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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2911MouillageFranceMouillage de Le Bourg
Outer anchorage north of Saint-Martin-de-Ré on the Île de Ré, sand bottom, exposed to the westerly sector.
- Sheltered W, SW
- 2912MouillageFrance
Mouillage de Le Puits
Sand-bottom anchorage in the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy, sheltered from NE and E winds.
- Sheltered NE, E
- 2913MouillageFrance
Mouillage de Saint-Germain-sur-Ay-Plage
Anchorage off the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula in Normandy, south of Barneville-Carteret and north of Port-Bail-sur-Mer.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
2914MouillageFranceMouillage du Fort Bloqué
Buoyed anchorage off Fort Bloqué, between Guidel-Plages and Ploemeur on the Morbihan coast west of Lorient.
- Sheltered NE, E
2915MouillageFrancemouillage du rohu
Anchorage off Pointe du Rohu on the western shore of the Golfe du Morbihan, Brittany. Sand bottom.
- 2916PortLogonna-Daoulas, France
Moulin Mer
Anchorage and small harbour at the head of the Anse de Moulin Mer, on the south shore of the rade de Brest, commune of Logonna-Daoulas.
- 2917MouillageFrance
Mousker
Anchorage in the ria de Crac'h, southern Morbihan, between the oyster beds and the channel leading up to La Trinité-sur-Mer.
2918PortYoncq, FranceMouzon
Small river halt on the Meuse between Sedan and Stenay, in the Ardennes, close to the village of Yoncq.
- 2919PortSon, France
Nanteuil sur Aisne
Small 4-berth river halt on the Canal des Ardennes, in the Aisne valley between Rethel and Chateau-Porcien.
- 2920PortFrance
Nautic Club Médéen
Club port of 78 berths at La Mède, Châteauneuf-les-Martigues, on the northern shore of the étang de Berre in Provence.
2921MouillageFranceNautic Club Miramas
Anchorage off the Nautic Club de Miramas on the western shore of the Étang de Berre, south of Saint-Chamas.
- Sheltered NE, E
2922PortNeuville-sur-Saône, FranceNeuville-sur-Saône
River stop on the right bank of the Saône at Neuville-sur-Saône, about 15 km north of Lyon in the Rhône department.
2923PortFranceOffendorf
Rhine-side river port at Offendorf in Alsace, on the left bank of the Rhine between Strasbourg and Lauterbourg.
- 2924PortOudon, France
Oudon
Small river harbour on the north bank of the Loire at Oudon, between Ancenis and Nantes in the Pays de la Loire.
- 2925PortPalinges, France
Palignes
Canal halt on the Canal du Centre at Palinges, Saône-et-Loire, in southern Burgundy.
2926MouillageFranceParc Fromentine
Sand-bottom anchorage in the Goulet de Fromentine, off the Vendée coast, near the bridge to Île de Noirmoutier.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
2927PortFrancePareloup
Lake marina of 6 berths on the Lac de Pareloup, on the Lévézou plateau in Aveyron.
- 2928PortFrance
Parentis-en-Born
Small lake port of 4 berths on the south-east shore of the Biscarrosse et Parentis lake, in the Landes.
2929MouillageFrancePen Vir
Anchorage off the Trieux estuary in the Côtes-d'Armor, west of the Île de Bréhat archipelago in northern Brittany.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
- 2930MouillageFrance
Penn énez
Buoyed mooring area off Penn Enez, in the estuary of the Aber Wrac'h, north Finistère.
- Sheltered SW, S
2931PortPlouguerneau, FrancePerroz
Small port on the north bank of the Aber Wrac'h estuary, Plouguerneau, Finistère Nord. Six berths and a fuel point.
- 2932PortAnnecy, France
Petit port
Small harbour on the north-west shore of Lac d'Annecy, close to the Pâquier and the old town.
2933PortPeyriac-de-Mer, FrancePeyriac de Mer
Single-berth village quay on the étang de Bages-Sigean, commune of Peyriac-de-Mer, Aude.
- 2934MouillageFrance
Pirou Plage
Open anchorage off Pirou beach on the west coast of the Cotentin, Manche, on sand, sheltered from NE, E and SE.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 2935MouillageFrance
place van
Anchorage on the Lac de Vassivière plateau in Haute-Vienne and Creuse, sand bottom, open water on a man-made reservoir.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
- 2936MouillageFrance
Plage Américaine
Sand anchorage on the west shore of Lac de Cazaux et de Sanguinet, the second largest natural lake in mainland France, in the Landes de Gascogne.
- Sheltered W, SW
- 2937MouillageFrance
Plage aux Dames
Anchorage on the western shore of Lac du Bourget in Savoie, 1.4 NM east of Le Bourget-du-Lac village.
- Sheltered E, SE, S, SW
2938MouillageFrancePlage de Bellecin
Anchorage on the eastern shore of Lac de Vouglans, a 35 km reservoir in the Jura.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 2939MouillageFrance
Plage de Bonporteau
Anchorage south-west of Cavalaire-sur-Mer in the baie de Cavalaire, mixed sand and rock bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, SW, W, NW
2940MouillageFrancePlage de Cassy
Buoy field off Cassy beach on the north shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, commune of Lanton, 200 m from the village.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
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