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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2551AnchorageFrancePlage de Cerbère
1.3Pebble-and-sand bay at the last French village before the Spanish border, on the Côte Vermeille in Roussillon.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
2552HarbourReims, FranceReims Eclusee
1.3River halt on the Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne at Reims, serving boaters transiting the canal in the Grand Est region.
- 2553HarbourBollène, France
Bollène Pontoon North
1.3Small river pontoon on the Rhône at Bollène, Vaucluse, upstream of the Donzère-Mondragon canal.
- 2554AnchorageFrance
Île Jarre Est
1.3Anchorage on the eastern side of Île Jarre, an uninhabited limestone island in the Calanques National Park south of Marseille.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
2555AnchorageFrancePlage des sables blancs
1.3Anchoring-prohibited zone off the Sables Blancs beach in Carnac, baie de Quiberon, sand bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
- 2556HarbourEinville-au-Jard, France
port einville-ou jard
1.3Small fluvial halt of 6 berths on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin eastern branch, in Meurthe-et-Moselle.
- 2557AnchorageFrance
Anse Tramulimacchia
1.3Sand-bottomed cove on the east coast of Corsica between Solenzara and Porto-Vecchio, open to the south-east.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
2558AnchorageFranceÎle d'If
1.3Small island off Marseille in the Frioul archipelago, home to the Château d'If fortress, 1.3 nautical miles from the Vieux-Port.
- Sheltered S
- 2559AnchorageFrance
Punta San Ciprianu
1.3Buoy field in the bay of San Ciprianu on the east coast of south Corsica, north of Porto-Vecchio and south of the Cerbicale islands.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
- 2560AnchorageFrance
Marylene
1.3Anchorage off the coast between Cavalaire-sur-Mer and Saint-Tropez, in the Var department of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
2561AnchorageFranceAnse du Groasguen
1.3Anchorage on the east bank of the Odet estuary, just south of Bénodet, southern Finistère.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, W, NW
- 2562AnchorageFrance
Corniche Du Liouquet
1.3Rocky anchorage along the Liouquet coast between La Ciotat and Les Lecques, eastern Var.
- Sheltered N, NE
- 2563AnchorageFrance
Fourmigue
1.3Rocky mooring off Cap Bénat, east of the Hyères roadstead, on the Var coast of Provence.
2564HarbourSaint-Henri, FrancePort Servaux
1.3Small 150-berth harbour at Saint-Henri in the 16th arrondissement of Marseille, on the L'Estaque bay shoreline.
- 2565HarbourFrance
Port Lily
1.3Small lake port on the Biscarrosse et Parentis lake, in the Landes, between Port Latécoère to the south and Port de l'Écluse to the north.
2566AnchorageFranceAnse de la Fertalière
1.3Mud-bottom anchorage on the Charente estuary approaches south of La Rochelle, sheltered from N to E winds.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
2567HarbourCarnac, FranceAnse du Pô
1.3Shallow drying cove on the west side of Carnac, in the baie de Quiberon, south Brittany. Used by oyster farmers and shoal-draught visitors.
2568HarbourFranceHalte Fluvial Rolampont
1.3Canal halt at Rolampont on the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne, Haute-Marne, on the approach to Langres.
2569AnchorageFranceLe Cap D”Agde
1.3Roadstead anchorage off the Cap d'Agde resort, Hérault, western Mediterranean. Sand bottom, shelter from the north-west only.
- Sheltered NW
2570AnchorageFranceMimbeau
1.3Sheltered sand spit on the inner side of the Cap Ferret peninsula, Bassin d'Arcachon.
- 2571HarbourVerzy, France
Vaudemange
1.3Five-berth halt on the Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne near the junction with the Canal latéral à la Marne, in the Champagne vineyards south-east of Reims.
- 2572HarbourOisilly, France
Halte Osilly
1.3Small canal halt at Oisilly on the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne, in Côte-d'Or.
2573HarbourFranceLacanau
1.3Lakeside harbour on the Étang de Lacanau in the Médoc, freshwater basin not connected to the sea.
- 2574AnchorageFrance
Le Grand Fauchon
1.3Anchorage in the Pertuis d'Antioche off Fouras, north of Île d'Aix, mud bottom, sheltered from N, NW and W winds.
- Sheltered N, W, NW
- 2575AnchorageFrance
Plage du Cavaou
1.3Anchorage off Plage du Cavaou at the mouth of the Golfe de Fos, sand and mud bottom, sheltered from winds from NW to SW.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
- 2576AnchorageFrance
Plage du Grand Traict
1.2Open anchorage off the sandy beach of Grand Traict on the Guérande peninsula, between Pornichet and Le Croisic, on the southern Loire-Atlantique coast.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 2577AnchorageFrance
Pumping Station
1.2River anchorage on the Rhône between Andance and Saint-Vallier, on muddy bottom.
- Sheltered W, SW, S
- 2578HarbourNovéant-sur-Moselle, France
Alte Kies laderampe
1.2Single alongside berth at a former gravel loading ramp on the Moselle, near Novéant-sur-Moselle.
- 2579AnchorageFrance
Plage du Groa
1.2Rocky anchorage off the west side of the Île de Bréhat archipelago, in the Côtes-d'Armor.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
- 2580HarbourSèvres, France
Port Legrand - Nautic 2024
1.2Small private river port on the Seine at Sèvres, west of Paris, upstream of the Île de Billancourt.
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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.