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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- 1951AnchorageMartinique
Sainte-Luce
3.1Anchorage off Sainte-Luce on the south coast of Martinique. Sand, rock and weed, sheltered only from north-west through north-east, open to the south.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
1952AnchorageFranceAnse du Lério
3.1Anchorage in the Anse du Lério, off Arradon on the north shore of the Gulf of Morbihan, bottom of mud and weed.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
1953HarbourDunkirk, FranceDunkerque Bassin de la Marine
3.1Inner basin of the port of Dunkerque in Hauts-de-France, located in the heart of the city alongside the Yacht Club de la Mer du Nord.
- 1954AnchorageMartinique
Le Prêcheur
3.1Anchorage off Le Prêcheur village, the last commune on the Caribbean coast before the northern tip of Martinique.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 1955AnchorageFrance
Plage de Kerbourgnec
3.1No-anchoring zone off the beach of Kerbourgnec, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon, on the east side of the Quiberon peninsula, Morbihan.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
- 1956AnchorageFrance
Plage des Fouirades
3.1Anchorage on the east side of the Cap Bénat peninsula in the Var, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and the Îles d'Hyères. Sand and weed bottom, sheltered from N, NE and E.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
1957AnchorageFrancePort Mer
3.1Buoy mooring in the bay of Port-Mer, on the north side of the Pointe du Grouin peninsula near Cancale, Ille-et-Vilaine, where anchoring is discouraged.
- Paid
- Sheltered S, SW, W, NW
1958HarbourChalon-sur-Saône, FranceQuai de la Poterne
3.1River quay on the Saône at Chalon-sur-Saône, 2 berths, in the city centre.
1959AnchorageFranceAnse de la Beaumaderie
3.1Anchorage on the Côte Bleue between Carro and Sausset-les-Pins, west of Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.
- Sheltered N, W, NW
1960AnchorageFranceCap Croisette
3.1Anchorage at the southern tip of Marseille, off the Goudes, at the entrance of the Calanques national park.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 1961HarbourCassy, France
Cassy
3.1Tidal harbour of 225 berths on the east shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, at Lanton, Gironde.
1962HarbourWarcq, FranceHalte Nautique de Charleville
3.1Small river halt of 10 berths on the Meuse at Charleville-Mézières, 0.2 NM downstream from the main town port, used as a short-stay stop on the Ardennes waterway.
1963HarbourLa Roche-de-Glun, FranceLa Roche-de-Glun
3.1River halt on the Rhône at La Roche-de-Glun, Drôme, on the navigable reach between Valence and Tournon.
1964HarbourRevigny-sur-Ornain, FrancePonton De Revigny
3.1Small free pontoon on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin branch at Revigny-sur-Ornain, in the Meuse department, Grand Est.
- 1965AnchorageGuadeloupe
Sainte-Anne ouest
3.1Anchorage on the west side of Sainte-Anne bay on the south coast of Grande-Terre, weed bottom, beside the fishing harbour.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW
1966AnchorageFranceTrestraou
3.1Bay off Trestraou beach at Perros-Guirec, on the Côte de Granit Rose in Côtes-d'Armor.
- Paid
- Sheltered SE, S, SW
1967AnchorageFranceBaie De Ventilègne
3.1Deep bay on the south coast of Corsica, 3 nm NW of Bonifacio, between the Pointe de Capineru and the Pointe de Ventilègne.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
1968HarbourGivet, FranceGivet
3.1River port of 15 berths on the Meuse at Givet, in the northern tip of the Ardennes department, 1 km from the Belgian border.
1969AnchorageFranceGolfe de Fréjus
3.1Sand anchorage in the Golfe de Fréjus between Fréjus and Saint-Aygulf, western Estérel coast, Var.
- Sheltered W, NW
1970HarbourBelleville, FranceHalte fluviale de Belleville
3.1River pontoon with 6 berths on the Saône at Belleville-en-Beaujolais, between Mâcon and Lyon.
- 1971HarbourLa Grande-Motte, France
Ponton Vnf La Grande-Motte
3.1VNF service pontoon on the Canal du Rhône à Sète at La Grande-Motte, on the eastern edge of the Languedoc coast.
1972AnchorageFrancePorticcio
3.1Anchorage in the Golfe d'Ajaccio off Porticcio, on the south shore facing Ajaccio, algae bottom with patches of sand.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
- 1973AnchorageFrance
Cap du Pinet
3.1Anchorage on the north shore of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, between Port Grimaud and the Pinet headland, in Provence.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
- 1974HarbourLutzelbourg, France
lützelbourg mitte
3.1Sixteen-berth fluvial port at Lutzelbourg on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin, in Moselle, at the foot of the Vosges ridge.
1975AnchorageFrancePlage de Cavalière
3.1Sand beach anchorage at Cavalière, commune of Le Lavandou, Var. Up to 71 marked summer buoys on sand and weed bottom.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 1976AnchorageFrance
Plage de Piemanson
3.1Open sandy anchorage off the Plage de Piémanson on the eastern edge of the Rhône delta in Camargue, within the commune of Salin-de-Giraud. Sand bottom, protection from N, NE and NW only.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
1977HarbourAuguier, FrancePort Auguier
3.1Port of 109 berths on the west side of the Giens peninsula, between Port du Niel and La Madrague de Giens, in Hyères, Var.
1978HarbourFrancePort de Larros
3.1Oyster-farming port at Gujan-Mestras on the southern shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, the main shellfish harbour of the basin.
1979HarbourGapeau, FrancePort Gapeau
3.1Small river marina of 90 berths on the Gapeau estuary, east of Hyères, in Provence.
- 1980AnchorageFrance
Anse de la Garoupe
3.1Cove on the east side of Cap d'Antibes, below the Garoupe lighthouse and the sanctuary of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Port.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
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