Best anchorages and harbours in France
2788 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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511AnchorageFranceCala Di Castagna
4.3Small anchorage on the west coast of Corsica, between Porto Pollo and the Gulf of Ajaccio. Mixed sand, rock and weed bottom.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
512AnchorageFranceÎle de Boed
4.3Anchorage on the north side of the Île de Boëdic, a small private island in the Golfe du Morbihan south of Séné.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
513AnchorageFranceLe Mimbeau
4.3Sand-spit anchorage at the tip of Cap Ferret, inside the Bassin d'Arcachon, with sand holding and shelter from W, NW and SW winds.
- Free
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
514HarbourFranceNautic Club Kembs
4.3River yacht club on the Grand Canal d'Alsace at Kembs, Haut-Rhin, on the French bank of the Rhine south of Mulhouse.
- 515AnchorageFrance
Treac'h Salus
4.3Sand-bottom anchorage on the north-east side of Île de Houat in the Mor Braz, Morbihan.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
516AnchorageFranceAnse de la Salis
4.3Sandy cove between the Cap d'Antibes and the ramparts of old Antibes, on the Côte d'Azur.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
517AnchorageFranceBaie de la Forêt
4.3Anchorage in the Baie de la Forêt near Fouesnant in Finistère, sand bottom, sheltered from SW to NW winds.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
- 518AnchorageFrance
Baie de la Moutte
4.3Open roadstead west of Bandol between the Pointe de la Cride and Île Rousse, on the Provence coast.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
519AnchorageFranceBaie De Saint Jean De Luz
4.3Anchorage of around 15 berths on sand inside the Baie de Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, protected by three seawalls built between 1864 and 1895.
- Paid
- Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
520AnchorageFranceBaleine Nord
4.3Anchorage off the north side of Île de la Baleine, south Brittany coast, west of Trévignon.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 521AnchorageFrance
Borgo Cove
4.3Sand anchorage on the east coast of Corsica, off the commune of Borgo, south of Bastia.
- Sheltered W, SW
522AnchorageFranceCavallo South
4.3Anchorage on the south side of Île Cavallo in the Bouches de Bonifacio, sand and algae bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
523HarbourDinan, FranceDinan
4.3River port of 100 berths on the Rance, 18 km upstream of the Rance tidal dam, at the foot of Dinan's medieval ramparts in the lower town of Le Port.
524AnchorageFranceÎles Logoden
4.3Anchorage between the two Logoden islets in the Golfe du Morbihan, off Arradon, south Brittany.
- Free
- Sheltered S, SE
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Plage de Portigliolo
4.3Long sandy anchorage on the south shore of the Golfe de Valinco in Corsica, between Propriano and the Capu di Senetosa.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
526HarbourWarcq, FrancePort de Charleville
4.3River port of 80 berths on the Meuse at Charleville-Mézières, in the Ardennes, between locks 46 and 47 of the Canal de la Meuse.
527HarbourPeyrehorade, FrancePort des Gaves Réunis
4.3Tidal river port at Peyrehorade, Landes, at the confluence of the Gave de Pau and the Gave d'Oloron, about 30 km upstream from the Adour estuary at Bayonne.
528AnchorageFranceQuerqueville
4.3Anchorage in the west roadstead of Cherbourg, off Querqueville, mud and kelp bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
529AnchorageFranceSaint Jacut-sur-mer
4.3Anchorage off the Saint-Jacut peninsula between the bay of Arguenon and the bay of Lancieux, on the north coast of Brittany west of Saint-Malo.
- Paid
- Sheltered SW, W
530HarbourGolfe-Juan, FranceVieux port de Golfe-Juan
4.3Municipal marina of 805 berths in the Bay of Golfe-Juan, between Cannes and Antibes on the French Riviera.
531HarbourCap d'Agde, FranceCap d'Agde
4.3Marina of 3400 berths on the Herault coast of Occitania, between Sete and Beziers, one of the largest yacht harbours in the Mediterranean.
532HarbourFranceCastets-en-Dorthe
4.3River port at kilometre zero of the Canal latéral à la Garonne, 50 km upstream of Bordeaux.
533HarbourDecize, FranceDecize
4.3River port at the confluence of the Loire, the Aron and the Canal du Nivernais, in the Nièvre department.
534HarbourParay-le-Monial, FranceHalte De Paray Le Monial
4.3Canal halt on the Canal du Centre in Saône-et-Loire, at the foot of the town of Paray-le-Monial.
535AnchorageFranceÎle aux Moines
4.3Anchorage off the largest island of the Golfe du Morbihan, between Port-Blanc and Arradon, south Brittany.
- Free
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 536AnchorageFrance
la Plage des Américains
4.3Sand anchorage on the east shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, north of the Cap Ferret peninsula, opposite the village of Le Canon.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
537AnchorageFrancePlage de la Châtaigneraie
4.3Anchorage on the French shore of Lake Geneva off the Ripaille estate, just west of Thonon-les-Bains, rock bottom.
- Sheltered E, SE, S, SW
538AnchorageFrancePlage des Salins
4.3Long sand beach on the eastern shore of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, 2.7 nm east of the town harbour.
- Sheltered W, NW
- 539AnchorageFrance
Pointe de la Paume
4.3Anchorage at the Pointe de la Paume on the Esterel shore between Théoule-sur-Mer and Miramar, in the western Gulf of La Napoule.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
540HarbourFrancePort Cercle Nautique Barberousse
4.3Sailing club marina of 300 berths at Gruissan, on the Aude coast of Occitanie.
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