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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2431HarbourThilay, FranceHalte fluviale de Laifour
2.0Small river halt of 4 berths on the Meuse in the Ardennes, commune of Thilay, below the cliffs of the Dames de Meuse.
- 2432AnchorageMartinique
Baie des Cyclones
2.0Hurricane hole in the south-east corner of the Cul-de-Sac du Marin, between Pointe Cailloux and Pointe Malé. Mud bottom, sheltered from every sector except the north-west. Anchoring is only allowed during a hurricane threat.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 2433HarbourGuny, France
Halte nautique Guny
2.0Small halt on the canal lateral a l'Oise in the Aisne departement, between Chauny and Soissons.
- 2434HarbourHœdic, France
Port De La Croix
2.0Small drying harbour of 4 berths on the east side of Hœdic, a 2.5 km long island in the Mor Braz off southern Brittany, between Houat and Belle-Île.
2435HarbourGaléria, FranceGaléria
2.0Small harbour at the mouth of the Fango river on the west coast of Corsica, gateway to the Scandola nature reserve.
2436HarbourPinon, FranceHalte Pinon
2.0Canal halt on the Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne, in the village of Pinon in the Aisne department, between Chauny and the junction with the Canal latéral à l'Aisne.
- 2437HarbourBlaye, France
Ile Nouvelle
2.0Conservatoire du Littoral island in the Gironde estuary off Blaye, managed for nature, with a landing for visiting boats.
2438AnchorageFranceLe colombier
2.0River anchorage on the Saône near Trévoux, in the Ain département north of Lyon.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 2439AnchorageFrance
Plage de la Pointe de l'Agnonu
2.0Anchorage off the Pointe de l'Agnonu on the west coast of Corsica, between Porto Pollo and the Golfe d'Ajaccio.
- Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE
2440HarbourMaizières-lès-Vic, FrancePort Sainte Marie
2.0Small canal port of 5 berths at Maizières-lès-Vic, on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin eastern branch, in Moselle.
- 2441HarbourSaint-Étienne-des-Sorts, France
Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts
2.0Two-berth seasonal river pontoon on the Rhône at Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts, a wine village in the Gard about 12 km north of Roquemaure, in place roughly April to September and removed in winter.
- 2442HarbourTaizy, France
Chateau-Porcien
2.0Small halt on the canal des Ardennes at Taizy in Grand Est, with 4 berths.
2443AnchorageFranceAnse de la Grande Mer
1.9Anchoring prohibited cove just south of Cassis, Bouches-du-Rhône, inside the Calanques National Park.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 2444HarbourFrance
Château de Coudrée
1.9Small private-style harbour on the south shore of Lake Geneva at Sciez, Haute-Savoie, beside the medieval Château de Coudrée, maximum draught 0.8 m.
- 2445AnchorageFrance
Park Heaven
1.9Anchorage on the Canal du Rhône à Sète at Saint-Gilles, Gard, Occitanie.
- 2446HarbourLimay, France
Port De Limay
1.9Seine river port at Limay, opposite Mantes-la-Jolie, in the Yvelines department west of Paris.
2447AnchorageFranceRio Aude
1.9Open anchorage off the mouth of the Aude river, between Narbonne-Plage and Valras-Plage on the Languedoc coast.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SW, W
2448AnchorageFrancePlage de la tour
1.9Sand and weed anchorage off Plage de la Tour, south-west Corsica, 1 NM SW of Pianottoli-Caldarello.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
2449HarbourPéronne, FrancePrivate Quay Peronne
1.9Private quay on the Canal du Nord at Péronne in the Somme, Hauts-de-France, upstream of the main leisure port.
- 2450HarbourAgen, France
Bassin D’Agen
1.9Mooring basin on the Canal latéral à la Garonne at Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
2451HarbourMarseille, FrancePointe Rouge
1.9Marseille's southern marina, 1200 berths in the 8th arrondissement facing the Frioul archipelago, largely a home-port marina with little for visiting crews.
- 2452HarbourTaussat, France
Port de Fontainevieille
1.9Tidal harbour on the east shore of Arcachon Bay, between Taussat and Cassy, with a fuel berth on site.
- 2453HarbourBissert, France
Halte de Bonnefontaine
1.9Small canal halt on the Canal des Houillères de la Sarre between Bissert and Altwiller, Alsace Bossue, Grand Est.
- 2454AnchorageFrance
Brégançon
1.9Anchorage off the Fort de Brégançon on the Bormes-les-Mimosas coast, Var, with sand, rock and posidonia on the bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 2455HarbourFrance
Pompey Dock
1.9Small inland stopover on the Moselle canalised at Pompey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, at the confluence with the Meurthe just north of Nancy.
- 2456HarbourNogent, France
Halte de Plaisance Foulain
1.9River halt on the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne at Foulain, south of Chaumont in Haute-Marne.
- 2457AnchorageFrance
Orb
1.9Prohibited anchoring zone at the mouth of the Orb river on the Occitan coast, near Sérignan-Plage.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
2458HarbourFrancePonton Port thoissey
1.9River pontoon on the Saone at Thoissey, Auvergne Rhone Alpes, between Macon and Villefranche sur Saone.
2459AnchorageFranceAnse de Kersoz
1.9Small sand anchorage of 5 berths in the Baie de la Forêt, half a mile south of Concarneau on the west bank of the bay.
- Paid
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
2460AnchorageFrancePointe de Pen-Bron
1.9Anchorage off the sand spit of Pen-Bron at the entrance to the Traict du Croisic, opposite the fishing harbour of Le Croisic in Pays de la Loire.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, SW, W, NW
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