Best anchorages and harbours in Seine and Paris

Port De Cergy

Inland marina on the Oise river at Cergy, Île-de-France, north-west of Paris, set around a residential basin with a village-like waterfront.

Meaux

River stopover on the Marne at Meaux in Seine-et-Marne, mud bottom, fully sheltered from all wind sectors.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Seine

River halt on the Seine in the Eure valley, on the navigable reach between Vernon and Rouen, lying alongside a dock or a small pontoon rather than at anchor.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, S

West Marina

Seine pleasure craft base in the Yvelines, between Triel-sur-Seine and Meulan-en-Yvelines, downstream of the Conflans confluence.

Halte Nautique de Conflans-Sainte-Honorine

River halt on the Seine at the confluence with the Oise, in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, Yvelines.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

La Villette Marina

Marina in the Bassin de la Villette in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, on the canal de l'Ourcq between the Rotonde de Ledoux and the pont levant de la rue de Crimée.

Halte De Plaisance Nemours

Recent river halt on the canal du Loing at Nemours in Seine-et-Marne, between Fontainebleau and Montargis, in the Gâtinais.

Île de la Chaussée

Anchorage on the Seine between Bougival and Croissy, sheltered by the Île de la Chaussée with shelter from most directions, mud and weed bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, SW, S, SE

Pont de Villiennes-sur-Seine Quey

River pontoon on the Seine at Villennes-sur-Seine, Yvelines, about 25 km downstream of Paris.

La Seine Aval - Poses

Section of the Seine at Poses in Eure, immediately upstream of the écluse de Poses-Amfreville, the last lock on the Seine before the tidal river to the sea.

Suresnes

High concrete barge quay on the Seine at Suresnes, downstream of Paris between the Bois de Boulogne and Mont Valérien. Anchoring is not authorised and the wall serves only as an emergency overnight stop.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Port Val de Seine

River marina on the Seine at Verneuil-sur-Seine, about 35 km west of Paris in Île-de-France.

Beaumont-sur-Oise

River reach on the Oise in Val-d'Oise, 30 km north of Paris. Anchoring is prohibited on this stretch.

• Sheltered NW, N, E, S, SE

Halte de plaisance de Rouen

River halt for pleasure craft on the Seine at Rouen, on the left bank below the Pont Guillaume-le-Conquérant.

• Sheltered N, E, S, W

Quai Bougival

Small visitor quay on the right bank of the Seine at Bougival, about 15 km west of Paris, between locks of Chatou and Bougival.

Auvers

Simple river mooring on the right bank of the Oise at PK 20,4, between Mery-sur-Oise and the bridge of Auvers-sur-Oise.

Nouvelle Marina Port Saint-Louis

River marina on the Seine at Villennes-sur-Seine, Yvelines, downstream of Paris.

Mouillage de Boran-sur-Oise

River mooring on the Oise near Boran-sur-Oise, Hauts-de-France, between the Paris basin and the Compiègne forest.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Compiegne Quay

River marina of 80 berths on the Oise in the centre of Compiegne, just upstream of the Aisne confluence.

Port De Limay

Seine river port at Limay, opposite Mantes-la-Jolie, in the Yvelines department west of Paris.

Public pontoon

Public pontoon on the Seine at La Frette-sur-Seine, Val-d'Oise, Ile-de-France, with 1 berth and max draught 1.7 m.

Le Pont De Saint-Leu

Halte on the Oise river at Villers-sous-Saint-Leu, below Saint-Leu-d'Esserent and upstream of Boran-sur-Oise, in the Parc naturel régional Oise-Pays de France.

Écluse des Poses "quais"

Lock and quays at Poses-Amfreville on the Seine, the last lock before the tidal estuary, 160 km upstream of Le Havre.

Port Legrand - Nautic 2024

Small private river port on the Seine at Sèvres, west of Paris, upstream of the Île de Billancourt.

Port Privé Du Val St Martin

Private river port on the Seine at Les Andelys, Eure, on the left bank facing the cliff of Château Gaillard.

ASSFV

River club of the Association Sportive de Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry on the left bank of the Seine, Seine-et-Marne, upstream of Melun.

Auberge Restaurant la goélette

Riverside restaurant halt on the Seine at Andresy, just upstream of the confluence with the Oise, in western Ile-de-France.

Centre nautique de Jablines

Inland water sports base on the lakes of the Jablines-Annet leisure park, east of Paris in Seine-et-Marne.

Conflans-Sainte-Honorine

River port of 300 berths at the confluence of the Seine and the Oise, in Île-de-France.

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