Best anchorages and harbours in Lakes Annecy and Bourget

Les avollions

River anchorage on the Saône in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, close to the Ponton des Amoureux.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Plage aux Dames

Anchorage on the eastern shore of Lac du Bourget in Savoie, the largest natural lake entirely in France, with a sand bottom.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW

Plage de Châtillon

Anchorage at the north end of the lac du Bourget in Savoie, weed bottom, sheltered from E through W via S.

• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W

Grand port d'Aix-les-Bains

Freshwater marina on the east shore of Lac du Bourget in Savoie, the largest natural lake in France, with 920 berths and 2 m maximum draught.

Duingt

Anchorage off the village of Duingt on the west shore of Lac d'Annecy, at the narrow waist of the lake between the Grand Lac and the Petit Lac.

• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W

Mouillage de Châtillon

Anchorage off Chatillon on the north-west shore of the Lac du Bourget, Savoie. Weedy bottom, protection from NW, N, NE and E winds.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

St Jorioz

Lakeside port of 112 berths on the west shore of Lac d'Annecy, Haute-Savoie.

Mouillage de Le Petit Villard

Anchorage on the Lac du Bourget, the largest natural lake in France, about 2.7 NM NW of Aix-les-Bains.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Petit Port Aix Les Bains

Small harbour on the eastern shore of Lac du Bourget at Aix-les-Bains, alongside the larger Grand Port marina.

Le Bourget-du-Lac

Small harbour at the southern end of Lac du Bourget, the largest natural lake entirely in France, in Savoie.

Baie de Grésine

Anchorage on the western shore of the lac du Bourget, north of Aix-les-Bains, algae seabed.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S

Les Bégets

Zone off the Bégets, on the western shore of Lac du Bourget between Le Bourget-du-Lac and Aix-les-Bains, Savoie. Anchoring is prohibited here.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S

Mouillage de Chindrieux

Anchorage just off the Port de Plaisance de Chindrieux on the northern shore of the Lac du Bourget, Savoie. Sand bottom, protection from N, W and NW winds.

• Sheltered N, W, NW

Mouillage de La Cafetière

Mooring on the south-west shore of Lac du Bourget, 0.4 nm N of Charpignat and 0.7 nm N of Le Bourget-du-Lac, Savoie.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Avollions

Small lake harbour at Sévrier on the west shore of Lac d'Annecy in the Alps.

Charpignat

Lake port on the western shore of Lac du Bourget at Le Bourget-du-Lac, Savoie, the largest natural lake in France.

Duingt

Small harbour on the west shore of Lake Annecy in Haute-Savoie, at the narrows of the Roc de Chère between the Grand Lac and the Petit Lac.

Étang Des Aigrettes

Anchorage in the south basin of the Lac du Bourget, off the Étang des Aigrettes reedbed near Le Bourget-du-Lac, in Savoie.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

La Voûte

Anchorage on the Lac du Bourget, the largest natural lake in France, in Savoie.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Mouillage de Billon

Rocky-bottom anchorage on the Lac du Bourget in Savoie, sheltered from W through S winds, exposed to the easterly Vaudaire.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Petit port

Small harbour on the north-west shore of Lac d'Annecy, close to the Pâquier and the old town.

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

Ponton Des Amoureux

Small pontoon on the west shore of Lac d'Annecy at Sévrier, Haute-Savoie, a few kilometres south of Annecy.

Port d'Annecy

Municipal harbour of 204 berths on Lake Annecy, at the outlet of the Thiou canal in the town centre.

Port de Massigneu de Rive

River port on the Rhône at Massignieu-de-Rives in Ain, on the Lac de Virignin reach upstream of the Champagneux dam, between Belley and Yenne.

Port de Plaisance de Chindrieux

Lake port at Chindrieux on the north shore of the Lac du Bourget, Savoie, the largest natural lake in France.

Port de Veyrier-du-Lac

Municipal harbour on the east shore of Lake Annecy, at the foot of Mont Veyrier, facing the town of Annecy across the Petit Lac.

Talloires Montmin

Lakeside harbour on the east shore of Lake Annecy, in the commune of Talloires-Montmin, Haute-Savoie.

Virignin

River port on the Rhône at Virignin in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, on the Haut-Rhône upstream of Lyon.

Yacht club de Doussard

Sailing club harbour at the southern tip of Lake Annecy, in the commune of Doussard, Haute-Savoie.