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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- 2611HarbourVilley-Saint-Étienne, France
Anleger Villey st. Etienne
1.0Single-berth mooring on the canalised Moselle at Villey-Saint-Étienne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, west of Nancy.
- 2612HarbourLux, France
Gadouch
1.0Canal port on the Canal du Midi in Haute-Garonne, on the summit level of the Seuil de Naurouze between Toulouse and Castelnaudary.
2613HarbourCancale, FrancePort Picain
1.0Drying harbour on the north coast of the Cancale peninsula, Ille-et-Vilaine, facing the Îles Rimains and Granville bay.
2614AnchorageFranceMouillage du golfe d'Ajaccio
Anchorage on the southern shore of the golfe d'Ajaccio, Corsica, rock bottom, sheltered from SW, S and SE winds.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
2615HarbourBauduen, FranceAlizee boat rental
Boat rental base at Bauduen on the south shore of the Lac de Sainte-Croix, a reservoir of 2200 hectares created in 1974 at the downstream exit of the Gorges du Verdon in Provence.
2616AnchorageFranceAndernos
Anchorage off Andernos on the north-east shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, Gironde. Sand and mud bottom, shelter from NE, E and SE winds.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
2617AnchorageFranceAndernos les Bains
Single-berth anchorage off Andernos-les-Bains on the north shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, at the foot of the 232 metre wooden pier.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
2618HarbourBayonne, FranceAnglet Montbrun
Small basin on the right bank of the Adour at Anglet, between Bayonne and the sea, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, maximum draught 1 m.
2619AnchorageFranceAnse de Kerhervy
River anchorage on the Blavet below Hennebont, Brittany. Mud bottom, sheltered from all directions except south.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE
- 2620AnchorageFrance
Anse de la Couronne Vieille
Small cove on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Carro and Port des Laurons, with a sand bottom. Anchoring is prohibited here.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW
2621AnchorageFranceAnse De La Mondrée
Sand-bottom anchorage on the north-east coast of the Cotentin peninsula, between Cherbourg and Fermanville.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
2622AnchorageFranceAnse de la Touesse
Sandy cove on the west side of the Baie du Mont Saint-Michel, south of Cancale in Ille-et-Vilaine.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
2623AnchorageFranceAnse de Locoal
Anchorage in the Ria d'Étel at Locoal-Mendon, southern Brittany.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 2624AnchorageFrance
Anse de Tréhennarvour
Bay on buoy mooring near La Trinité-sur-Mer in the Morbihan, sand bottom, shelter from SW winds.
- Sheltered SW
- 2625AnchorageFrance
Anse des Rivières
Buoy mooring on the Rance estuary between La Richardais and Dinard in Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 2626AnchorageFrance
Anse des Roseaux
Cove on the Saint-Mandrier peninsula in the Rade de Toulon, posidonia bottom, sheltered from NW, W and SW.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
2627AnchorageFranceAnse des Trois-Fontaines
Buoy field on the Rhuys peninsula at the entrance to the Gulf of Morbihan, opposite Locmariaquer.
- Paid
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
2628AnchorageFranceAnse du Montenno
Buoy field on the Rhuys peninsula near Port Navalo, just inside the mouth of the Gulf of Morbihan.
- Paid
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
- 2629AnchorageFrance
Anse la Galère
Cove on the étang de Bages-Sigean south of Narbonne, mooring prohibited, bottom of sand, rock, weed and mud.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW
2630HarbourAigues-Mortes, FranceAPAM
Association port on the Canal du Rhône à Sète at Aigues-Mortes, Gard, between the Camargue and the medieval ramparts of the walled town.
- 2631AnchorageFrance
Arcades
Anchorage of 60 moorings on sand in the bay of Perros-Guirec, on the Côte de Granit Rose in northern Brittany.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, SE, S, SW, W, NW
2632HarbourBois-Grenier, FranceArmentieres
Small Lys river halt near Armentières in Hauts-de-France, ten berths with 1.2 m of water, used by canal cruisers on the cross-border route between France and Belgium.
2633AnchorageFranceArques
River mooring on the canalised Aa at Arques, in the Audomarois, Hauts-de-France. Muddy bottom, sheltered from the NW through N and E to SE.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
2634HarbourÎle-d'Arz, FranceArz
Small harbour on the Ile-d'Arz in the Golfe du Morbihan, south Brittany, about 1.5 NM east of the Ile-aux-Moines.
2635AnchorageFranceAse de Gâvres
Buoy mooring off the Gâvres peninsula at the entrance to the Petite Mer de Gâvres, in the Lorient roadstead, Morbihan.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 2636HarbourSaint-Fargeau-Ponthierry, France
ASSFV
River club of the Association Sportive de Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry on the left bank of the Seine, Seine-et-Marne, upstream of Melun.
2637HarbourPorspoder, FranceAu Petit Sud De L Ile Meulon.
Anchorage off the south side of Île Melon, an uninhabited islet 300 m off the Porspoder coast in the Chenal du Four, north Finistère.
2638HarbourAndrésy, FranceAuberge Restaurant la goélette
Riverside restaurant halt on the Seine at Andresy, just upstream of the confluence with the Oise, in western Ile-de-France.
- 2639HarbourPeyrat-le-Château, France
Auphelle
Lake port of 8 berths at Auphelle, on the eastern shore of Lake Vassivière, Haute-Vienne, at 650 m elevation on the Plateau de Millevaches.
- 2640HarbourSévrier, France
Avollions
Small lake harbour at Sévrier on the west shore of Lac d'Annecy in the Alps.
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