in the Côtes-d'Armor, sand bottom, sheltered from winds from W to SE.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
1913MouillageFranceÎle du Grand Rouveau Ouest
3.1Rock anchorage on the western side of Île du Grand Rouveau, the outer island of the Embiez archipelago off Six-Fours-les-Plages.
- Sheltered E
1914PortFrancePlassac
3.1River port of 40 berths on the right bank of the Gironde estuary at Plassac, in Gironde, New Aquitaine.
- 1915MouillageFrance
Pointe de la Malalongue
3.1Anchorage off the south-west point of Port-Cros island in the Parc national de Port-Cros, sand bottom.
- Sheltered NE, E
1916MouillageFrancePointe du Cimetière
3.1Anchorage off the Pointe du Cimetière on the east side of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, close to the Plage des Graniers in the Var.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW, W
1917MouillageFranceAnse d'Agro
3.1Rocky cove on the west coast of Corsica, about 2 nm SW of Calvi, open to the west.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 1918MouillageFrance
Eluse 21 - Pont tremblant
3.1No-anchoring zone at Lock 21 Pont Tremblant on the Canal des Vosges, Vosges department, between Fontenoy-le-Château and Épinal.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 1919MouillageFrance
La Patache
3.1Anchorage off the northwest tip of Île de Ré, near the hamlet of La Patache and the Phare des Baleines.
- Sheltered NW, N
- 1920MouillageFrance
Marseillette
3.1Mooring on the Canal du Midi at Marseillette, between Trebes and Puicheric, in the Aude department.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
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