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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1771HarbourIssel, FranceCastelnaudary Quai Canelot
2.9Mooring quay on the Grand Bassin of Castelnaudary, on the Canal du Midi in the Aude, Occitanie.
- 1772AnchorageFrance
Plage Chapelle Saint-Georges
2.9Anchorage off the beach of Saint-Georges at Le Pradet, on the Var coast between Toulon and the Giens peninsula, mixed sand, rock and Posidonia.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
1773AnchorageFrancePorto-Vecchio
2.9Anchorage in the Golfe de Porto-Vecchio, a 5 km deep ria on the south-east coast of Corsica.
- Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
1774AnchorageFranceBaie du Lazaret
2.9Bay on the south shore of the Toulon roadstead, between Saint-Mandrier peninsula and La Seyne-sur-Mer, open to the N.
- Free
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
1775AnchorageFranceBaie du Pouliguen
2.9Sand anchorage in the bay of La Baule, between Le Pouliguen to the W and Pornichet to the SE, on the Guerande peninsula.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
1776AnchorageFranceLa Dives
2.9River anchorage at the mouth of the Dives estuary, between Cabourg and Houlgate in Normandy.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1777HarbourNiderviller, France
Niderviller Marina
2.9Rental base and halte fluviale on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin at Niderviller, Moselle, at the junction of the summit pound.
1778HarbourPornic, FrancePort de Gourmalon
2.9Marina of 350 berths in Pornic on the south Brittany coast of Loire-Atlantique, on the north shore of the Baie de Bourgneuf.
1779HarbourVal de Livre, FranceTour Sur Marne
2.9Mooring on the Canal latéral à la Marne at Tours-sur-Marne, village in the Champagne vineyards of the Marne department.
1780HarbourLa Cotinière, FranceLa Cotinière
2.9Fishing and leisure harbour on the west coast of the Île d'Oléron, Charente-Maritime. Fifth French Atlantic fishing port by tonnage landed.
- 1781AnchorageFrance
Les Trois Frères
2.9Sand anchorage off the coast of La Ciotat, on the Provence coast east of Marseille.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
- 1782AnchorageFrance
Anse de l'Aiguade
2.9Sand-bottomed cove on the north coast of Porquerolles, in the Parc national de Port-Cros, 0.9 NM W of the island's main village.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW
1783AnchorageFranceBaie de Brézellec
2.9Rocky anchorage on the Cap Sizun coast in Finistère, between Pointe de Brézellec and Pointe du Van, western Brittany.
- Free
- Sheltered SE, S, SW, W
- 1784HarbourRompon, France
Le Pouzin
2.9River halt on the right bank of the Rhône at the mouth of the Ouvèze, between Valence and Montélimar.
1785HarbourDamgan, FrancePort de Penerf
2.9Tidal harbour of 110 berths on the Penerf river estuary in southern Morbihan, Brittany, serving the village of Damgan.
1786HarbourFrancePort Langres
2.9Small canal port with 12 berths on the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne, at the foot of the fortified town of Langres in Haute-Marne.
1787HarbourSaint-Malo, FranceSaint Malo - Les Sablons
2.9Marina of 1200 berths in the bay of Saint-Servan, on the south side of Saint-Malo opposite the walled city.
1788AnchorageFranceSolidor
2.9Anchorage off the Tour Solidor in the Rance estuary, Saint-Servan, at the southern edge of Saint-Malo.
- Paid
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 1789AnchorageFrance
Anse de la Mauresque
2.9Rocky cove on the Côte Vermeille between Port-Vendres and Collioure, at the foot of the coastal cliffs of the Pyrénées-Orientales.
- Sheltered SW, W
1790HarbourIsigny-sur-Mer, FranceIsigny-sur-Mer
2.9Small river marina of 54 berths in the Aure estuary, 4 NM inland from the Baie des Veys on the Normandy coast.
1791HarbourÈze, FrancePort de Silva Maris
2.9Small marina of 59 berths below the village of Èze, on the Côte d'Azur between Nice and Monaco.
1792AnchorageFranceBaie de Figari - Îlot du Port
2.9Anchorage in the inner Baie de Figari, a long inlet on the south coast of Corsica, west of Bonifacio.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE
1793AnchorageFranceLeucate Plage
2.9Sandy roadstead off Leucate beach in Occitanie, sheltered from N, W and NW winds.
- Sheltered N, W, NW
1794AnchorageFranceMarine de Tollare
2.9Small anchorage on the north tip of Cap Corse below the Tollare Genoese tower, 600 metres west of Barcaggio.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
1795AnchorageFranceAnse du Saillant
2.9Mud-bottom anchorage on the east side of Île d'Aix in Charente-Maritime, inside the Pertuis d'Antioche.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
1796AnchorageFranceBaie du Prieuré
2.9Bay at Dinard on the Rance estuary, opposite Saint-Malo intra-muros, in Ille-et-Vilaine.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, W, E, SW, S, SE
1797HarbourBougival, FranceQuai Bougival
2.9Small visitor quay on the right bank of the Seine at Bougival, about 15 km west of Paris, between locks of Chatou and Bougival.
- 1798AnchorageFrance
Anse de la Vieille Chapelle
2.9Small cove on the Marseille coast between Pointe Rouge and the Madrague de Montredon, sand bottom.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
- 1799AnchorageFrance
Bonifacio South
2.9Anchorage off the limestone cliffs south of Bonifacio, 0.8 NM SE of the harbour entrance, sand bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
1800HarbourBalaruc-les-Bains, FrancePonton De Balladuc Dit La Piscine
2.9Small pontoon on the étang de Thau at Balaruc-les-Bains, with 4 berths and up to 2.3 m draught.
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