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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2701HarbourSarzeau, FranceChantier naval du Lindin
Boatyard and service pontoon on the south shore of the Golfe du Morbihan, at Le Lindin near Sarzeau, in the commune of Sarzeau on the Rhuys peninsula.
- 2702AnchorageFrance
Charles de Gaulle
Anchorage on the north shore of the Étang de Thau, off the village of Bouzigues in Hérault, Occitanie.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 2703HarbourLe Bourget-du-Lac, France
Charpignat
Lake port on the western shore of Lac du Bourget at Le Bourget-du-Lac, Savoie, the largest natural lake in France.
2704AnchorageFranceChasse Sur Rhône
River anchorage on the Rhône at Chasse-sur-Rhône, south of Lyon, between Givors and Vienne.
2705HarbourLanobre, FranceChâteau de Val
Small lake landing below the Château de Val on the Bort-les-Orgues reservoir, Cantal, upstream of the dam on the Dordogne.
2706HarbourChâtelaillon, FranceChâtelaillon - Plage
Drying harbour of 180 berths at Châtelaillon-Plage on the Pertuis d'Antioche, south of La Rochelle in Charente-Maritime.
2707HarbourChaumont-sur-Loire, FranceChaumont-sur-Loire
Small Loire river landing below the Château de Chaumont, in the Loir-et-Cher département, Centre-Val de Loire.
- 2708HarbourCheffes, France
Cheffes
River halt on the Sarthe at Cheffes, upstream of the lock, in a village of about 1 200 inhabitants in Maine-et-Loire.
2709HarbourLa Perrotine, FranceChenal perotine
Tidal channel on the east coast of Île d'Oléron leading to the fishing and leisure harbour of Boyardville, opposite Fort Boyard.
- 2710AnchorageFrance
chez Yves
Sheltered mooring in the Ria d'Étel on the south coast of Brittany, between Magouër and Port Niscop.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
2711AnchorageFranceClaouey
Shallow anchorage on the west shore of Arcachon Bay, off the village of Claouey at the northern end of the Cap Ferret peninsula.
- Sheltered NW, W
- 2712AnchorageFrance
Claouey Pastourelle
Anchorage on the north-west shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, off the village of Claouey on the Cap Ferret peninsula.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
2713HarbourLège-Cap-Ferret, FranceClub Nautique de Claouey
Association harbour on the west shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, at the village of Claouey on the Cap-Ferret peninsula.
- 2714AnchorageFrance
Club Nautique de Regneville sur Mer
Drying anchorage in the Sienne estuary on the west coast of the Cotentin, south of Coutances in Normandy.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, W, NW
2715HarbourLyon, FranceClub Nautique de Vaulx-en-Velin
Sailing club on the Grand Parc de Miribel-Jonage, north-east of Lyon, on the 350-hectare lake of Vaulx-en-Velin.
- 2716HarbourFrance
Club nautique Haute-Seine
Sailing club on a reservoir in the Grand Est region, used for dinghy and keelboat activity.
- 2717AnchorageFrance
Club Nautique Ploërmel Brocéliande
Freshwater mooring on the Lac au Duc near Ploërmel, Morbihan, in eastern Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
- 2718AnchorageFrance
Club Nautique Rochefortais
River anchorage on the Charente upstream of Soubise, off the Club Nautique Rochefortais, between Rochefort and the estuary.
- Paid
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
2719HarbourStella-Plage, FranceClub nautique Stellien
Beach sailing club on the sand at Stella-Plage, commune of Cucq, Côte d'Opale, between the Canche and the Authie estuaries.
2720HarbourMartigues, FranceCNM - Club Nautique Martigues
Sailing club and small craft harbour on the Canal de Caronte in Martigues, linking the Étang de Berre to the Golfe de Fos.
- 2721AnchorageFrance
Coat trédrez
Buoy field of 31 moorings off the hamlet of Coat Trédrez on the north Brittany coast, east of the Léguer estuary.
- Paid
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
2722AnchorageFranceCoatéozen
Sand-bottom anchorage near the mouth of L'Aber Ildut in the Finistère, sheltered from N through SE, open to the W.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 2723AnchorageFrance
Conche Madame
Anchorage on the west coast of the Île d'Oléron in Charente-Maritime, on the Atlantic side between Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron and Saint-Denis.
- Sheltered NE, E
- 2724HarbourConflans-Sainte-Honorine, France
Conflans-Sainte-Honorine
River port of 300 berths at the confluence of the Seine and the Oise, in Île-de-France.
2725HarbourFranceConleau
Small harbour on the Île de Conleau at the mouth of the rivière de Vannes, at the entrance to the Golfe du Morbihan.
- 2726HarbourMarans, France
Corps de garde
Small tidal harbour in the Baie de l'Aiguillon, on the channel leading from the Pertuis Breton to Marans in Charente-Maritime.
2727AnchorageFranceCôte des Basques
Open anchorage off the Côte des Basques beach in Biarritz, Basque coast.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 2728AnchorageFrance
Côte Fleurie
Open roadstead off the Côte Fleurie between Deauville and Trouville in Normandy, sand bottom, water available ashore at Deauville 1.4 NM east.
2729HarbourFranceCoudalere
Marina on the Étang de Leucate at Le Barcarès, on the Roussillon coast south of Perpignan.
2730HarbourCouëron, FranceCouëron
River harbour of 36 berths on the right bank of the Loire, 15 km downstream from Nantes.
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