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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2041HarbourCapbreton, FranceCapbreton
3.0Marina of 960 berths at the mouth of the Boudigau channel in the Landes, the only sheltered port on the 100 km sand coast between the Adour and the Arcachon inlet.
- 2042AnchorageGuadeloupe
Pointe des Pères
3.0Anchorage by Pointe des Pères, just north of Vieux-Fort at the southern tip of Basse-Terre, rock and weed bottom with seagrass.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 2043AnchorageGuadeloupe
Pointe Fouillole
3.0Anchorage off Pointe Fouillole in Pointe-à-Pitre harbour, mud bottom, 0.4 miles north of Marina Bas-du-Fort.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
2044HarbourPierric, FrancePort De Beslé
3.0River halt on the Vilaine, in the hamlet of Beslé-sur-Vilaine commune of Guémené-Penfao, between Redon and Guipry-Messac.
- 2045HarbourGuadeloupe
Port de Grand-Bourg
3.0Main harbour of Marie-Galante, at Grand-Bourg on the island's south-west coast, about 24 miles south-south-east of Marina Bas-du-Fort.
2046HarbourFranceWarte ponton Schleuse truechére
3.0Waiting pontoon at La Truchère lock on the Seille in Saône-et-Loire. Max draught 1.5 metres. Port Truchère lies 0.2 NM east, Tournus 3.2 NM north.
2047HarbourCenturi, FranceCenturi
3.0Small harbour of 108 berths on the west coast of Cap Corse, 20 km north of Saint-Florent.
- 2048HarbourGuadeloupe
Port de La Désirade
3.0Harbour of La Désirade on the island's south coast, the arrival point for the ferries from Saint-François, 11.6 miles to the west.
2049HarbourLéchiagat, FranceLe Guilvinec - Léchiagat
3.0Fishing harbour on the Pays Bigouden coast, with a plaisance basin of around 290 berths on the Léchiagat side opposite the main trawler quays.
2050HarbourLa Haye, FranceFontenoy-le-Château
3.0Inland halte on the Canal des Vosges, formerly Canal de l'Est branch sud, at the village of Fontenoy-le-Château in the southern Vosges.
- 2051HarbourBaden, France
Infinity Nautique
3.0Shipyard and service pontoon at Le Parun in Baden, on the west shore of the Gulf of Morbihan in Brittany. In business on the site since 1971, renamed Infinity Chantier Naval Le Borgne in 2014.
- 2052HarbourFrance
Port La Vinaigreie
3.0Small river port on the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne near Joinville, Haute-Marne, with 4 berths and up to 2 m draught.
- 2053AnchorageGuadeloupe
Marigot Sud
2.9Anchorage 0.4 nm south of Anse à la Barque on the Vieux-Habitants coast, leeward side of Basse-Terre, sand and rock bottom, sheltered from NE through SE.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 2054HarbourAsques, France
Asque
2.9Small river halt on the right bank of the Dordogne at Asques, upstream of the Bec d'Ambès confluence with the Garonne, in Gironde.
2055AnchorageFranceCacalu
2.9Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica in the golfe de Valinco sector, sand and algae bottom.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
2056HarbourIssel, FranceCastelnaudary Quai Canelot
2.9Mooring quay on the Grand Bassin of Castelnaudary, on the Canal du Midi in the Aude, Occitanie.
- 2057AnchorageFrance
Plage Chapelle Saint-Georges
2.9Anchorage off the beach of Saint-Georges at Le Pradet, on the Var coast between Toulon and the Giens peninsula, mixed sand, rock and Posidonia.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
2058AnchorageFrancePorto-Vecchio
2.9Anchorage in the Golfe de Porto-Vecchio, a 5 km deep ria on the south-east coast of Corsica.
- Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
2059AnchorageFranceBaie du Lazaret
2.9Bay on the south shore of the Toulon roadstead, between Saint-Mandrier peninsula and La Seyne-sur-Mer, open to the N.
- Free
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
2060AnchorageFranceBaie du Pouliguen
2.9Sand anchorage in the bay of La Baule, between Le Pouliguen to the W and Pornichet to the SE, on the Guerande peninsula.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
2061AnchorageFranceLa Dives
2.9River anchorage at the mouth of the Dives estuary, between Cabourg and Houlgate in Normandy.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 2062HarbourNiderviller, France
Niderviller Marina
2.9Rental base and halte fluviale on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin at Niderviller, Moselle, at the junction of the summit pound.
2063HarbourPornic, FrancePort de Gourmalon
2.9Marina of 350 berths in Pornic on the south Brittany coast of Loire-Atlantique, on the north shore of the Baie de Bourgneuf.
2064HarbourVal de Livre, FranceTour Sur Marne
2.9Mooring on the Canal latéral à la Marne at Tours-sur-Marne, village in the Champagne vineyards of the Marne department.
2065HarbourLa Cotinière, FranceLa Cotinière
2.9Fishing and leisure harbour on the west coast of the Île d'Oléron, Charente-Maritime. Fifth French Atlantic fishing port by tonnage landed.
- 2066AnchorageFrance
Les Trois Frères
2.9Sand anchorage off the coast of La Ciotat, on the Provence coast east of Marseille.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
2067HarbourWatten, FrancePublic Pontoon "quais"
2.9Public pontoon on the canalised river Aa at Watten, in the Hauts-de-France. A river stop for crews transiting between Gravelines and Saint-Omer.
- 2068AnchorageFrance
Anse de l'Aiguade
2.9Sand-bottomed cove on the north coast of Porquerolles, in the Parc national de Port-Cros, 0.9 NM W of the island's main village.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW
2069AnchorageFranceBaie de Brézellec
2.9Rocky anchorage on the Cap Sizun coast in Finistère, between Pointe de Brézellec and Pointe du Van, western Brittany.
- Free
- Sheltered SE, S, SW, W
- 2070HarbourRompon, France
Le Pouzin
2.9River halt on the right bank of the Rhône at the mouth of the Ouvèze, between Valence and Montélimar.
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