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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- 2821AnchorageFrance
La Nor
Anchorage in the baie de Bourgneuf, Pays de la Loire, mud bottom with good holding, open to westerly weather.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 2822HarbourBiscarrosse, France
La paillote
Freshwater port on the north shore of Lac de Biscarrosse et de Parentis, in the Landes.
2823AnchorageFranceLa Palme
Anchorage on the west coast of the Crozon peninsula, sand and rock bottom, shelter from N and NE winds.
- Sheltered N, NE
- 2824AnchorageFrance
La plage des Aigrettes
Sand anchorage on the north shore of the Étang de Cazaux-Sanguinet in the Landes, one of the largest freshwater lakes in France.
- Sheltered N, NE
- 2825HarbourNort-sur-Erdre, France
La poupinniere
River port on the Erdre at Nort-sur-Erdre, head of navigation before the canal de Nantes a Brest.
- 2826AnchorageFrance
la source
Sand anchorage off Saint-Briac-sur-Mer on the Côte d'Émeraude, between Saint-Malo and the estuary of the Frémur.
2827AnchorageFranceLa Vache
Sand-bottom anchorage in the Chausey archipelago off the Normandy coast, west of Granville.
- 2828AnchorageFrance
La vilaine
Mooring on the lower Vilaine between Arzal dam and the Foleux reach, in southern Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
- 2829AnchorageFrance
La vilaine
River anchorage on the Vilaine between the Arzal dam and La Roche-Bernard, rock bottom, protected from W to SE winds.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
- 2830AnchorageFrance
La Voûte
Anchorage on the Lac du Bourget, the largest natural lake in France, in Savoie.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
- 2831AnchorageFrance
Lac de Gauge
River mooring on the Baïse in Gascony, between Valence-sur-Baïse and Nérac.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE, SW, W, NW
2832AnchorageFranceLac de Madine
Inland reservoir in the Meuse département, Grand Est, used for sailing and light craft. Anchorage on mud bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
2833HarbourPleumeur-Bodou, FranceLandrellec
Small tidal harbour on the Côte de Granit Rose at Pleumeur-Bodou, Côtes-d'Armor, facing the Île Grande channel.
- 2834HarbourBiscarrosse, France
Latecoère
Lake port on the north shore of the étang de Biscarrosse-Parentis, in the Landes, named after the aviation pioneer Pierre-Georges Latécoère.
2835AnchorageFranceLauterbourg
River anchorage on the Rhine at Lauterbourg, Alsace, at the French-German border north of Strasbourg.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 2836HarbourLavau-sur-Loire, France
Lavau-sur-Loire
Small tidal harbour on the north bank of the Loire estuary between Nantes and Saint-Nazaire, in the Brière regional park.
- 2837HarbourLe Becquet, France
Le Becquet
Small tidal harbour on the east side of the Cherbourg peninsula, 5 km east of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Normandy.
2838AnchorageFranceLe Blavet
River anchorage on the Blavet estuary upstream of Lorient, mud bottom, protected from N and NW.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N
2839AnchorageFranceLe Bois Bas
Anchorage in the Golfe du Morbihan, south Brittany, on the channel between Île aux Moines and the north shore.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 2840HarbourLège-Cap-Ferret, France
Le Canon
Oyster-farming port on the east shore of the Cap Ferret peninsula, on the Bassin d'Arcachon. Rows of wooden cabins on stilts at the quayside, active shellfish trade and a handful of visitor moorings.
- 2841AnchorageFrance
Le chemin
Buoy mooring in the Pertuis Breton off the Pointe d'Arçay, Vendée coast.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
2842AnchorageFranceLe Cormier
Anchorage on the Jade coast near Pornic, sand and rock bottom, shelter from NE through E and from SW through SE.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
- 2843AnchorageFrance
Le Cremiou
Unsheltered mooring off the northern coast of Finistère, between Plouescat and Plouguerneau.
- Sheltered E, SE, S
- 2844HarbourCréhen, France
Le GUILDO
Drying harbour on the Arguenon estuary at Créhen, between Saint-Cast-le-Guildo and Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer in the Côtes-d'Armor.
2845HarbourTancarville, FranceLe havre Les alluvions
Small harbour on the right bank of the Seine estuary at Tancarville, in the shadow of the Tancarville suspension bridge, Normandy.
2846HarbourFranceLe Hourdel
Small drying harbour at the tip of the Pointe du Hourdel, on the south shore of the Somme estuary in Hauts-de-France. About 75 berths.
2847AnchorageFranceLe Jai
Anchorage on the northern shore of the Étang de Berre, off the Le Jaï spit between Marignane and Châteauneuf-les-Martigues.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
2848AnchorageFranceLe littoral
Open anchorage along the coast of Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer, between La Ciotat and Bandol, off the Var shore.
- Sheltered SE
- 2849AnchorageFrance
Le Loup
Anchorage in the Jaudy estuary leading to Tréguier, on the Trégor coast of northern Brittany.
- Sheltered N
2850HarbourLe Minihic-sur-Rance, FranceLe Minihic-sur-Rance
Small harbour on the west bank of the Rance estuary between Dinard and Saint-Malo, in the tidal river upstream of the Rance tidal power station.
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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.