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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1201AnchorageFrancePlage de la Badine
3.7Anchorage off the eastern shore of the Giens peninsula, south of Hyères, facing the Îles d'Hyères.
- Sheltered S, SW, W, NW
- 1202HarbourHyères, France
Port de La Capte - Hyères
3.7Small marina of 198 berths on the east side of the Giens tombolo, commune of Hyères, Var.
1203HarbourLeucate, FrancePort Leucate
3.7Large marina of 1400 berths on the Languedoc coast, between the Leucate and Salses lagoons and the Gulf of Lion.
1204HarbourSète, FranceBassin du midi sete
3.7Small inland basin in Sète at the junction of the Canal du Midi and the Canal Maritime, 6 berths, maximum draught 2 m.
1205AnchorageFranceCap Léoube
3.7Sand-bottom anchorage off Cap Léoube, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and La Londe-les-Maures, within the Natura 2000 perimeter of the Îles d'Hyères coast.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW
1206HarbourFranceHalte de Plaisance de Rueil
3.7River halt on the Seine at Rueil-Malmaison, Île-de-France, west of Paris.
1207HarbourLanildut, FranceL'Aber Ildut
3.7Ria on the west coast of Finistere in Brittany, between Le Conquet and Le Four lighthouse. About 500 moorings mostly on buoys, max draught 2.3 m.
1208AnchorageFranceLa Bergerie
3.7Sand anchorage off the east coast of the Giens peninsula, Hyères, facing the Porquerolles channel.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
- 1209HarbourNemours, France
Nemours
3.7River mooring on the Loing canal in Nemours, Seine-et-Marne, about 80 km south of Paris.
1210AnchorageFranceNormandy Beach
3.7Open roadstead off the Normandy landing beaches between Port-en-Bessin and Courseulles-sur-Mer, on sand.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
1211AnchorageFrancePenerf
3.7Tidal anchorage in the Rivière de Pénerf, on the Morbihan coast between the Vilaine estuary and the Gulf of Morbihan.
- Paid
- Sheltered NE, E, SE, S
1212AnchorageFrancePlage de Caspiu
3.7Sandy anchorage on the west coast of Corsica, between Porto and Girolata, inside the Scandola area of influence.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
1213HarbourFrancePort de la Mercantine
3.7Lake harbour on the Lac de Vouglans reservoir, in the Jura mountains, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
1214AnchorageFranceThéoule-Sur-Mer
3.7Anchorage off the village of Théoule-sur-Mer on the eastern edge of the Esterel massif, facing the Bay of Cannes and the Lérins islands.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
1215HarbourFranceVitry-le-François
3.7Canal port at the junction of the Canal de la Marne au Rhin, the Canal latéral à la Marne and the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne, in the Marne department.
1216AnchorageFranceBanc de Kergonan
3.7Anchorage on a sand bank north of Île aux Moines, in the Golfe du Morbihan.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
1217AnchorageFranceBaracci
3.7Anchorage in the Golfe de Valinco on the west coast of Corsica, just north of Propriano.
- Sheltered E, S, SE
1218AnchorageFrancePlage de Cannella
3.7Open anchorage off Cannella beach on the east coast of Corsica, 3,6 NM south of Solenzara. Sand bottom, sheltered from the western sector.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
1219HarbourBastia, FrancePort Toga - Bastia
3.7Marina of 363 berths on the north edge of Bastia, built in the 1990s between the commercial ferry port and the district of Pietranera.
1220AnchorageFranceAnse du Boucau
3.6Cove on the north-east side of Île d'Houat in the Mor Braz, south Brittany, opposite the village of Saint-Gildas and Port Saint-Gildas.
- Paid
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
1221AnchorageFranceBaie de Grésine
3.6Anchorage on the western shore of the lac du Bourget, north of Aix-les-Bains, algae seabed.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE, S
1222AnchorageFranceÎle des Vieilles
3.6Anchorage off the Île des Vieilles on the red porphyry coast of the Esterel, near Agay in the Var.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 1223AnchorageFrance
îlot Deux-Frères
3.6Twin rocky pinnacles off the Cap Sicié massif, south-west of La Seyne-sur-Mer.
- Sheltered NE, SE
1224AnchorageFranceMouillage de Le Bouil
3.6Sand anchorage on the Vendée coast east of Jard-sur-Mer, between the Pointe du Payré estuary and the beach of Ragounite.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 1225HarbourFrance
Pargny-sur-Saulx
3.6Canal halt on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin, branche Est, in the Marne department, at the village of Pargny-sur-Saulx.
- 1226AnchorageFrance
Pointe de l'Ermitage
3.6Anchorage on the east side of the Presqu'île de Giens, Hyères, just north of Port du Niel.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW
1227HarbourCergy, FrancePort De Cergy
3.6Inland marina on the Oise river at Cergy, Île-de-France, north-west of Paris, set around a residential basin with a village-like waterfront.
- 1228AnchorageFrance
Rade de Houat
3.6Roadstead on the south-east side of Île de Houat, used as the natural waiting area for Port Saint-Gildas.
- Sheltered NW, W
1229AnchorageFranceRéduit de Béniguet
3.6Anchorage off Île de Béniguet, in the Chaussée de Sein archipelago west of the Brittany mainland.
- Sheltered E, S, SE
1230AnchorageFranceRivière du Trieux
3.6Ria anchorage on the Trieux river between Lézardrieux and the Île à Bois, on the Côtes-d'Armor coast.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
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