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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- 1291AnchorageFrance
Mouillage du Pavé Charron
3.6Buoy field off Charron in the Baie de l'Aiguillon, at the mouth of the Sèvre Niortaise, Charente-Maritime.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE
1292AnchorageFrancePlage du Stagnonu - Marina Ouest
3.6Sandy anchorage on the south shore of the golfe de Sagone, west coast of Corsica.
- Paid
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
1293HarbourSaint-Jacques, FrancePort de Saint-Jacques
3.6Marina with 365 berths at Saint-Jacques, Sarzeau, in the Gulf of Morbihan, Brittany.
1294AnchorageFrancePortu â Leccia
3.6Rocky anchorage on the west coast of Corsica between Cargèse and Porto, open to the west.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
1295AnchorageFranceChiesa North East
3.6Anchorage on the east coast of southern Corsica between Sant'Amanza and Bonifacio, sand with rocky patches.
- Sheltered W, SW
- 1296AnchorageFrance
Golfe de Péru
3.6Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica, north of Cargèse, over mixed sand, rock and weed.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
- 1297AnchorageFrance
Île de Terre (Nord)
3.6Area north of Île de Terre off the Cotentin east coast, Normandy. Anchoring prohibited.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
1298AnchorageFranceIle du BOIS GERARD
3.6Small wooded island in the Lac de Madine, Grand Est. Anchorage on mud and weed bottom near the northern shore.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
1299HarbourPERROS-GUIREC, FrancePerros Guirec
3.6Marina of 577 berths at Perros-Guirec on the Côte de Granit Rose in northern Brittany, facing the Sept-Îles archipelago.
- 1300AnchorageFrance
Ponte St-Bauzille
3.6Anchorage on the Hérault canal system near Agde, Occitanie, with mud bottom and all-round shelter from surrounding banks.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1301HarbourPerros-Guirec, France
Port de Ploumanac'h
3.6Tidal harbour at the mouth of the Traouïéros valley, within the Côte de Granit Rose classified site, commune of Perros-Guirec in Côtes-d'Armor.
- 1302AnchorageFrance
Punta di Pozzoli
3.6Anchorage off the southern coast of Corsica, close to the Golfe de Porto-Vecchio, with a mud bottom.
- Sheltered N, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
1303HarbourFranceSauzon
3.6Drying harbour on the north-west coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, at the mouth of a narrow ria opening onto the Quiberon bay.
- 1304HarbourFrignicourt, France
Amarrage Libre Frignicourt
3.6Free mooring on the Marne river at Frignicourt, just south of Vitry-le-Francois, in the Marne department, Grand Est.
1305AnchorageFranceBaie de la Perroche
3.6Buoy field of 75 moorings off the Perroche beach on the west coast of Oleron island, Charente-Maritime.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 1306HarbourL'Herbaudière, France
L'Herbaudière
3.6Fishing and yachting harbour of 600 berths on the north-western tip of Noirmoutier, first deepwater shelter south of the Loire estuary.
- 1307AnchorageFrance
Pointe du Bau Rouge
3.6Anchorage off the red cliffs of Carqueiranne, between Toulon and Hyères on the Var coast.
- Sheltered N
- 1308AnchorageFrance
Port de la Croix
3.6Anchorage on the north shore of the Crozon peninsula in the roadstead of Brest, Finistère, sand bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
1309HarbourLarmor-Baden, FrancePort Lagaden
3.6Drying harbour of 430 berths at Larmor-Baden in the western Golfe du Morbihan, opposite the Île aux Moines and the Île de Berder.
1310HarbourPort-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, FrancePort Napoleon
3.6Boatyard and marina at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, at the mouth of the Rhône on the Golfe de Fos, 215 berths, Bouches-du-Rhône.
1311HarbourAuxonne, FrancePort Royal
3.6River marina of 150 berths on the Saône at Auxonne, on the Bourgogne side of the Jura foothills, between Dijon and Dole.
- 1312AnchorageFrance
Seine
3.6River anchorage on the Seine in the Eure valley, on the navigable reach between Vernon and Rouen.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, S
- 1313AnchorageFrance
Anse de l'Espalmador
3.6Small cove on the south side of the Cap Ferrat peninsula, between Villefranche-sur-Mer and Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 1314AnchorageFrance
Baie du Ven Hoal
3.6Anchorage on the north coast of Groix, 2.3 NM west of Port-Tudy, Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 1315AnchorageFrance
Calanque Saint Jean de Dieu ou de l'Oeil de Verre
3.6Small anchorage in the Calanque Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, also called Calanque de l'Œil de Verre, between Morgiou and Sormiou on the Marseille coast.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
1316HarbourChâtillon-sur-Loire, FranceChatillon sur Loire
3.6River port of 40 berths on the Canal latéral à la Loire at Châtillon-sur-Loire, Loiret, 16 km south-east of Gien.
1317HarbourFranceDoelan
3.6Ria harbour on the south coast of Finistère at Clohars-Carnoët, Brittany, between Le Pouldu and Merrien.
- 1318AnchorageFrance
Golfe de Beauduc
3.6Wide sandy bay on the south-western flank of the Camargue, between the Rhône delta and the Grau de la Dent.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
1319AnchorageFranceIle de Jarron
3.6Anchorage by Île Jarron in the Riou archipelago south of Marseille, within the Calanques national park.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1320AnchorageFrance
Plage du Corréjou
3.6Anchorage off the Corréjou beach in the bay of Camaret-sur-Mer, on the west side of the Crozon peninsula, Finistère.
- Sheltered S, SW, W
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Stopover harbours of North Brittany, Saint-Malo to Brest, Emerald Coast anchorages, Saint-Malo to Cancale, Jersey, Guernsey and Sark from Saint-Malo, Pink granite coast and Bréhat: the anchorages, Saint-Brieuc bay: Saint-Quay to Paimpol, Brest roadstead and the Crozon peninsula: the anchorages, Ushant, Molène and Sein: the Iroise anchorages, The Abers: Aber-Wrac'h to Roscoff, Stopover harbours of South Brittany, Brest to the Vilaine, The Glénan: anchorages of the archipelago, The Odet to Concarneau: stopovers and anchorages, Douarnenez bay, Cap Sizun and Audierne, Belle-Île, Houat and Hoëdic: the best anchorages, Gulf of Morbihan: anchorages and stopovers, Quiberon bay and La Trinité: sheltered anchorages, Groix, Lorient and the rias: a weekend from Lorient, The D-Day beaches by sea, East Cotentin: Cherbourg, Barfleur and Saint-Vaast, Granville, Chausey and the west coast of the Cotentin, Alderney and Guernsey from Cherbourg, Côte Fleurie and Alabaster Coast: the stopovers, Atlantic stopover harbours, the Loire to the Gironde, Vendée: Pornic, Noirmoutier, Yeu and Les Sables, Ré, Aix and Oléron: the Pertuis from La Rochelle, Gironde estuary: Royan to Pauillac, Arcachon basin: the anchorages, Basque coast: Capbreton, Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Hendaye, Côte Vermeille: Collioure, Port-Vendres and Banyuls, Sète, the Thau lagoon and the Camargue, Stopover harbours of the Gulf of Lion, Port-Vendres to Port-Camargue, Calanques, Marseille to Cassis: where you can still anchor, Frioul and Riou: the islands of Marseille, Côte Bleue: Carry, Sausset and Niolon, Cassis to Bandol via Île Verte, Îles d'Hyères: Porquerolles, Port-Cros and Levant, Gulf of Saint-Tropez, Pampelonne and the capes, Where to shelter from the mistral in the Var, Bandol to Giens: Sanary, Les Embiez and the Toulon roadstead, Stopover harbours of the Var, Bandol to Saint-Raphaël, Lérins islands and Cap d'Antibes: the anchorages, Villefranche to Menton: Cap Ferrat, Monaco and Menton, The Estérel: Théoule to Agay, anchorages of the red rocks, Stopover harbours of the Riviera, Saint-Raphaël to Menton, The most beautiful anchorages in Corsica, Bonifacio, Lavezzi and the far south, Agriates and Cap Corse: Saint-Florent to Macinaggio, West coast: Calvi, Scandola, Girolata and Ajaccio, Porto-Vecchio, Pinarello and the east coast, Round Corsica in twelve harbours.