Best anchorages and harbours in France

Pinarello

Open bay on the east coast of Corsica, north of Porto-Vecchio, with a long sand beach and a Genoese tower on the small offshore islet.

• Free
• Sheltered S

Plage de Portisol

Sandy cove on the west side of Sanary-sur-Mer, Var, between Pointe Cogolin and the harbour entrance.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Plage Du Capelan

Small cove on the Île Rousse peninsula west of Bandol, southern Provence, used as a day anchorage.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Roscanvel

Anchorage on the west side of the Rade de Brest, along the Crozon peninsula facing the Goulet. Sand bottom.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Treguier

River port of 320 berths on the Jaudy, 6 nautical miles upstream from its estuary, in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany.

tunnel st. albain nord

Mooring prohibited at the north entrance to the Saint-Albin tunnel on the Petite Saône, a 681 m navigation tunnel linking the river around a meander near Scey-sur-Saône.

• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE

Audierne

Port of 240 berths in the estuary of the Goyen, on the south coast of the Cap Sizun, in Finistère.

Baia di Ferro

Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica south of Campomoro, rocky bottom, sheltered from N, NE and E winds.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Calanque de Figuerolles

Small ochre-cliff calanque on the western side of La Ciotat, with a sand and rock bottom sheltered from the northerly quadrant.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Ecluse Charly-sur-Marne

River mooring on the Marne at the Charly-sur-Marne lock, in the Aisne department, upstream of La Ferte-sous-Jouarre.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, E, S, SE

île de broue

River anchorage on the Saône near Pont-de-Vaux, in Bourgogne Franche-Comté.

• Sheltered W, E

Îles Finocchiarola

Anchorage off the three Finocchiarola islets at the north-east tip of Cap Corse, inside the Natura 2000 nature reserve.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

La Grande Motte

Marina of 1547 berths on the Gulf of Lion in Occitanie, fronting the pyramid architecture of Jean Balladur.

Mouillage de Merrien

Anchorage in the ria of Merrien, a narrow inlet on the south coast of Finistere between Doelan and Brigneau.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

MYC Weisweil

Motor and yacht club harbour of 65 berths on the Rhine at Weisweil, in Baden-Württemberg, beside the Taubergießen nature reserve.

Nautic’Ham

River marina of 104 berths on the Moselle at Hettange-Grande near Thionville, Grand Est.

Plage de Isthme

Anchorage off the sandy isthmus linking the Quiberon peninsula to the mainland, south Brittany, on the east-facing baie de Quiberon side.

• Free
• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Plage De La Madrague

Anchorage off the sandy beach of La Madrague, a cove on the western side of the Baie des Lecques, between La Ciotat and Bandol.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Plage du Lavandou

Sandy anchorage off the main beach of Le Lavandou, on the Var coast between Cap Bénat and Cap Nègre.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

plouezoc'h

Anchorage off Plouezoc'h on the east bank of the Morlaix river, northern Brittany, sand bottom, room for 2 boats.

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

Port de Cazaux

Inland harbour of 350 berths on the lake of Cazaux-Sanguinet, south of Arcachon, not connected to the sea.

Port Plaisance Mulhouse

Thirty-berth city marina in Mulhouse on the Canal du Rhône au Rhin, in Alsace.

Anse Rossa

Sand-bottom cove on the west coast of Corsica, in the Gulf of Valinco area south of Ajaccio.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S

Calanque de Morgiou Sud

Anchorage at the southern entrance of the Calanque de Morgiou, within the Parc national des Calanques between Marseille and Cassis.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Gorges du Loup

Rocky inlet on the south coast of Porquerolles island, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros, rock bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, NW

Port de Carnon

Marina of 848 berths on the Languedoc coast, between the Étang de l'Or and the Mediterranean, in the commune of Mauguio.

Port de la Redonne

Anchorage off the small harbour of La Redonne-Ensuès on the Côte Bleue, inside the Parc marin.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Aberwrac'h

Tidal marina on the north coast of Finistère, at the mouth of the Aber Wrac'h ria, 223 berths.

Anse de Lesconil

All-round sheltered mud-bottom anchorage in south Finistère, Brittany, 0,2 NM north of Lesconil fishing harbour.

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

Anse Saint-Jean

Sandy cove at the head of the Baie de La Forêt in south Finistère, between Beg-Meil and the entrance to Port-La-Forêt.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE