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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- 1381AnchorageFrance
Cap Rossu Nord
3.5Anchorage on the north side of Capu Rossu, west coast of Corsica between the Gulf of Porto and the Gulf of Sagone.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW
1382AnchorageFranceGolfe de Calvi
3.5Deep sandy bay on the north-west coast of Corsica, overlooked by the Genoese citadel of Calvi, with holding on sand across most of the anchorage.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1383AnchorageFrance
Halte Nautique de Conflans-Sainte-Honorine
3.5River halt on the Seine at the confluence with the Oise, in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, Yvelines.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
1384HarbourParis, FranceLa Villette Marina
3.5Marina in the Bassin de la Villette in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, on the canal de l'Ourcq between the Rotonde de Ledoux and the pont levant de la rue de Crimée.
1385HarbourMarennes, FranceMarennes
3.5Tidal lock marina of 160 berths in Marennes, on the Seudre estuary in Charente-Maritime.
1386AnchorageFrancePointe de Combrit
3.5Anchorage in the Odet estuary between Sainte-Marine and Bénodet, southern Finistère.
- Sheltered N, NE
- 1387AnchorageFrance
Port Melin
3.5Small anchorage on the north coast of the Île de Groix, east of Port-Tudy, with sand and rock bottom.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
- 1388AnchorageFrance
Rade de Fornali
3.5Anchorage in the inner roadstead of Saint-Florent, 0.4 NM from the harbour entrance, on the north shore of the gulf under the Tour de Fornali.
- Free
- Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W
1389AnchorageFranceAnse de Camaret
3.5Anchorage in the bay of Camaret-sur-Mer on the Crozon peninsula, west Finistère, between the Pointe du Toulinguet and the Sillon de Camaret shingle bank.
- Free
- Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W
- 1390AnchorageFrance
Anse de la Scaletta
3.5Small cove on the east side of the Cap Ferrat peninsula, between Nice and Villefranche-sur-Mer, on the Côte d'Azur.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
1391AnchorageFranceBaie de Crovani
3.5West-facing bay on the Corsican coast between Galéria and Calvi, backed by a long pebble beach and the Argentella mountains.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
- 1392AnchorageFrance
Plage De Fleury
3.5Sand anchorage off the beach of Fleury-d'Aude, at the mouth of the Aude river on the Occitan coast between Narbonne and Béziers.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
1393AnchorageFrancePlage de la Garite
3.5Anchorage on the French south shore of Lake Geneva, east of Nernier village in Haute-Savoie, sand bottom sheltered from S to SE winds.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
1394HarbourHyères, FrancePort Saint Pierre - Hyères
3.5Marina of 1432 berths at Hyères, rade d'Hyères, Var. Main harbour of the commune.
1395AnchorageFrancePorts Darland
3.5Mooring marked as prohibited in the Molène archipelago off western Brittany, inside the Parc naturel marin d'Iroise.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
1396HarbourStrasbourg, FranceStrasbourg
3.5Inland marina of 80 berths on the Rhine waterway network at Strasbourg, Alsace.
1397HarbourBarfleur, FranceBarfleur
3.5Tidal harbour of 125 berths on the north-east tip of the Cotentin peninsula, in Normandy.
1398AnchorageFranceCalanque de l'Erevine
3.5Narrow limestone calanque on the Côte Bleue between Niolon and Méjean, west of Marseille, inside the Côte Bleue marine park.
- Sheltered NW, N
1399HarbourFrontignan, FranceFrontignan plage
3.5Marina of 600 berths on the Frontignan lido, between the Étang d'Ingril and the Gulf of Lion, in the Hérault.
1400AnchorageFrancePietracorbara
3.5Anchorage off the long sand beach of Pietracorbara, east coast of Cap Corse.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
1401HarbourSérignan, FrancePort de Sérignan - l'Orb
3.5River port of 400 berths on the lower Orb, 2 km inland from the river mouth, commune of Sérignan in Hérault.
- 1402HarbourLey, France
Port Fluvial de Lagarde
3.5River harbour on the canal de la Marne au Rhin in Moselle, between Nancy and Strasbourg.
- 1403AnchorageFrance
Port Saint-Julien
3.5Sand bottom anchorage on the east coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer in Brittany, sheltered from W and SW winds.
- Sheltered W, SW
1404AnchorageFranceRaguénez
3.5Anchorage between the Île de Raguénez and the mainland, on the southern coast of Finistère between Concarneau and the Aven estuary.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
1405AnchorageFranceSagone - West
3.5Anchorage in the Golfe de Sagone on the west coast of Corsica, between Cargèse and Cap Rossu, with sand and rock seabed.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
1406AnchorageFranceSagone Anchorage
3.5Sand-bottomed roadstead in the Golfe de Sagone on the west coast of Corsica, just south of Port de Sagone.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
1407AnchorageFranceAnse Dite Port Mirabelle
3.5Anchorage on the lac de Madine, a 1100-hectare reservoir in the Meuse, Grand Est region, used for inland sailing.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
1408HarbourBrest, FranceBrest Moulin Blanc
3.5Large marina on the north shore of the rade de Brest, Finistère, with 1460 berths and 3 m maximum draught.
- 1409AnchorageFrance
Île de Farina
3.5Sand-bottom anchorage off the Îles Cerbicale, 3 NM east of the Gulf of Porto-Vecchio in southern Corsica.
- Sheltered N, SE, S, W, NW
- 1410AnchorageFrance
Pointe d'Acula
3.5Rocky anchorage off the western coast of Corsica, between Tizzano and the Gulf of Valinco.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
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