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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- 1831AnchorageFrance
Cendrecourt
2.8Stretch of the Saône river near the village of Cendrecourt in Haute-Saône, on the Petite Saône between Corre and Port-sur-Saône.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1832AnchorageFrance
Île des Levrettes
2.8Sand anchorage on the north coast of Brittany, 0.8 NM north of Port-Blanc village, in the Côtes-d'Armor.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW, W
- 1833AnchorageFrance
Ile Verte
2.8Anchorage in the Gironde estuary off the Île Verte, a wooded island on the right bank between Blaye and Bourg, about 35 NM upstream from Royan.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SW, W
1834HarbourFranceNouvelle Marina Port Saint-Louis
2.8River marina on the Seine at Villennes-sur-Seine, Yvelines, downstream of Paris.
- 1835AnchorageFrance
Plage De La Moutte
2.8Anchorage off a sandy beach on the east side of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, between Les Salins and Cap des Salins, in the Var.
- Sheltered W, SW, S
1836AnchorageFrancePointe de la Cride
2.8Sand-bottom anchorage off the Pointe de la Cride headland, between Sanary-sur-Mer and Bandol on the Provence coast.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
1837HarbourKerdruc, FrancePort de Kerdruc Nevez
2.8Small wet harbour on the right bank of the Aven estuary, in the commune of Névez, 1.2 NM upstream from Port Manec'h.
- 1838HarbourAgde, France
Quai Commandant Méric
2.8River quay on the Hérault in Agde, about 4 km upstream from the sea entrance at Le Grau d'Agde, Occitanie.
1839AnchorageFranceAnse de Bertheaume
2.8Roadstead east of the Pointe Saint-Mathieu at the entrance of the Brest channel, between Plougonvelin and the Fort de Bertheaume.
- Paid
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
1840AnchorageFranceFalaises de Bonifacio
2.8Anchorage along the white limestone cliffs of Bonifacio at the southern tip of Corsica, above a sand and rock bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
1841AnchorageFranceLa Grand Motte
2.8Prohibited anchoring zone off the beach of La Grande-Motte on the Occitan coast. Sand bottom, water point ashore via the harbour.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
1842AnchorageFrancePont L'Abbé
2.8Mooring on buoy in the Pont-l'Abbé river, south Finistère, on the Pays Bigouden coast.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, S
1843HarbourGrau d'Agde, FrancePort du Grau d'Agde
2.8Small river harbour of 100 berths on the Hérault estuary, on the left bank facing La Tamarissière, in Occitanie.
- 1844HarbourVilleneuve-lès-Béziers, France
Villeneuve-lès-Béziers Town Quay
2.8Town quay on the Canal du Midi at Villeneuve-lès-Béziers, Hérault, between the Portiragnes lock and the Béziers flight.
1845AnchorageFranceBarcaju
2.8Anchorage on the south-west coast of Corsica, just west of Tizzano, between Campomoro and the Sénétosa lighthouse.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
1846AnchorageFranceLa Faviere
2.8Anchorage off La Favière beach in the Bay of Bormes, Var, east of the Cap de Brégançon.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
- 1847AnchorageFrance
Pointe de Taravo
2.8Anchorage off the mouth of the Taravo river in the Gulf of Valinco, western Corsica, sand bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 1848AnchorageFrance
Anse Bénodet - Ouest
2.8Anchorage west of Bénodet at the mouth of the Odet in Finistère, sand bottom, sheltered from N and NE winds.
- Sheltered N, NE
- 1849HarbourLe Havre, France
Bassin Vauban
2.8Enclosed dock in central Le Havre, next to the Bassin du Commerce, in Normandy at the mouth of the Seine estuary.
1850AnchorageFranceLe Moulon
2.8Calanque anchorage on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Niolon and Calanque du Petit Méjean.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
- 1851AnchorageFrance
Pointe de Hautebelle
2.8Anchorage on the north shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, between Claouey and Andernos-les-Bains, mud bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
1852AnchorageFrancePointe de la Croisette
2.8Anchorage off the Pointe de la Croisette east of Cannes, facing the bay and the Îles de Lérins, Alpes-Maritimes.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
- 1853AnchorageFrance
Anse du Pérello
2.8Rocky cove on the coast of Ploemeur, Morbihan, west of Lorient and the approach to the Blavet.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
- 1854AnchorageFrance
Anse du Ter
2.8Sheltered anchorage on the west bank of the Lorient roadstead, Morbihan, opposite La Base.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
1855AnchorageFranceÎle du Pilier Nord
2.8Anchorage on the north side of Île du Pilier, a small rocky island off Noirmoutier, 2.7 NM west of L'Herbaudière.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 1856AnchorageFrance
Le canal du retour
2.8Tidal anchorage on the south bank of the Seine estuary, off Berville-sur-Mer in Normandy, on the old navigation channel.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1857AnchorageFrance
Molène
2.8Anchorage on sand off the Trégor coast in Brittany, sheltered from NW through W to SW winds.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
- 1858HarbourVermenton, France
vermenton
2.8River halt on the Cure, a branch off the Canal du Nivernais, in the Yonne department of Burgundy.
- 1859AnchorageFrance
Yachts area
2.8Anchorage in the Gulf of Saint-Florent, northern Corsica, about 0.8 nm north of the town port.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
1860AnchorageFranceÉtang d'urbin
2.7Open anchorage off the étang d'Urbinu lagoon on the east coast of Corsica, between Aléria and Solenzara.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
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