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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2311MouillageFrancePlage du platé
2.4Open roadstead off Diélette on the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula, Normandy, sand bottom.
- Sheltered E, SE, S
- 2312PortTalange, France
Talange
2.4River port on the Moselle at Talange, 60 berths, between Metz and Thionville in the Moselle department.
- 2313MouillageFrance
Campo Magiore
2.4Anchorage in the Golfe de Saint-Florent, Haute-Corse, about 2.8 NM north-east of Saint-Florent harbour.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
2314PortRennes, FranceÉcluse Saint Martin
2.4Lock on the canal d'Ille-et-Rance in northern Rennes, first lock north of the city on the Vilaine to Rance waterway, with 4 visitor berths.
2315MouillageFranceÎle - Tudy
2.4Anchorage in the Anse de Bénodet off the Île-Tudy peninsula, opposite Loctudy, at the mouth of the Pont-l'Abbé river in southern Finistere.
- Paid
- Sheltered NE, E, SE, SW, W, NW
- 2316PortCompiègne, France
Compiegne Quay
2.4River marina of 80 berths on the Oise in the centre of Compiegne, just upstream of the Aisne confluence.
- 2317PortLaon, France
Halte Chaillevois
2.4Small canal halt on the Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne, about 10 km west of Laon in the Aisne department, with 2 berths and up to 2 m depth.
2318MouillageFranceMaixe
2.4Prohibited mooring zone on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin near the village of Maixe in Meurthe-et-Moselle, mud bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE
2319MouillageFrancePicain Boys
2.4Mooring buoy field off Port-Picain, on the east side of the Baie de Cancale in Ille-et-Vilaine.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 2320PortFrance
Savoyeux
2.4Small river port of 6 berths on the Saône, at Savoyeux in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
- 2321MouillageSt. Martin
Oyster Pond
2.4Enclosed lagoon on the east coast of Saint-Martin, shared between the French and Dutch sides, with all-round shelter once inside.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 2322PortFrance
Port de Marignane
2.4Small municipal harbour of 20 berths on the south shore of the Étang de Berre, at the mouth of the Cadière river in Marignane.
- 2323PortPetit-Canal, Guadeloupe
Port de Petit-Canal
2.4Small harbour of Petit-Canal on the west coast of Grande-Terre, on the eastern shore of the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin.
- 2324MouillageFrance
Anse de Beauport
2.4Sand-bottom anchorage in the Baie de Paimpol, Côtes-d'Armor, 1.6 NM SE of Paimpol marina.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
2325PortFranceHalte Camping Lamarche
2.4Three-berth campsite halt at Lamarche-sur-Saône on the Saône, in Côte-d'Or.
- 2326MouillageFrance
Plage de l'Argentière
2.4Anchorage off Plage de l'Argentière on the southern coast of La Londe-les-Maures, Var. Sand and algae bottom inside a ZMEL where anchoring is regulated.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
- 2327PortRenève, France
VNF fluvi halte
2.4VNF river halt with 4 berths on the canal de la Marne à la Saône at Renève, in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
2328MouillageFranceAnse de Toulindag
2.4Anchorage of about 40 buoys in the Golfe du Morbihan, off the north shore west of Arradon.
- Paid
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
2329PortCannes, FrancePort des moines
2.4Small port on Île Saint-Honorat in the Lérins islands off Cannes, managed by the city of Cannes, used mainly by tenders and small craft up to 8 m to land and visit the monastery island.
- 2330MouillageFrance
Punta Bianca
2.4Anchorage on the north side of the Revellata peninsula, between Calvi and the lighthouse of La Revellata.
- Sheltered SW, S
2331MouillageFranceSaint-Briac-sur-Mer
2.4Anchorage off Saint-Briac at the mouth of the Frémur, on the Emerald Coast between Saint-Malo and Dinard.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
2332PortFranceHalte Fluviale de Givors Plaisance
2.4River halt on the right bank of the Rhone at Givors, about 25 km south of Lyon, at the confluence of the Gier.
- 2333MouillageFrance
Lagune
2.4Sand-bottom anchorage off the Camargue coast near Port Camargue, sheltered from NE and E, exposed to S and W winds.
- Sheltered NE, E
2334MouillageFranceLe Lion de Mer
2.4Mooring buoys off the Lion de Mer rock, a 35 m porphyry islet west of Saint-Raphaël, Var.
- Sheltered SE
- 2335PortUrcuit, France
Ponton de Lahonce
2.4River pontoon on the Adour at Urcuit, upstream of Bayonne in the Basque Country.
2336MouillageFranceAnse de la Chambrette
2.4Anchorage on the Médoc bank of the Gironde estuary, just south of the Pointe de Grave, with a sand bottom.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
2337MouillageFranceLa Ciotat
2.4Prohibited anchoring zone off La Ciotat on the Provence coast, between Marseille and Bandol. Sand bottom, sheltered from N, NW, W and SW.
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
2338MouillageFranceRonce-les-Bains
2.4Mooring field of 177 buoys on sand off Ronce-les-Bains, at the south entrance of the Seudre estuary facing Île d'Oléron.
- Paid
- Sheltered SE, S
2339PortFranceSaint-Vivien-de-Médoc
2.4Tidal port on the Chenal de Saint-Vivien, left bank of the Gironde estuary, 14 km south of Pointe de Grave.
2340PortIsse, FranceCondé-sur-Marne
2.4Eight-berth halte on the Canal latéral à la Marne at the junction with the Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne, in the Champagne vineyards east of Épernay.
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