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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- 2491AnchorageFrance
Rastplatz
1.7Rest point on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin, near the Le Boat base at Hesse, Moselle, Lorraine. Mud bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, SW, S
- 2492HarbourVariscourt, France
Variscourt
1.7Five-berth village halt on the Canal lateral a l'Aisne, 3.4 NM east of Berry-au-Bac.
2493AnchorageFranceMôle des Noires
1.7Mooring buoys along the Mole des Noires breakwater at Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, at the entrance of the tidal basin.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE
- 2494HarbourLa Frette-sur-Seine, France
Public pontoon
1.7Public pontoon on the Seine at La Frette-sur-Seine, Val-d'Oise, Ile-de-France, with 1 berth and max draught 1.7 m.
- 2495AnchorageFrance
Le Pouzin
1.7Prohibited mooring zone on the Rhône at Le Pouzin, Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Stopping on anchor is not permitted here.
- Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW
- 2496HarbourFrance
Roque De Thau
1.7Small tidal port on the right bank of the Gironde estuary at Gauriac, 6 km downstream of Bourg, in the Côtes de Bourg wine area.
2497AnchorageFranceFitou
1.6Rocky-bottom anchorage on the Languedoc coast between Leucate and the Fitou lagoon, roughly 2 nm west of Port Leucate.
- Sheltered N, NW
- 2498HarbourVillers-sous-Saint-Leu, France
Le Pont De Saint-Leu
1.6Halte on the Oise river at Villers-sous-Saint-Leu, below Saint-Leu-d'Esserent and upstream of Boran-sur-Oise, in the Parc naturel régional Oise-Pays de France.
- 2499HarbourNurlu, France
Allaines
1.6Canal halt on the Canal du Nord at Allaines, commune of Nurlu in the Somme, about 4 km north of Péronne.
2500AnchorageFranceLes Hemmes De Marck
1.6Open anchorage off a long sand beach between Calais and Gravelines, on the Côte d'Opale in Hauts-de-France.
- Sheltered S, SE
2501AnchorageFranceMaire Sud ouest
1.6Anchorage on the south-west side of Île Maïre, off the Goudes at the entrance to the Calanques National Park, south of Marseille.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
2502HarbourGolbey, FranceJuste Avant écluse N°9.
1.6Simple mooring on the Canal des Vosges at Golbey, immediately upstream of lock 9, on the approach to Epinal.
2503HarbourViéville, FranceHalte Fluviale Vieville
1.6River halt of 10 berths on the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne at Viéville, Haute-Marne.
2504HarbourFranceHalte Pointailler
1.6Four-berth river halt near Pontailler-sur-Saône on the Saône, in Côte-d'Or.
- 2505HarbourTreix, France
Halte De Riaucourt
1.6Canal halt on the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne at Riaucourt, north of Chaumont in Haute-Marne.
2506AnchorageFrancePyla-sur-Mer
1.6Anchorage in the bassin d'Arcachon off the Pyla-sur-Mer beach, at the foot of the Dune du Pilat. Sand bottom, shelter from NE to SE winds.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 2507HarbourAsfeld, France
Asfeld
1.6Six-berth village halt on the Canal des Ardennes, in the Aisne valley between Variscourt and Chateau-Porcien.
- 2508HarbourFrance
Grau De La Dent
1.6Small freshwater harbour on the Canal Saint-Louis, in the Rhône delta west of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, Camargue. It is private, owned by the Salins du Midi, and not open to visiting boats.
- 2509HarbourFrance
Montceau Les Mines
1.6River stop on the Canal du Centre in southern Burgundy, at Montceau-les-Mines between Chalon-sur-Saône and Digoin.
- 2510HarbourAmfreville-sous-les-Monts, France
Écluse des Poses "quais"
1.6Lock and quays at Poses-Amfreville on the Seine, the last lock before the tidal estuary, 160 km upstream of Le Havre.
- 2511AnchorageFrance
Plage de la bergerie
1.6Open roadstead off the Languedoc lido between Sète and Palavas, south-east of Frontignan, Hérault.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
2512AnchorageFrancePlage des Salins
1.6Anchorage off the Salins beach on the Hyères coast in Provence, sand and rock bottom.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 2513HarbourSon, France
Rethel
1.5Ten-berth river halt on the Canal des Ardennes, at the edge of Rethel in the Aisne valley, 2.2 NM east of Nanteuil-sur-Aisne.
2514HarbourFrancePointe Croisette
1.5Marina of 272 berths on the Pointe Croisette in Cannes, at the eastern end of the Boulevard de la Croisette, Côte d'Azur.
- 2515HarbourVillegusien-le-Lac, France
Quai devant Silo - Villegusien-le-Lac
1.5Four-berth halte on the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne at Villegusien-le-Lac, bief 3 of the Vingeanne branch.
2516AnchorageFrancePont de La Voulte
1.5River mooring on the Rhône at La Voulte-sur-Rhône, Ardèche, just downstream of the road bridge linking La Voulte to Le Pouzin.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, W, NW
- 2517HarbourOur, France
Ecluse 62, Waiting Pontoon
1.5Waiting pontoon at lock 62 on the Canal du Rhône au Rhin, at Our in the Jura, used while waiting for the lock to cycle.
2518AnchorageFranceFécamp
1.5Roadstead off Fécamp on the Côte d'Albâtre in Normandy, at the foot of chalk cliffs rising to 110 metres.
- Free
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
- 2519AnchorageGuadeloupe
La Désirade, côte sud-ouest
1.5Anchorage off the south-west coast of La Désirade, rock and weed bottom, 1.6 miles west of the harbour.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
2520HarbourMarseille, FrancePort des Goudes
1.5Small fishing harbour at the southern tip of Marseille, at the gateway to the Calanques National Park.
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