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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2371HarbourAgde, FranceAgde - quai visiteurs
2.3Visitor quay on the Hérault river in the centre of Agde, between the Canal du Midi junction and the sea, in western Hérault.
2372HarbourSaint-Just-Luzac, FranceBrouage
2.3Canal harbour at the foot of the fortified town of Brouage, Charente-Maritime, in the marais of Saint-Just-Luzac.
- 2373AnchorageFrance
L'isoletta
2.3Small anchorage off Cap Ferrat on the French Riviera, between Beaulieu-sur-Mer and Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 2374AnchorageFrance
Lanséria
2.3Buoy mooring field off the coast near Kercabellec, northern entrance of the Traict de Mesquer, Loire-Atlantique.
- Paid
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
- 2375HarbourRémelfing, France
port Rèmelfing
2.3River stop on the canalised Sarre at Rémelfing in the Moselle department, 3 km downstream of Sarreguemines on the French bank.
- 2376HarbourVieux Bourg, Guadeloupe
Port de Vieux-Bourg
2.3Small harbour at Vieux-Bourg, in the commune of Morne-à-l'Eau, on the south-eastern shore of the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin.
2377AnchorageFrancePlage des Cigales
2.2Sand anchorage in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez between Sainte-Maxime and Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera.
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
- 2378HarbourSanary-sur-Mer, France
Port de la Gorguette
2.2Small harbour of 25 berths on the shoreline between Sanary-sur-Mer and Bandol, in the Var.
- 2379AnchorageSt. Barthélemy
Anse Toiny
2.2Bay on the east coast of Saint-Barthélemy, 1.5 NM east of Grande Saline, sand and rock bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 2380HarbourRapey, France
Charmes
2.2Freshwater stopover on the canalised Moselle at Charmes, in the Vosges department of Grand Est.
- 2381HarbourPorto-Vecchio, France
Marine Group
2.2Private pontoon operated by Marine Group inside the Gulf of Porto-Vecchio, Corsica, used for boat rental, maintenance and owner moorings. 15 berths, up to 4 m draught.
2382HarbourFrancePort Pothuau
2.2Military port on the east side of the Hyères salt pans, commune of Hyères, Var, closed to visiting craft.
- 2383AnchorageFrance
Villefranche-sur-Saône
2.2River mooring on the Saône in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, on the left bank opposite the town of Villefranche-sur-Saône.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
2384AnchorageFranceBassin des Tellines
2.2Restricted basin at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône at the mouth of the Grand Rhône, anchoring prohibited.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 2385AnchorageMartinique
Plage de Gros Raisin
2.2Anchorage off Gros Raisin beach on the west coast of the Trois-Îlets peninsula, 0.6 miles south-west of Îlet à Ramiers. Rocky bottom, sheltered from north-east through east to south.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
2386AnchorageFrancePlage du Centre, Erquy
2.2Sand-bottom anchorage off the main beach of Erquy on the Côtes-d'Armor coast of Brittany, a short distance east of the fishing harbour.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
2387HarbourMorgiou, FrancePort de Morgiou
2.2Small fishing port at the head of the calanque de Morgiou, inside the Parc national des Calanques, east of Marseille.
- 2388AnchorageFrance
Anse des Seulières
2.2Anchorage on the north-west coast of the Île d'Oléron, Charente-Maritime, between Saint-Denis-d'Oléron and Le Douhet.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
2389AnchorageFranceBaie de Figari
2.2Deep inlet on the south coast of Corsica, west of Bonifacio, opening southward between Punta di Ventilegne and Pianottoli-Caldarello.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
- 2390AnchorageFrance
Île de Roëlan
2.2Rock-bottom anchorage off a small islet in the Ria d'Étel, Morbihan, used at slack water.
- Sheltered W, SW
2391AnchorageFranceKerhostin
2.2Rocky cove on the west side of the Quiberon peninsula in southern Brittany, with mooring prohibited along this stretch.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
2392AnchorageFranceLe Grau-du-Roi Cove
2.2Sand and rock anchorage off the Petite Camargue, south of Le Grau-du-Roi and Port Camargue.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 2393HarbourLes Arnettes, France
Carro
2.2Fishing and pleasure harbour of 180 berths on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, sheltered behind a rocky headland in the commune of Martigues.
2394AnchorageFranceCasemate of Èze
2.2Anchorage off the Èze-sur-Mer shoreline, Alpes-Maritimes, below the village of Èze perched at 427 m. Sand and posidonia bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
2395AnchorageFrancePlage de Toga
2.2Anchorage off Toga beach on the north edge of Bastia, Cap Corse, with Port Toga marina 0.1 NM to the south.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
- 2396AnchorageFrance
Pointe d'Arçay
2.2Anchorage at the tip of the Pointe d'Arçay sand spit, at the mouth of the Lay estuary in Vendée.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
2397HarbourXouaxange, FranceXouaxange
2.2Three-berth canal halte on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin at Xouaxange, Moselle, on the summit pound west of the Arzviller tunnel.
- 2398HarbourPlobsheim, France
ecluse 81
2.2Small halt at lock 81 on the canal du Rhône au Rhin at Plobsheim, south of Strasbourg in Alsace.
2399HarbourRouhling, FranceGrosbliederstroff Dock
2.2River stop on the canalised Sarre at Grosbliederstroff, on the French bank opposite Germany, at the downstream end of the Canal des Houillères de la Sarre.
2400HarbourLabastide-d'Anjou, FranceLabastide-d'Anjou
2.2Canal du Midi halt on the Lauragais plain between Port-Lauragais and Castelnaudary, in Aude.
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