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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- 2281MouillageSt. Barthélemy
Anse Corossol
2.5Anchorage off the village of Corossol, 0.7 NM north-west of Gustavia harbour on the west coast of Saint-Barthélemy, sand bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 2282MouillageSt. Martin
Baie de l'Embouchure
2.5Bay of Le Galion on the east coast of French Saint-Martin, 0.6 NM south of Orient Bay, with sand and weed bottom off the beach.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
2283MouillageFranceCap-Coz
2.5Buoy field off the sand spit of Cap-Coz in Fouesnant, south Finistère, inside the Baie de la Forêt between Concarneau and Bénodet.
- Paid
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
2284MouillageFranceLomener
2.5Sand anchorage off the village of Lomener on the Ploemeur coast, west of Lorient in south Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
2285MouillageFrancePlage de Dourveil
2.5Sand anchorage off Plage de Dourveil on the Trévignon coast, Finistère Sud, sheltered from NW through E.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
2286MouillageFranceAnse de la Souhaitiep
2.5Anchorage in a small cove on the west bank of the Rance estuary between Saint-Suliac and Plouër-sur-Rance, Brittany.
- Sheltered W, SW, S
2287PortFranceHafen Saar
2.5Small river stop of 10 berths on the canalised Saar in the Moselle department, Grand Est, near the French-German border. 1.6 m maximum draught.
- 2288MouillageFrance
Île de Terre (Sud)
2.5Prohibited anchorage south of the Ile de Terre in the Saint-Marcouf archipelago, off the east coast of the Cotentin in Normandy.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 2289MouillageFrance
Île Harbour
2.5Anchorage in the Rance estuary between Dinard and Saint-Malo, sand bottom, sheltered from N to NE winds.
- Sheltered N, NE
- 2290MouillageFrance
La Pierre de l'Autel
2.5Rocky pinnacle off the Embiez archipelago near Six-Fours-les-Plages, a known Mediterranean dive site.
- Sheltered NE
2291MouillageFranceZMEL La Moulade
2.5Small buoy field of 5 moorings in the Anse de la Moulade, just north of Collioure, Côte Vermeille.
- Free
- Sheltered W, SW, S
- 2292PortBandol, France
Bandol plaisance
2.5Marina of 1,600 berths on the Baie de Bandol in the Var, facing the Île de Bendor, between Toulon and La Ciotat.
- 2293PortNarcy, France
Bayard
2.5Small river halt on the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne at Narcy, Haute-Marne, with 2 berths along the towpath.
- 2294MouillageFrance
km 333
2.5River anchorage on the Petite Saône at kilometre point 333, between Scey-sur-Saône and Savoyeux, in Haute-Saône.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
2295MouillageFranceLa Galiote
2.5Sand anchorage off Saint-Aygulf, on the Var coast between Fréjus and Sainte-Maxime.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
2296MouillageFranceLe Torpilleur
2.5Rocky anchorage in the Calanque de Sormiou sector, east of the Pointe de Morgiou, inside the Parc National des Calanques near Marseille.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
2297PortMauges-sur-Loire, FranceMontjean sur Loire
2.5River port on the Loire at Montjean-sur-Loire, commune of Mauges-sur-Loire, about 25 km downstream of Angers, Pays de la Loire.
2298MouillageFranceZMEL Canadells
2.5Small buoy field of 3 moorings in the anse des Canadells, just north of Cerbère near the Spanish border.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
2299MouillageFranceMarine de Bravone
2.5Open roadstead on the east coast of Corsica, on the plaine orientale between Bastia and Aléria.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
2300PortFrancePonton asnieres
2.5River pontoon on the Saône near Asnières-sur-Saône in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, max draught 1.1 m.
- 2301PortGuny, France
Port Plaisance Chauny
2.5Inland port on the Canal de Saint-Quentin near Guny, in the Aisne department, Hauts-de-France.
- 2302MouillageFrance
Anse de Balaguier
2.5Cove on the north shore of the rade de Toulon, off La Seyne-sur-Mer. Anchoring is prohibited to protect the Posidonia meadow.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 2303PortPalavas-les-Flots, France
Halt Palavas-les-Flots
2.5Small canal halt in Palavas-les-Flots on the Lez, Occitanie, with 4 berths.
- 2304PortThil, France
Loivre
2.5Canal halt for 4 boats on the Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne, about 12 km north-west of Reims.
- 2305MouillageFrance
Plage d’Arène Cros
2.5Sand beach anchorage in the Baie des Lecques, on the western edge of the Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer shoreline, sheltered from the mistral by Cap Sicié to the east.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 2306PortMarseille, France
Pomegue
2.5Small harbour in the former military cove of Pomegues, on the southern island of the Frioul archipelago off Marseille, inside the Calanques National Park perimeter.
2307PortFrancePort plaisance Deluz
2.5River marina on the Doubs at Deluz, on the Canal du Rhône au Rhin, about 15 km northeast of Besançon, roughly 30 berths.
2308PortFourques, FranceSmall Potoon
2.5Former single-berth pontoon on the Petit Rhône at Fourques, Gard, Occitanie, near the junction with the Canal du Rhône à Sète, now collapsed and out of use.
- 2309PortFrance
Halte fluival Stadt loisy
2.4Municipal river halt on the Seille at Loisy, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Five berths, maximum draught 1.5 m.
2310PortCusey, FranceHalte Nautique Cusey
2.4Small halt on the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne at Cusey, Haute-Marne, with 5 berths.
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