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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- 2401AnchorageFrance
Porz-Bali
2.2Small cove on the south Finistère coast between Merrien and Doëlan, rock bottom, protected from north, east and west.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW
- 2402HarbourPont, France
Mailly-le-Port
2.2River halt on the Yonne at Pont-sur-Yonne in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, on the Paris to Auxerre waterway.
2403HarbourPlomelin, FrancePors Keraign
2.2Cluster of private mooring buoys on the west bank of the Odet estuary, at Plomelin in Finistère, Brittany.
2404HarbourFrancePort d'Amphion-Publier
2.2Small harbour of 69 berths on the French south shore of Lake Geneva, in the commune of Publier, Haute-Savoie.
2405HarbourReims, FranceHaltes nautiques de Reims
2.2Freshwater halt on the Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne in central Reims, Champagne region.
- 2406HarbourFrance
Port De Richard
2.2Small tidal port on the left bank of the Gironde estuary at the foot of the Phare de Richard, commune of Jau-Dignac-et-Loirac.
2407AnchorageFrancePlage du Lydia
2.1Anchorage off the beach of Le Barcarès, on the Roussillon coast, named after the ship Lydia beached on the sand since 1967.
- Sheltered NW, W
- 2408AnchorageFrance
Punta d'Arasu Nord
2.1Open anchorage on the east coast of Corsica, north of Punta d'Arasu, sand bottom, about 4 nautical miles north-east of Porto-Vecchio.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
- 2409HarbourScye, France
Quai de Saône
2.1Village quay on the Petite Saone at Scye, Haute-Saone, between Port-sur-Saone and Scey-sur-Saone in the upper navigable reach.
- 2410AnchorageFrance
ufer mit poller vor condrexange
2.1Prohibited mooring spot on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin before Réchicourt, Moselle. Bollards are present but stopping here is not permitted.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
2411AnchorageFrancePortivy
2.1Small drying fishing harbour on the west side of the Quiberon peninsula in Morbihan, Brittany. It takes the ground at low water and anchoring outside the harbour is prohibited.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
- 2412AnchorageFrance
Calanque des Salins
2.1Prohibited anchorage zone on the east coast of Porquerolles, inside the Port-Cros National Park maritime perimeter.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 2413HarbourFrance
Halte Fluvial Froncles
2.1Canal stopover at Froncles on the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne, Haute-Marne. Seven berths, up to 1.6 m draught.
2414HarbourFrancePort du Teich
2.1Tidal harbour of 190 berths on the Leyre delta at the south-east end of the Bassin d'Arcachon, in Gironde.
- 2415AnchorageMartinique
Anse Trois-Rivières
2.1Cove of Trois-Rivières on the south coast of Martinique, between Sainte-Luce and Le Diamant. Mud bottom, sheltered from west through north to east.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 2416HarbourCrêches-sur-Saône, France
Crêches-sur-Saône
2.1Small river halt on the left bank of the Saône at PK 23.5, in southern Burgundy 10 km south of Mâcon.
- 2417HarbourGray, France
Halte fluviale d’Arc-Lès-Gray - Port Saint Martin
2.1Twelve-berth river halt known as Port Saint-Martin on the Saône at Arc-lès-Gray in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, opposite the town of Gray.
- 2418HarbourPrény, France
Kai Pagny s. Moselle
2.1Small river quay on the canalised Moselle near Pagny-sur-Moselle, 2 berths, max draught 1 m.
2419HarbourParaza, FrancePort De Paraza
2.1Canal du Midi halte at the foot of the Château de Paraza, in the Aude between Le Somail and Argens-Minervois, on the Minervois wine plateau.
- 2420AnchorageFrance
Héliopolis
2.1Sand anchorage off the Héliopolis naturist quarter of Cap d'Agde, western Mediterranean coast of France.
- Sheltered NW, W
2421AnchorageFranceAspretto
2.1Anchorage in the Gulf of Ajaccio on the south shore near the former naval air station of Aspretto, Corsica.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
2422HarbourFranceKai Ranchot
2.1Small town quay on the canalised Doubs in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, on the Canal du Rhône au Rhin, about five berths, max draught 1.6 m.
- 2423AnchorageFrance
Scogliu Biancu
2.1Anchorage off the Scogliu Biancu rock in the Golfe de Valinco, on the south-west coast of Corsica.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
2424AnchorageFranceCap de Tourre
2.1Anchorage in the étang de Thau, on the north shore near Mèze, Occitanie.
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
- 2425HarbourThil, France
Courcy
2.1Small canal halt for 4 boats on the Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne, about 10 km north of Reims in the Grand Est region.
2426AnchorageFranceAnse Gourmet Aud
2.0Anchorage on the Caribbean side of Martinique in the Fort-de-France area, with sand and patches of algae on the bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
2427HarbourOmey, FranceMutigny
2.0Four-berth halte on the Canal latéral à la Marne near Omey, between Châlons-en-Champagne and Vitry-le-François.
2428HarbourPort-la-Nouvelle, FrancePort La Nouvelle - Robine - quai temporaire
2.0Temporary quay on the Canal de la Robine at Port-la-Nouvelle, Aude, used by pleasure craft entering or leaving the canal from the Mediterranean.
- 2429AnchorageFrance
Anse de Kerguélen
2.0Sand-bottomed bay on the Larmor-Plage shore of the Lorient roadstead in south Brittany.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
- 2430HarbourFrance
Ecluse de Beaucaire
2.0Lock on the Rhône at Beaucaire in Occitanie, connecting the river with the Canal du Rhône à Sète.
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