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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- 1921AnchorageFrance
Mouillage de Crec'h Ar Reullart
3.1Sand-bottom anchorage on the Côte de Granit Rose coastline, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, sheltered from westerly winds.
- Sheltered W
1922HarbourAndernos-les-Bains, FranceOstréïcole Andernos-les-Bains
3.1Oyster-farming harbour on the north shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, at Andernos-les-Bains in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
- 1923AnchorageFrance
Plage de Port Blanc
3.1Sandy anchorage off Port Blanc beach on the west coast of the Quiberon peninsula, Morbihan.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 1924AnchorageFrance
Plage de Vana
3.1Anchorage on the north coast of the désert des Agriates in Corsica, sand and rock bottom, between L'Île-Rousse and Saint-Florent.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
1925AnchorageFrancePont Joseph le Brix
3.1Mooring field on buoys in the Bono river, a tributary of the Auray river in the Gulf of Morbihan, under the Joseph Le Brix road bridge.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
1926HarbourSausset-les-Pins, FranceSausset-les-Pins
3.1Marina of 523 berths on the Côte Bleue, between Carry-le-Rouet and Martigues, west of Marseille.
1927AnchorageFranceAnse des Catalans
3.1Open anchorage off the Marseille corniche, between Vallon des Auffes 0.4 nm south and the Anse de la Réserve 0.5 nm east, in the 7th arrondissement.
- Sheltered W, SW, S
1928AnchorageFranceAnse du loc'h
3.1Sheltered cove on the west shore of the Baie d'Audierne in southern Finistère, sand bottom, protected from the north, east and west.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW
1929AnchorageFranceArrière-port calais
3.1Buoy mooring field of 17 berths inside the old inner harbour of Calais, mud bottom, set between the ferry terminal and the Bassin Ouest.
- Paid
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
1930AnchorageFranceCala di u Commissariu
3.1Small sand cove on the south coast of Corsica, in the gulf of Valinco, south-west of Propriano.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
- 1931AnchorageFrance
Plage du Ceinturon
3.1Anchorage off the Ceinturon beach on the east side of the Hyères peninsula, Var, opposite the salt marshes of the Vieux Salins.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 1932AnchorageFrance
Pointe de Caramassaigne
3.1Anchorage off the eastern shore of the Parc national des Calanques, between the calanques of Morgiou and Sormiou, west of Marseille.
- Sheltered W, NW
1933AnchorageFrancePorquerolles
3.1Buoy field of 31 moorings in the bay of Porquerolles village, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros.
- Paid
- Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW, W
1934HarbourNevez, FrancePort Manec'h
3.1Small harbour at the mouth of the Aven and Bélon rivers on the south coast of Finistère, in the commune of Névez. 585 moorings on buoys, 1.8 m maximum draught.
1935HarbourVerdun-sur-le-Doubs, FranceRamp Mooring
3.1Slipway and small mooring on the Doubs at Verdun-sur-le-Doubs, where the Doubs meets the Saone in southern Burgundy.
1936AnchorageFranceCala di i Purcilli
3.1Sand-bottom cove on the east coast of Corsica, south of the Porto-Vecchio gulf entrance.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
- 1937AnchorageFrance
La Tonnara
3.1Bay on the south-western tip of Corsica between Figari and Pianottoli, named after the old tuna trap still visible on the shore.
- Sheltered E, SE
1938HarbourMeilhan-sur-Garonne, FranceMeilhan Sur Garonne
3.1Canal port on the Canal de Garonne at Meilhan-sur-Garonne, on the northern bank of the Garonne valley in Lot-et-Garonne.
1939AnchorageFranceMole du Piegu
3.1Anchorage off the Môle du Piégu at Pléneuf-Val-André, Côtes-d'Armor, sand bottom, water available ashore.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE
- 1940HarbourZetting, France
port Wittring
3.1Canal halt with 10 berths at Zetting on the Canal des houilleres de la Sarre, in Moselle, Grand Est.
1941AnchorageFrancePunta di palumbare
3.1Headland just east of Île Rousse on the Balagne coast of Corsica. Anchoring is prohibited in this zone.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
- 1942AnchorageGuadeloupe
Anse Dupuy
3.1Anchorage in Anse Dupuy, the bay of the Vieux-Fort fishing harbour at the southern tip of Basse-Terre, sand bottom, sheltered from NE through SE.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 1943AnchorageFrance
Beaumont-sur-Oise
3.1River reach on the Oise in Val-d'Oise, 30 km north of Paris. Anchoring is prohibited on this stretch.
- Sheltered NW, N, E, S, SE
1944AnchorageFranceEcluse de Bourg-les-Valence
3.1Prohibited anchoring zone on the Rhône between Valence and La Roche-de-Glun in the Drôme.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 1945AnchorageFrance
Les Gros Murs sud
3.1Prohibited anchoring zone on the south coast of Porquerolles, rock bottom, within the Port-Cros national park maritime perimeter.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
1946AnchorageFrancemaison du passeur
3.1Anchorage on the Rance estuary in Brittany, downstream of the Barrage de la Rance, on the La Richardais shore between Dinard and Saint-Malo.
- Free
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
1947HarbourNouzonville, FranceNouzonville
3.1Small river halt on the Meuse in the Ardennes, 5 berths, between Charleville-Mezieres and Monthermé.
- 1948HarbourCambrai, France
Port de Plaisance de Cambrai
3.1Inland marina on the Canal de Saint-Quentin in Cambrai, Hauts-de-France, 40 berths, maximum draught 1 m.
- 1949AnchorageSt. Martin
Potence Bay
3.1Anchorage north of Marigot, 0.4 NM north-east of Marina Fort Louis, sand bottom off a small beach.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
1950AnchorageFranceRade d'Agay East
3.1Buoy field in the eastern part of the Rade d'Agay, a deep inlet of the Esterel massif between Saint-Raphaël and Cannes.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
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