Best anchorages and harbours in France

1092 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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  1. Aramon361
    HarbourFrance

    Aramon

    3.7

    Small river port on the right bank of the Rhône in the Gard, between Avignon and Tarascon.

  2. Le Croisic362
    HarbourLe Croisic, France

    Le Croisic

    3.7

    Town harbour of 500 berths at the end of a narrow tidal ria on the Guérande peninsula, with an active fishing fleet and a bottlenose dolphin research station on the quay.

  3. 363
    HarbourStrasbourg, France

    Marinest

    3.7

    River marina on the Bassin des Remparts in Strasbourg, just north of the historic city centre, operated by Marinest since 2019.

  4. Monthermé364
    HarbourThilay, France

    Monthermé

    3.7

    River halt on the Meuse in the Ardennes, 15 berths, at the confluence of the Meuse and the Semoy.

  5. Mouré Rouge365
    HarbourFrance

    Mouré Rouge

    3.7

    Municipal marina of 450 berths east of the Pointe de la Croisette in Cannes, sheltered by a curved breakwater opening south-west toward the Îles de Lérins.

  6. Port de Tréboul366
    HarbourDouarnenez, France

    Port de Tréboul

    3.7

    Marina of around 500 berths on the west bank of the Pouldavid river at the entrance of Douarnenez Bay, western Finistère.

  7. Port-La-Forêt367
    HarbourLa Foret Fouesnant, France

    Port-La-Forêt

    3.7

    Large marina of 1130 berths at the head of the Anse de la Forêt, south Finistère, home of the Pôle Finistère Course au Large.

  8. 368
    HarbourMarseille, France

    Quai st Henri "port de commerce"

    3.7

    Commercial quay in the northern part of the Grand Port Maritime de Marseille, in the Saint-Henri district.

  9. Camaret-sur-Mer369
    HarbourCamaret-sur-Mer, France

    Camaret-sur-Mer

    3.7

    Marina of around 800 berths on the Crozon peninsula, sheltered behind the Sillon gravel spit at the entrance of the Brest roadstead.

  10. Le Grau du Roi370
    HarbourLe-Grau-du-Roi, France

    Le Grau du Roi

    3.7

    Fishing and pleasure harbour at the mouth of the Canal du Rhône à Sète, in Petite Camargue. Berthing in the town quays is limited, most visiting yachts head for the Port Camargue marina 1.3 nautical miles to the south-west.

  11. Port-en-Bessin371
    HarbourPort-en-Bessin, France

    Port-en-Bessin

    3.7

    Tidal fishing and yachting harbour on the Bessin coast of Normandy, 69 visitor berths, max draught 4 m.

  12. Quai d'Alger "port de commerce"372
    HarbourSète, France

    Quai d'Alger "port de commerce"

    3.7

    Honour quay of Sète's commercial port, on the western side of the Môle Saint-Louis basin, in Occitanie. Not a plaisance berth, but the occasional visitor pontoon for tall ships and events.

  13. 373
    HarbourSteinbourg, France

    steinbourg

    3.7

    Canal halt of 12 berths on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin, at Steinbourg in Alsace, just north of Saverne.

  14. Hendaye374
    HarbourHendaye, France

    Hendaye

    3.7

    Marina of 890 berths on the Bidassoa estuary, last French harbour on the Atlantic before the Spanish border.

  15. 375
    HarbourHyères les Palmiers, France

    La Madrague de Giens

    3.7

    Shallow-draught harbour of 159 berths on the western side of the Giens peninsula, at Hyères, facing the Île de Porquerolles.

  16. La Rochelle - Port des Minimes376
    HarbourLa Rochelle, France

    La Rochelle - Port des Minimes

    3.7

    Marina of 5 100 berths south of La Rochelle, one of the largest leisure harbours on the European Atlantic coast.

  17. Lézardrieux377
    HarbourLézardrieux, France

    Lézardrieux

    3.7

    River marina on the Trieux estuary, Côtes-d'Armor, 4 nautical miles upriver from the open sea, with 741 berths.

  18. Plagne378
    HarbourFrance

    Plagne

    3.7

    River port on the Dordogne at Saint-André-de-Cubzac in Gironde, about 1.5 nautical miles north of Cubzac-les-Ponts.

  19. 379
    HarbourFrance

    Plaisance Club De Strasbourg

    3.7

    Yacht club on the Bassin des Remparts in Strasbourg, on the Rhine-Rhône canal network, Grand Est.

  20. Vallon des Auffes380
    HarbourFrance

    Vallon des Auffes

    3.7

    Small fishing cove wedged between cliffs on the Corniche Kennedy in Marseille, west of the Anse de la Fausse Monnaie.

  21. 381
    HarbourBrest, France

    Brest-Marina du Château

    3.7

    Marina of around 750 berths in the Penfeld mouth at the foot of the Château de Brest, in the heart of the city on the northern shore of the roadstead.

  22. Le Tréport382
    HarbourLe Tréport, France

    Le Tréport

    3.7

    Tidal harbour at the mouth of the Bresle, on the Normandy coast at the foot of 100 m chalk cliffs.

  23. Port de Cerbère383
    HarbourCerbere, France

    Port de Cerbère

    3.7

    Marina of 190 berths on the Côte Vermeille in Occitanie, the last French port before the Spanish border at Cap Cerbère.

  24. Saint-Jean-de-Luz - Ciboure - Port Larraldenia384
    HarbourSaint-Jean-de-Luz, France

    Saint-Jean-de-Luz - Ciboure - Port Larraldenia

    3.7

    Marina of 81 berths in the bay of Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Ciboure, on the Basque coast, sheltered behind the three breakwaters of the bay.

  25. 385
    HarbourVilleneuve-lès-Béziers, France

    Villeneuve les Béziers

    3.7

    Halt on the Canal du Midi at Villeneuve-lès-Béziers, between the Fonseranes lock staircase and the Mediterranean.

  26. 386
    HarbourFrance

    Port de Erbalunga

    3.7

    Small fishing harbour on the east coast of Cap Corse, 4 nm north of Bastia.

  27. Lesconil387
    HarbourPlobannalec - Lesconil, France

    Lesconil

    3.7

    Small fishing harbour on the Pays Bigouden coast of south Finistère, 32 plaisance berths alongside the working fleet.

  28. Locmariaquer388
    HarbourFrance

    Locmariaquer

    3.7

    Drying harbour of 119 berths on the western shore of the entrance to the Golfe du Morbihan, opposite Port-Navalo across the narrow pass.

  29. 389
    HarbourPort-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, France

    Port-Saint-Louis Quay

    3.7

    Town quay on the Grand Rhône at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, at the southern end of the river navigation before the Mediterranean.

  30. Carras390
    HarbourFrance

    Carras

    3.7

    Small marina at the mouth of the Magnan stream on the Promenade des Anglais, western Nice, Alpes-Maritimes.