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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1561HarbourPléneuf-Val-André, FrancePort du Piegu
3.3Small drying harbour on the western side of the bay of Pléneuf-Val-André in the Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany.
1562AnchorageFrancePort-York
3.3Open anchorage on the north coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, Morbihan, on a sand and weed bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 1563AnchorageFrance
Poudrantais
3.3Anchorage off Pointe du Poudrantais on the west shore of the Vilaine estuary, south Brittany, near Pénestin.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
- 1564AnchorageFrance
Vignola West
3.3Anchorage west of Ajaccio, over sand, facing the Sanguinaires islands.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
1565HarbourFranceAudenge
3.3Small drying harbour on the north-east shore of Bassin d'Arcachon, in the commune of Audenge.
1566AnchorageFranceBaie des Nations
3.3Anchorage on the north shore of the Baie de La Ciotat, off Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer in Provence.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
1567HarbourLa Plaine-sur-Mer, FranceLa Gravette
3.3Drying tidal harbour on the Jade coast at La Plaine-sur-Mer, at the northern entrance to the Bay of Bourgneuf.
- 1568AnchorageFrance
mobilhome
3.3Anchorage inside the Arcachon basin, on the west shore off the Cap Ferret peninsula, New Aquitaine.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 1569AnchorageFrance
Plage Est
3.3Open roadstead off the east beach of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, in the Camargue, with a sand bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
1570AnchorageFrancePointe de Balaruc
3.3Anchorage on the étang de Thau near Balaruc, Occitanie. Mud bottom, shelter from NW through SW, open to the SE.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW
1571AnchorageFranceRade de la Badine - Hyères
3.3Anchorage on the northern side of the Giens tombolo, east of Hyères, with sand and patches of posidonia seagrass on the bottom.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
- 1572AnchorageFrance
Sainte-Maxime
3.3Anchorage in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez off the Sainte-Maxime seafront, sand bottom, open to the south.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
1573AnchorageFrancePen mané
3.3Anchorage of 45 moorings on sand in the Blavet estuary at Locmiquélic, on the east bank of the Lorient roadstead.
- Paid
- Sheltered NE, SE, S, SW, W, NW
- 1574AnchorageFrance
Plage de Suveret
3.3Small cove at Théoule-sur-Mer on the red porphyry coast of the Esterel, between Cannes and La Napoule.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
1575HarbourDouarnenez, FrancePort Rhu
3.3Enclosed lock basin of around 470 berths between Douarnenez and Tréboul, home of the Port-Musée and its fleet of historic vessels.
1576HarbourCassis, FrancePort-Miou
3.3A 457-berth marina set inside the Port-Miou calanque, 0.9 NM SW of Cassis, within the Calanques National Park.
1577AnchorageFranceAnse de Bernon
3.2Anchorage on the Presqu'île de Rhuys, just east of Port du Crouesty and close to Port-Navalo, Brittany. Sand and weed bottom.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
1578HarbourMarseille, FranceCorbières Port
3.2A 320-berth harbour set below the Corbières cliffs, between L'Estaque and the Côte Bleue, north of Marseille.
- 1579AnchorageFrance
Fouchécourt
3.2Mooring prohibited along the Petite Saône at Fouchécourt, in Haute-Saône, upstream of the lock and opposite the VNF halte fluviale.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1580AnchorageFrance
Les Bégets
3.2Zone off the Bégets, on the western shore of Lac du Bourget between Le Bourget-du-Lac and Aix-les-Bains, Savoie. Anchoring is prohibited here.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
- 1581AnchorageFrance
Plage de la Petite Corniche
3.2Anchorage off the south coast of the Île d'Yeu, Vendée, at the foot of the coastal path known as the Sentier de la Corniche.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
1582AnchorageFrancePointe de Crau de Nao/ Beach Cap
3.2Rocky point and small beach on the western shore of Cap Ferrat, between Villefranche-sur-Mer and the village of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
1583AnchorageFranceRiva Bella
3.2Anchorage off the long sand beach of Riva Bella, east coast of Corsica between Bastia and Solenzara.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 1584AnchorageFrance
Saint-Mitre
3.2Anchorage on the northern shore of the Étang de Berre, off Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts, west of Istres.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
1585AnchorageFranceAnse de Loubye
3.2Shallow cove between Rivedoux-Plage and La Flotte on the north coast of Île de Ré, six mooring spots on sand.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N
1586HarbourBordeaux, FranceBègles
3.2River marina of 40 berths on the left bank of the Garonne at Bègles, in the southern outskirts of Bordeaux.
1587AnchorageFranceCalanque du Brégançonnet
3.2Anchorage on the south side of Porquerolles, 1.1 NM SW of the village, sand bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
- 1588HarbourAgen, France
Nautiques de Agen
3.2Inland halt of about 20 berths on the Canal latéral à la Garonne in Agen, New Aquitaine.
1589HarbourSaint-Aygulf, FranceSaint-Aygulf
3.2Marina of 232 berths between Fréjus and Sainte-Maxime on the Côte d'Azur, at the mouth of the Garonne coastal stream in the Var.
1590AnchorageFranceAnse de Pen Castel
3.2Anchorage inside the Gulf of Morbihan, on the south shore of the Île d'Arz approaches near Arzon.
- Paid
- Sheltered W, SW, S
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