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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  1. Altmühle2461
    HarbourNiderviller, France

    Altmühle

    1.9

    Small 10-berth halte on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin at Niderviller, Moselle, between the Arzviller boat lift and the twin tunnels.

  2. 2462
    HarbourBollène, France

    Bollene South Pontoon

    1.9

    Single-berth visitor pontoon on the Rhone at Bollene, Vaucluse, downstream of the Bollene lock.

  3. Le Grand Travers La Grande-Motte2463
    HarbourMauguio, France

    Le Grand Travers La Grande-Motte

    1.9

    Open-coast anchorage off the Grand Travers beach, between Carnon and La Grande-Motte in the Hérault, on the Mediterranean side of the Étang de l'Or.

  4. 2464
    AnchorageFrance

    Marine di Manichinu

    1.8

    Anchorage on the east coast of Corsica just south of Solenzara, mixed sand and rock bottom.

    • Sheltered SW, W, NW
  5. Saint Romain2465
    HarbourSaint-Romain-Des-Iles, France

    Saint Romain

    1.8

    Small halt of 5 berths on the Saône river at Saint-Romain-des-Îles, in the Mâconnais, Saône-et-Loire.

  6. 2466
    HarbourLe François, Martinique

    Marina du François

    1.8

    Small 35-berth marina in Le François village, at the head of Le François bay on the Atlantic coast.

  7. 2467
    AnchorageFrance

    Chatelaillon

    1.8

    Shallow anchorage off the long sandy beach of Chatelaillon, in the Pertuis d'Antioche south of La Rochelle.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
  8. 2468
    AnchorageFrance

    Gironde vitrezay

    1.8

    Tidal mooring on the right bank of the Gironde estuary, at Saint-Sorlin-de-Conac in Charente-Maritime.

    • Free
    • Sheltered NE, E
  9. 2469
    HarbourSaint-Chamas, France

    Port du Sagnas

    1.8

    Two-berth pontoon on the northern shore of the Étang de Berre, at Saint-Chamas, Bouches-du-Rhône.

  10. 2470
    HarbourVaux, France

    Ars sur Moselle

    1.8

    River halt on the Moselle at Ars-sur-Moselle, 6 berths, max draught 2 m.

  11. Balaruc Suttel2471
    HarbourBalaruc-les-Bains, France

    Balaruc Suttel

    1.8

    Small harbour on the north shore of the Étang de Thau at Balaruc-les-Bains, the largest French thermal spa town.

  12. 2472
    AnchorageFrance

    Calzarellu

    1.8

    Anchorage on the east coast of Corsica north of Solenzara, sand bottom off the Calzarellu shore.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W
  13. Le Mole cove2473
    AnchorageFrance

    Le Mole cove

    1.8

    Sand-bottom anchorage in the Anse du Môle near Cap d'Agde, Occitanie, sheltered from NW through SW winds and open to the E and SE.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
  14. Sarcelles2474
    AnchorageFrance

    Sarcelles

    1.8

    Sand and mud anchorage off the Frontignan coast in the Gulf of Lion, Hérault.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
  15. Baie du Lazaret2475
    AnchorageFrance

    Baie du Lazaret

    1.8

    Mud-bottomed bay inside the rade of Toulon, between La Seyne-sur-Mer and the Saint-Mandrier peninsula.

    • Sheltered N, S, SW, W, NW
  16. Camping De La Tamarissière2476
    AnchorageFrance

    Camping De La Tamarissière

    1.8

    Sandy anchorage off the Tamarissière beach, on the right bank of the Hérault mouth at Agde, Occitanie.

    • Sheltered NW
  17. 2477
    HarbourDommarien, France

    Halte Pique-Nique Dommarien

    1.8

    Picnic halt on the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne at Dommarien, Haute-Marne.

  18. M'en Glaz2478
    AnchorageFrance

    M'en Glaz

    1.8

    Buoy mooring on the rivière d'Étel in the Morbihan, inside the estuary just upstream of the barre d'Étel.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
  19. 2479
    HarbourOmey, France

    Chepy

    1.8

    Five-berth halte on the Canal latéral à la Marne in the commune of Omey, downstream of Châlons-en-Champagne.

  20. 2480
    HarbourMauguio, France

    Halte Fluviale de Carnon

    1.7

    Short-stay river pontoon at Carnon on the Canal du Rhône à Sète, between the Étang de l'Or and the sea.

  21. Landévennec2481
    AnchorageFrance

    Landévennec

    1.7

    Anchorage in the Aulne estuary where the river bends around the Landévennec peninsula, inside the rade de Brest in Brittany.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered SW, S, SE
  22. 2482
    AnchorageFrance

    Rive Droite

    1.7

    Anchorage on the right bank of the Grau-du-Roi to Aigues-Mortes canal, 0.2 NM south of the fortified town, in Occitanie.

    • Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, SE
  23. 2483
    HarbourFrance

    Halte fluival Froidefontaine

    1.7

    Small canal stopover at Froidefontaine on the Canal du Rhône au Rhin branche sud, Territoire de Belfort.

  24. Sierck-les-Bains Fluviale2484
    HarbourFrance

    Sierck-les-Bains Fluviale

    1.7

    River pontoon on the Moselle in Sierck-les-Bains, north-east Moselle department, close to the German and Luxembourg borders.

  25. 2485
    AnchorageFrance

    La Digue EST

    1.7

    Open roadstead off the eastern sea wall of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, in the Camargue, Gulf of Lion.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
  26. Île de Bréhat Nord2486
    AnchorageFrance

    Île de Bréhat Nord

    1.7

    Anchorage off the northern shore of Île de Bréhat, Côtes-d'Armor, with sand and mud bottom.

    • Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
  27. Le Lion de Mer East2487
    AnchorageFrance

    Le Lion de Mer East

    1.7

    Buoy mooring east of the Lion de Mer rock off Saint-Raphaël on the Esterel coast, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where the buoys serve diving clubs and anchoring is not allowed.

    • Free
    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
  28. Port de Plaisance Peronne2488
    HarbourPéronne, France

    Port de Plaisance Peronne

    1.7

    River marina of 17 berths on the Canal de la Somme in Péronne, Hauts-de-France, on the peninsula between the Canal du Nord and the Canal de la Somme.

  29. 2489
    AnchorageFrance

    Cap Sud

    1.7

    Open anchorage on sand on the east coast of Corsica, sheltered from NW through W to SW winds.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
  30. 2490
    HarbourFrance

    Halte de Maxilly

    1.7

    Three-berth river halt at Maxilly-sur-Saône on the Saône, in Côte-d'Or.

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BoatMap documents 3174 harbours and anchorages in France, with shelter, seabed, services, photos and boaters' reviews.

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Opal Coast and Bay of Somme: Dunkirk to Saint-Valery, Stopover harbours of North Brittany, Saint-Malo to Brest, Emerald Coast anchorages, Saint-Malo to Cancale, Jersey, Guernsey and Sark from Saint-Malo, Pink granite coast and Bréhat: the anchorages, Saint-Brieuc bay: Saint-Quay to Paimpol, Brest roadstead and the Crozon peninsula: the anchorages, Ushant, Molène and Sein: the Iroise anchorages, The Abers: Aber-Wrac'h to Roscoff, Stopover harbours of South Brittany, Brest to the Vilaine, The Glénan: anchorages of the archipelago, The Odet to Concarneau: stopovers and anchorages, Douarnenez bay, Cap Sizun and Audierne, Belle-Île, Houat and Hoëdic: the best anchorages, Gulf of Morbihan: anchorages and stopovers, Quiberon bay and La Trinité: sheltered anchorages, Groix, Lorient and the rias: a weekend from Lorient, The D-Day beaches by sea, East Cotentin: Cherbourg, Barfleur and Saint-Vaast, Granville, Chausey and the west coast of the Cotentin, Alderney and Guernsey from Cherbourg, Côte Fleurie and Alabaster Coast: the stopovers, The tidal Seine, from Le Havre and Honfleur to Rouen, Atlantic stopover harbours, the Loire to the Gironde, Guérande peninsula: Piriac, Le Croisic and La Baule, Côte de Jade: Saint-Brevin to Pornic, Vendée: Pornic, Noirmoutier, Yeu and Les Sables, Île d'Yeu and Noirmoutier: the anchorages, Ré, Aix and Oléron: the Pertuis from La Rochelle, Île de Ré and the Pertuis Breton: tidal harbours and anchorages, Oléron, Marennes and the Seudre: oyster channels and gated basins, Gironde estuary: Royan to Pauillac, Garonne and Dordogne: Pauillac to Bordeaux and Libourne, Arcachon basin: the anchorages, Basque coast: Capbreton, Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Hendaye, Côte Vermeille: Collioure, Port-Vendres and Banyuls, Sète, the Thau lagoon and the Camargue, Cap d'Agde to Port-Barcarès: lagoon harbours and fair-weather anchorages, Stopover harbours of the Gulf of Lion, Port-Vendres to Port-Camargue, Camargue, Gulf of Fos and the Étang de Berre: harbours and anchorages, Calanques, Marseille to Cassis: where you can still anchor, Frioul and Riou: the islands of Marseille, Côte Bleue: Carry, Sausset and Niolon, Cassis to Bandol via Île Verte, Îles d'Hyères: Porquerolles, Port-Cros and Levant, Gulf of Saint-Tropez, Pampelonne and the capes, Where to shelter from the mistral in the Var, Bandol to Giens: Sanary, Les Embiez and the Toulon roadstead, Corniche des Maures: Léoube to Cavalaire, beaches and anchorages, Stopover harbours of the Var, Bandol to Saint-Raphaël, Lérins islands and Cap d'Antibes: the anchorages, Villefranche to Menton: Cap Ferrat, Monaco and Menton, The Estérel: Théoule to Agay, anchorages of the red rocks, Stopover harbours of the Riviera, Saint-Raphaël to Menton, The most beautiful anchorages in Corsica, Bonifacio, Lavezzi and the far south, Agriates and Cap Corse: Saint-Florent to Macinaggio, West coast: Calvi, Scandola, Girolata and Ajaccio, Porto-Vecchio, Pinarello and the east coast, Gulf of Ajaccio: Sanguinaires islands to Capo di Muro, Gulf of Valinco: Propriano, Campomoro and the coast to Roccapina, Balagne: L'Île-Rousse to Calvi and Galéria, Round Corsica in twelve harbours, South Martinique: Le Marin, Sainte-Anne and Les Salines, Fort-de-France bay, Trois-Îlets and the Anses d'Arlet, Saint-Pierre and Martinique's north Caribbean coast, Martinique's Atlantic coast: islets and white sand shallows, Guadeloupe's leeward coast: Deshaies, Pigeon and Bouillante, Les Saintes and Marie-Galante anchorages, Grande-Terre, Petite-Terre and La Désirade: Pointe-à-Pitre to Saint-François, Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin: the lagoon islets, Saint-Martin and St. Barts: anchorages and marine reserves, The Seine from Paris to Rouen: halts and locks, Upper Seine and the Loing: Paris to Moret-sur-Loing, The Saône and the Seille, Saint-Jean-de-Losne to Mâcon, Canal du Midi stops, Toulouse to Béziers, Marne-Rhine canal: across the Vosges to Strasbourg, Lake Geneva, French shore: Yvoire to Meillerie, Lakes Annecy and Bourget: the harbours.