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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2641HarbourBages, FranceBages
Small harbour on the étang de Bages-Sigean, a coastal lagoon south of Narbonne in Occitanie, connected to the Mediterranean through the grau de la Nouvelle.
2642AnchorageFranceBaie de Cousse
Open anchorage on the Provence coast between Bandol and Sanary-sur-Mer, south of the Gorguette cove.
- Sheltered NE, E
- 2643AnchorageFrance
Baie de l'Ours
Buoy mooring in the Baie de l'Ours on a Breton ria, mud bottom, well sheltered except from the south-east quadrant.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S
2644AnchorageFranceBaie de Lannion
Open bay on the north coast of Brittany between Trébeurden and Locquémeau, at the mouth of the Léguer estuary leading to Lannion.
- Sheltered SW
2645AnchorageFranceBaie de Nauzan
Small sandy cove between Saint-Palais-sur-Mer and Vaux-sur-Mer on the Côte de Beauté, at the mouth of the Gironde.
- Sheltered NE, E
- 2646AnchorageFrance
Baie de Quervière
Sand-bottom anchorage on the north-west tip of the Cotentin peninsula in Normandy, between Goury and Port Racine.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW, W
- 2647HarbourGuadeloupe
Port de Baille-Argent
Small fishing harbour of Pointe-Noire at the mouth of the Rivière de Baille-Argent, on the leeward coast of Basse-Terre, 2.7 nm south of Deshaies.
- 2648AnchorageFrance
Banc Arc
Sand bank at the entrance of the bassin d'Arcachon, classified as a réserve naturelle nationale since 1972.
- 2649AnchorageFrance
Banc d'Agnas
Sand bank anchorage in the Pertuis de Maumusson area, off Île d'Oléron, 0.8 NM SE of Le Château-d'Oléron in Charente-Maritime.
- 2650AnchorageFrance
Banc d'Arguin
Shifting sand bank at the mouth of Arcachon Bay, between the Cap Ferret spit and the Dune du Pilat.
- Sheltered E
2651HarbourErsa, FranceBarcaggio
Small harbour at the northern tip of Cap Corse in the commune of Ersa, facing the Îles Finocchiarola.
2652HarbourFranceBase Nautique Berck
Sailing base on the beach at Berck-sur-Mer on the Opal Coast, in Hauts-de-France.
- 2653HarbourFort-Mahon-Plage, France
Base nautique de Fort Mahon Plage
Beach-launching base on the Picardy coast at Fort-Mahon-Plage, used mainly for catamarans, dinghies and small motorboats.
2654HarbourFranceBase Nautique Flandre Lys
River base on the canalised Lys between Merville and Aire-sur-la-Lys in the Nord department.
2655HarbourGaujac, FranceBase Nautique Fourques
River base on the Canal latéral à la Garonne at Fourques-sur-Garonne, between Meilhan and Le Mas-d'Agenais in Lot-et-Garonne.
- 2656HarbourNérac, France
Base Nérac
River base on the Baïse at Nérac in Lot-et-Garonne, in the heart of Gascony wine country.
- 2657HarbourRouy, France
Baye
Canal du Nivernais halt on the étang de Baye, between Rouy and Bazolles in the Nièvre, Burgundy.
- 2658AnchorageFrance
Beach de Brevy
Anchorage off Brevy beach on the eastern tip of the Cotentin, between Barfleur and Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue in Normandy.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
2659AnchorageFranceBeach Pors Rand
Anchorage off plage de Pors Rand on the north coast of Paimpol peninsula in Côtes-d'Armor, facing the Bréhat archipelago.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
- 2660HarbourBeaucaire, France
Beaucaire
Canal basin of 40 berths on the Canal du Rhone a Sete at Beaucaire, opposite Tarascon, in Occitanie.
- 2661AnchorageFrance
Beg Bran
Buoy mooring inside the Ria d'Etel in south Brittany, on mud bottom, protected from N through E winds.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 2662AnchorageFrance
Beg vilin
Anchorage on the Trégor coast between Port Blanc and the Jaudy estuary leading to Tréguier, Côtes-d'Armor.
- Sheltered NW, W, E
- 2663HarbourBellegarde, France
Bellegarde
Canal halt at Bellegarde on the Canal du Rhone a Sete in the Gard, Occitanie.
2664AnchorageFranceBerchis plage
Anchorage off Berchis beach in the Golfe du Morbihan, near Larmor-Baden, on a weed bottom.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
2665HarbourBeuvry, FranceBeuvry
Inland halt on the canal d'Aire à la Bassée in Pas-de-Calais, east of Béthune.
2666AnchorageFranceBo
Anchorage on the Aven river between Port-Manec'h and Rosbras, southern Finistère. Mud bottom, good holding.
2667HarbourBogny-sur-Meuse, FranceBogny-sur-Meuse
River halt on the Meuse in the Ardennes, 10 berths, at the foot of the Roche aux Sept Villages.
- 2668HarbourLa Teste-de-Buch, France
Borne
Small tidal harbour on the south shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, in the commune of La Teste-de-Buch.
2669HarbourBouchemaine, FranceBouchemaine
River port of 48 pontoon berths on the Maine at Bouchemaine, 300 m upstream of the confluence with the Loire, 8 km south-west of Angers.
2670HarbourSaint-Raphaël, FranceBoulouris
Small port of 42 berths at Boulouris, a seaside neighbourhood of Saint-Raphaël on the Estérel coast.
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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.