Best anchorages and harbours in France

Pointe du Cimetière

Anchorage off the Pointe du Cimetière on the east side of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, close to the Plage des Graniers in the Var.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW, W

Anse d'Agro

Rocky cove on the west coast of Corsica, about 2 nm SW of Calvi, open to the west.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Eluse 21 - Pont tremblant

No-anchoring zone at Lock 21 Pont Tremblant on the Canal des Vosges, Vosges department, between Fontenoy-le-Château and Épinal.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

La Patache

Anchorage off the northwest tip of Île de Ré, near the hamlet of La Patache and the Phare des Baleines.

• Sheltered NW, N

Marseillette

Mooring on the Canal du Midi at Marseillette, between Trebes and Puicheric, in the Aude department.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Mouillage de Crec'h Ar Reullart

Sand-bottom anchorage on the Côte de Granit Rose coastline, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, sheltered from westerly winds.

• Sheltered W

Ostréïcole Andernos-les-Bains

Oyster-farming harbour on the north shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, at Andernos-les-Bains in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Plage de Port Blanc

Sandy anchorage off Port Blanc beach on the west coast of the Quiberon peninsula, Morbihan.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Plage de Vana

Anchorage on the north coast of the désert des Agriates in Corsica, sand and rock bottom, between L'Île-Rousse and Saint-Florent.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Pont Joseph le Brix

Mooring field on buoys in the Bono river, a tributary of the Auray river in the Gulf of Morbihan, under the Joseph Le Brix road bridge.

• Paid
• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Sausset-les-Pins

Marina of 523 berths on the Côte Bleue, between Carry-le-Rouet and Martigues, west of Marseille.

Anse des Catalans

Open anchorage off the Marseille corniche, between Vallon des Auffes 0.4 nm south and the Anse de la Réserve 0.5 nm east, in the 7th arrondissement.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

Anse du loc'h

Sheltered cove on the west shore of the Baie d'Audierne in southern Finistère, sand bottom, protected from the north, east and west.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW

Cala di u Commissariu

Small sand cove on the south coast of Corsica, in the gulf of Valinco, south-west of Propriano.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Plage du Ceinturon

Anchorage off the Ceinturon beach on the east side of the Hyères peninsula, Var, opposite the salt marshes of the Vieux Salins.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Pointe de Caramassaigne

Anchorage off the eastern shore of the Parc national des Calanques, between the calanques of Morgiou and Sormiou, west of Marseille.

• Sheltered W, NW

Porquerolles

Buoy field of 31 moorings in the bay of Porquerolles village, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros.

• Paid
• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW, W

Port Manec'h

Small harbour at the mouth of the Aven and Bélon rivers on the south coast of Finistère, in the commune of Névez. 585 moorings on buoys, 1.8 m maximum draught.

Ramp Mooring

Slipway and small mooring on the Doubs at Verdun-sur-le-Doubs, where the Doubs meets the Saone in southern Burgundy.

Cala di i Purcilli

Sand-bottom cove on the east coast of Corsica, south of the Porto-Vecchio gulf entrance.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

La Tonnara

Bay on the south-western tip of Corsica between Figari and Pianottoli, named after the old tuna trap still visible on the shore.

• Sheltered E, SE

Meilhan Sur Garonne

Canal port on the Canal de Garonne at Meilhan-sur-Garonne, on the northern bank of the Garonne valley in Lot-et-Garonne.

Mole du Piegu

Anchorage off the Môle du Piégu at Pléneuf-Val-André, Côtes-d'Armor, sand bottom, water available ashore.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

port Wittring

Canal halt with 10 berths at Zetting on the Canal des houilleres de la Sarre, in Moselle, Grand Est.

Punta di palumbare

Headland just east of Île Rousse on the Balagne coast of Corsica. Anchoring is prohibited in this zone.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

Beaumont-sur-Oise

River reach on the Oise in Val-d'Oise, 30 km north of Paris. Anchoring is prohibited on this stretch.

• Sheltered NW, N, E, S, SE

Ecluse de Bourg-les-Valence

Prohibited anchoring zone on the Rhône between Valence and La Roche-de-Glun in the Drôme.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Les Gros Murs sud

Prohibited anchoring zone on the south coast of Porquerolles, rock bottom, within the Port-Cros national park maritime perimeter.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

maison du passeur

Anchorage on the Rance estuary in Brittany, downstream of the Barrage de la Rance, on the La Richardais shore between Dinard and Saint-Malo.

• Free
• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Nouzonville

Small river halt on the Meuse in the Ardennes, 5 berths, between Charleville-Mezieres and Monthermé.