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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961AnchorageFranceBaie de Saint-Laurent
3.9Sand and seagrass anchorage between Cap d'Ail and Eze, on the Cote d'Azur.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
962AnchorageFranceIle De Bono - Plage
3.9Sand anchorage off Île de Bono in the Sept-Îles archipelago, north of Ploumanac'h on the pink granite coast of Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
963AnchorageFranceÎle de Bréhat
3.9Anchorage in the lee of Bréhat island, Côtes-d'Armor, over sand.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
964AnchorageFranceLe Rayol
3.9Buoy field off Le Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer on the Corniche des Maures, about 50 mooring buoys in the Var.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
965HarbourCordemais, FranceLoire Nautic Services
3.9Boatyard and pontoon on the right bank of the Loire at Cordemais, 20 NM upstream from Saint-Nazaire.
966HarbourNoirmoutier-en-l'Île, FranceNoirmoutier-en-L'île
3.9Lock harbour on the east side of Noirmoutier island, at the head of the Étier de l'Arceau, 2 NM south of L'Herbaudière.
- 967HarbourNoyen-sur-Sarthe, France
Noyé sur Sarthe
3.9River port on the Sarthe at Noyen-sur-Sarthe, between Le Mans and Sable-sur-Sarthe.
- 968HarbourTaillebourg, France
Port d’Envaux
3.9River port on the Charente at Saint-Saturnin-de-Séchaud, between Taillebourg and Saintes in New Aquitaine.
969HarbourMesnil-Saint-Père, FrancePort de Mesnil-Saint-Père
3.9Freshwater marina of 254 berths on Lac d'Orient, within the Forêt d'Orient regional nature park in the Aube.
- 970AnchorageFrance
Rade de Santa Maria
3.9Bay on the north-east tip of Cap Corse, in northern Corsica, just south of the Îles Finocchiarola.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW, W
971HarbourRochefort, FranceRochefort
3.9Marina of 320 berths in the Bassin 1 of the former royal arsenal of Rochefort, on the Charente river.
972AnchorageFrancePlage du Coz-Pors
3.9Anchorage off the Coz-Pors beach at Trégastel on the Côte de Granit Rose, Côtes-d'Armor, among pink granite chaos.
- Paid
- Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
973AnchorageFrancePort Blanc
3.9Anchorage in the Golfe du Morbihan off Baden, facing the Île aux Moines ferry slip, mud and algae bottom.
- Paid
- Sheltered W, SW, S
974AnchorageFranceSaint-Pierre Lopérec
3.9Sheltered anchorage in the Rivière d'Auray, upstream of Locmariaquer in the Golfe du Morbihan.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
975HarbourStenay, FranceStenay
3.9River port on the Meuse at Stenay, in the Meuse department, Grand Est.
- 976AnchorageFrance
Baie Algajo south
3.9Sandy anchorage in the south of the Baie d'Algajola, Balagne coast of Corsica, between Calvi and L'Île-Rousse.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
977AnchorageFranceBaie de Gatseau
3.9Sand anchorage off the Pointe de Gatseau, at the southern tip of Ile d'Oleron.
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
- 978AnchorageFrance
Baie de San Ciprianu Sud
3.9Anchorage on sand in the southern part of the bay of San Ciprianu, on the east coast of Corsica north of Porto-Vecchio.
- Sheltered S, SW, W, NW
979HarbourCanet en Roussillon, FranceCanet-en-Roussillon
3.9Large marina on the Roussillon coast, 1300 berths facing the Canigou massif, between the Têt estuary and Saint-Cyprien.
980AnchorageFranceGrève de Blainvillais
3.9Buoy field with 15 moorings off Blainville-sur-Mer on the west coast of the Cotentin, sand bottom, sheltered from NW through S.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
981HarbourLa Suze-sur-Sarthe, FranceLa Suze sur Sarthe
3.9River halt on the Sarthe in the town centre of La Suze-sur-Sarthe, 20 km south-west of Le Mans in Pays de la Loire.
982HarbourFranceLac Chambod
3.9Reservoir on the Ain river behind the Allement dam, on the boundary of Hautecourt-Romanèche and Poncin, in the Ain department.
983HarbourParentis-en-Born, FranceMoutéou
3.9Small freshwater marina on Lake Parentis-Biscarrosse, on the commune of Parentis-en-Born in the Landes.
984AnchorageFrancePornichet
3.9Open roadstead anchorage off the beach of Pornichet, at the western end of the baie de La Baule, southern Brittany coast.
- Free
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
985HarbourSète, FranceSterne Voiles - Port à Sec
3.9Dry stack storage facility at Sète on the Étang de Thau, Hérault, with 50 spaces and launch by hoist.
986AnchorageFranceViviers
3.9Anchorage in the rade de Brest, off the Daoulas estuary, Brittany.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
987AnchorageFranceBaie de la Palud
3.9Mooring buoy in the Baie de la Palud on the north shore of Port-Cros, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros, Var. Weedy bottom, protection from W, SW, S and SE winds.
- Paid
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
988HarbourCamaret-sur-Mer, FranceCamaret - Port Vauban
3.9Marina of 500 berths in Camaret-sur-Mer, on the Crozon peninsula at the western tip of Brittany, facing the roadstead of Brest.
989AnchorageFranceCavalaire
3.9Zone de mouillage organisée of 85 buoys in the bay of Cavalaire-sur-Mer on the Var coast, sand bottom.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
990HarbourFos-sur-Mer, FranceFos-sur-Mer
3.9Marina of 840 berths at Fos-sur-Mer on the Golfe de Fos, west of the Rhône delta.
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