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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2761HarbourLoctudy, FranceGlénans
Loctudy base of the Glénans sailing school, on the Pont-l'Abbé estuary in south Finistère, Brittany.
- 2762AnchorageFrance
Gonneville
Open anchorage off Gonneville-sur-Mer on the Calvados coast of Normandy, sand bottom.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
2763HarbourPort-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, FranceGreen Dock
Technical basin at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône on the eastern bank of the Rhône delta, in the Camargue, Bouches-du-Rhône.
2764AnchorageFranceGrotte aux Chauves-souris
Rock anchorage in the Calanque d'Ensues-la-Redonne, on the Cote Bleue west of Marseille, within the Parc Marin de la Cote Bleue.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
2765HarbourBlanzy, FranceHalte De Blanzy
Small fluvial stopover of 8 berths on the Canal du Centre in Blanzy, Saône-et-Loire, between Montceau-les-Mines and Montchanin.
2766AnchorageFranceHalte de Bourg-et-Comin
Canal halt on the Canal lateral a l'Aisne at Bourg-et-Comin, Hauts-de-France, at the junction with the Canal de l'Oise a l'Aisne.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 2767HarbourFrance
Halte De Châtelet Sur Loing
River halt at Châlette-sur-Loing, immediately north of Montargis, at the junction between the Canal du Loing, the Canal de Briare and the former Canal d'Orléans.
- 2768HarbourDiou, France
Halte De Diou
River stop on the Canal latéral à la Loire at Diou, in the Allier department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
- 2769HarbourLéré, France
Halte De Lere
Canal halt on the Canal latéral à la Loire at Léré, Cher, between Belleville-sur-Loire and Beaulieu-sur-Loire.
2770HarbourFranceHalte De Montargie
Small river halt on the Canal de Briare at Montargis, about 0.7 nautical miles north of the Saint-Roch marina.
2771HarbourFranceHalte De Soupapes Sur Loing
River halt called Port aux Pierres on the Canal du Loing at Souppes-sur-Loing in Seine-et-Marne, open all year.
2772HarbourEntrammes, FranceHalte Fluviale D'Entrammes
River stop of 22 berths on the canalised Mayenne at Entrammes, south of Laval in Pays de la Loire.
2773HarbourJoigny-sur-Meuse, FranceHalte fluviale de Joigny-sur-Meuse
Village river halt on the Meuse in the Ardennes, 6 berths, between Nouzonville and Bogny-sur-Meuse.
- 2774HarbourHeidwiller, France
Halte HEIDWILLER
Canal halt on the Canal du Rhône au Rhin, southern Alsace, in the village of Heidwiller between Mulhouse and Dannemarie.
2775HarbourLa Chapelle Montlinard, FranceHalte La Chapelle
Ten-berth canal halt on the Canal latéral à la Loire at La Chapelle-Montlinard, Cher, opposite La Charité-sur-Loire.
2776HarbourMontbouy, FranceHalte nautique De Montbouy
Small canal halt with 4 berths at Montbouy, on the Canal de Briare in the Loiret.
- 2777HarbourBoé, France
Halte Nautique de Boé
Canal halt on the Canal latéral à la Garonne at Boé, Lot-et-Garonne, in the southern suburbs of Agen.
- 2778HarbourHumes-Jorquenay, France
Halte Nautique Humes
Small inland halte on the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne at Humes-Jorquenay, upstream of Langres, in the Haute-Marne department.
- 2779HarbourSoulanges, France
Halte Nautique Soulanges
River halt at Soulanges on the Canal latéral à la Marne, between Vitry-le-François and Châlons-en-Champagne.
- 2780HarbourVillegusien-le-Lac, France
Halte Pique-Nique Piepape
Simple canal picnic halt on the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne at Piépape, near the village of Villegusien-le-Lac in Haute-Marne.
- 2781AnchorageFrance
Hameau du Sud
Roadstead off the east coast of the Cotentin peninsula in Normandy, south of Quinéville and within the bay protected by Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
- 2782AnchorageFrance
Havre de la Vanlée
Drying tidal estuary on the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula, between Bréville-sur-Mer and Bricqueville-sur-Mer, north of Granville.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
2783HarbourHennebont, FranceHennebont
River port on the Blavet at Hennebont, 4.5 nm upstream from Lorient in south Brittany.
2784HarbourHonfleur, FranceHonfleur
Historic harbour at the mouth of the Seine in Normandy, on the south bank of the estuary opposite Le Havre, with yachts locked into the Vieux Bassin and the Bassin de l'Est.
2785HarbourHonfleur, FranceHonfleur - Bassin De L'Est
Tidal wet basin on the south bank of the Seine estuary in Honfleur, Normandy. Overflow basin for visiting yachts when the Vieux-Bassin is full.
- 2786AnchorageFrance
Île aux Oiseaux ouest
Mud anchorage on the west side of the Île aux Oiseaux, a low tidal island at the centre of the bassin d'Arcachon, known for its two stilt-mounted cabins, the cabanes tchanquées.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 2787AnchorageFrance
île d’Er
Anchorage on sand and rock off the north coast of Brittany, between Port-Blanc and the approaches to Tréguier.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE
2788AnchorageFranceÎle de Bechit
Anchorage near Île de Béchit in the Gulf of Morbihan, southern Brittany, inside the closed inland sea that holds Île d'Arz and Île aux Moines.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 2789AnchorageFrance
Île de la Dérivation
River mooring on the Oise at L'Isle-Adam, north-west of Paris, weed bottom, sheltered by the river banks.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
- 2790AnchorageFrance
Île de la Grenouillette
Anchorage on the Charente river upstream of Rochefort, mud bottom, sheltered from NE, E and SE winds.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
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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.