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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871HarbourSaint-Florentin, FranceSaint-Florentin
4.0Canal port on the canal de Bourgogne in Saint-Florentin, Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
872AnchorageFranceSainte marine
4.0Port on the west bank of the Odet estuary, opposite Bénodet in Finistère, Brittany.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 873AnchorageFrance
Tréac'h er Baron
4.0Anchorage on the north coast of Houat, Morbihan, over sand.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 874AnchorageFrance
Baie d'Alicastre - Plage Notre Dame
4.0Open bay on the north-east coast of Porquerolles, inside the Port-Cros national park, off Plage Notre-Dame.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
875HarbourMartigues, FrancePort de Ferrières
4.0Marina of 334 berths on the Ferrières basin in Martigues, opposite the Jonquières and L'Île districts on the Canal de Caronte.
876HarbourGruissan, FrancePort de Gruissan
4.0Large marina of 1620 berths in the étang de Gruissan lagoon, Aude, linked to the Mediterranean by a buoyed channel.
- 877HarbourCarqueiranne, France
Port des Salettes
4.0Municipal marina of 411 berths at Carqueiranne, on the eastern shore of the Rade de Hyères between Toulon and the Giens peninsula.
878HarbourJuan-les-Pins, FrancePort Gallice
4.0Marina of 436 berths at Juan-les-Pins, on the west side of Cap d'Antibes.
879HarbourLonguenée-en-Anjou, FrancePruille
4.0Small river halt on the Mayenne at Pruillé, in the commune of Longuenée-en-Anjou, about 15 km upstream from the confluence with the Maine in Angers.
880HarbourGolfe-Juan, FranceD-Marin Camille Rayon
4.0Large marina of 840 berths in the bay of Golfe-Juan, on the western side of the Cap d'Antibes, operated by D-Marin.
- 881AnchorageFrance
L'Île Rousse
4.0Mooring field on buoys off L'Île-Rousse in Balagne, northern Corsica, with 20 berths east of the commercial harbour.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
- 882AnchorageFrance
Lanvéoc
4.0Anchorage off Lanvéoc on the south shore of the rade de Brest, Crozon peninsula, Finistère.
- Free
- Sheltered SE, S, SW
883HarbourCrozon, FranceMorgat
4.0Marina of 732 berths in the Bay of Morgat, on the south side of the Crozon peninsula in Finistere.
- 884AnchorageFrance
Mouillage du Piton
4.0Buoy field off the east side of Cap d'Antibes, between Port Gallice and the Anse de la Garoupe, with 31 moorings.
- Free
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 885HarbourPoincy, France
Poincy Port De Plaisance
4.0Small river port on the Marne at Poincy, 3 km downstream of Meaux in Seine-et-Marne.
- 886HarbourFrance
Port Adhoc Soubise
4.0Marina of 240 berths on the right bank of the Charente, at Soubise, facing Rochefort.
887HarbourFranceRelais nautique Saint-Exupéry
4.0River halt on the Seine in Île-de-France, about 1.9 NM west of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine at the confluence with the Oise.
- 888AnchorageFrance
Rivière de Penzė
4.0Ria mooring on the Penzé river west of Roscoff, sheltered in all directions except the north quadrant.
- Paid
- Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
889HarbourSainte-Marie-du-Lac-Nuisement, FranceSainte Marie du lac
4.0Lake harbour on the Lac du Der-Chantecoq in the Grand Est region, the largest artificial lake in France at 4 800 hectares.
- 890AnchorageFrance
Anse des Broches
4.0North-facing cove on the Île d'Yeu, Vendée, west of Port-Joinville.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
- 891AnchorageFrance
Bodic
4.0Anchorage on the Trieux estuary in northern Brittany, just downstream of Lézardrieux, off the Bodic lighthouse.
- Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE
892AnchorageFranceCôte d'Heno
4.0Anchorage on the northeast coast of Île de Groix, off Port-Tudy, sand bottom.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
- 893AnchorageFrance
Île des Poulains
4.0Anchorage off the Pointe des Poulains at the north-west tip of Belle-Île-en-Mer, on sand and rock.
- Sheltered SW, S
- 894AnchorageFrance
Marina Vizza
4.0Rocky anchorage on the south-east coast of Corsica near Porto-Vecchio, sheltered from the south-west sector and open to the east.
- Sheltered S, SW, W
895AnchorageFrancePointe de la Parata
4.0Open anchorage off the Sanguinaires archipelago west of Ajaccio, sand bottom, exposed to easterly winds.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
896HarbourFrancePort D'Erquy
4.0Fishing and yachting port on the Côte de Penthièvre in Brittany, sheltered by the red sandstone headland of Cap d'Erquy.
- 897HarbourTaden, France
Taden
4.0Halt on the fluvial Rance between the Châtelier lock and Dinan, on the right bank at the Plaine de Taden.
898HarbourLe Tréport, FranceYCT
4.0Sailing club based in the marina of Le Tréport, on the Seine-Maritime coast at the mouth of the Bresle river.
899HarbourCanet, FranceBase Locaboat Argens Minervois
4.0Hire-boat base of Locaboat Holidays on the Canal du Midi at Argens-Minervois, between the écluse d'Argens and the village of Roubia.
900HarbourBordeaux, FranceBordeaux quai d’attente du Basin
4.0Waiting quay on the Garonne in Bordeaux, used by yachts before entering the lock of the Bassins à flot.
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