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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- 1981AnchorageFrance
Anse de Balaguier
2.5Cove on the north shore of the rade de Toulon, off La Seyne-sur-Mer. Anchoring is prohibited to protect the Posidonia meadow.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 1982HarbourPalavas-les-Flots, France
Halt Palavas-les-Flots
2.5Small canal halt in Palavas-les-Flots on the Lez, Occitanie, with 4 berths.
- 1983HarbourThil, France
Loivre
2.5Canal halt for 4 boats on the Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne, about 12 km north-west of Reims.
- 1984AnchorageFrance
Plage d’Arène Cros
2.5Sand beach anchorage in the Baie des Lecques, on the western edge of the Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer shoreline, sheltered from the mistral by Cap Sicié to the east.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 1985HarbourMarseille, France
Pomegue
2.5Small harbour in the former military cove of Pomegues, on the southern island of the Frioul archipelago off Marseille, inside the Calanques National Park perimeter.
1986HarbourFrancePort plaisance Deluz
2.5River marina on the Doubs at Deluz, on the Canal du Rhône au Rhin, about 15 km northeast of Besançon, roughly 30 berths.
1987HarbourFourques, FranceSmall Potoon
2.5Single-berth pontoon on the Petit Rhone at Fourques, Gard, Occitanie, at the junction with the Canal du Rhone a Sete.
1988HarbourCusey, FranceHalte Nautique Cusey
2.4Small halt on the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne at Cusey, Haute-Marne, with 5 berths.
1989AnchorageFrancePlage du platé
2.4Open roadstead off Diélette on the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula, Normandy, sand bottom.
- Sheltered E, SE, S
- 1990HarbourTalange, France
Talange
2.4River port on the Moselle at Talange, 60 berths, between Metz and Thionville in the Moselle department.
- 1991AnchorageFrance
Campo Magiore
2.4Anchorage in the Golfe de Saint-Florent, Haute-Corse, about 2.8 NM north-east of Saint-Florent harbour.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
1992HarbourRennes, FranceÉcluse Saint Martin
2.4Lock on the canal d'Ille-et-Rance in northern Rennes, first lock north of the city on the Vilaine to Rance waterway, with 4 visitor berths.
1993AnchorageFranceÎle - Tudy
2.4Anchorage in the Anse de Bénodet off the Île-Tudy peninsula, opposite Loctudy, at the mouth of the Pont-l'Abbé river in southern Finistere.
- Paid
- Sheltered NE, E, SE, SW, W, NW
- 1994HarbourCompiègne, France
Compiegne Quay
2.4River marina of 80 berths on the Oise in the centre of Compiegne, just upstream of the Aisne confluence.
- 1995HarbourLaon, France
Halte Chaillevois
2.4Small canal halt on the Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne, about 10 km west of Laon in the Aisne department, with 2 berths and up to 2 m depth.
1996AnchorageFranceMaixe
2.4Prohibited mooring zone on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin near the village of Maixe in Meurthe-et-Moselle, mud bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE
1997AnchorageFrancePicain Boys
2.4Mooring buoy field off Port-Picain, on the east side of the Baie de Cancale in Ille-et-Vilaine.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 1998HarbourFrance
Savoyeux
2.4Small river port of 6 berths on the Saône, at Savoyeux in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
- 1999HarbourFrance
Port de Marignane
2.4Small municipal harbour of 20 berths on the south shore of the Étang de Berre, at the mouth of the Cadière river in Marignane.
- 2000AnchorageFrance
Anse de Beauport
2.4Sand-bottom anchorage in the Baie de Paimpol, Côtes-d'Armor, 1.6 NM SE of Paimpol marina.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
2001HarbourFranceHalte Camping Lamarche
2.4Three-berth campsite halt at Lamarche-sur-Saône on the Saône, in Côte-d'Or.
- 2002AnchorageFrance
Plage de l'Argentière
2.4Anchorage off Plage de l'Argentière on the southern coast of La Londe-les-Maures, Var, with sand and algae bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
- 2003HarbourRenève, France
VNF fluvi halte
2.4VNF river halt with 4 berths on the canal de la Marne à la Saône at Renève, in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
2004AnchorageFranceAnse de Toulindag
2.4Anchorage of about 40 buoys in the Golfe du Morbihan, off the north shore west of Arradon.
- Paid
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
- 2005AnchorageFrance
Punta Bianca
2.4Anchorage on the north side of the Revellata peninsula, between Calvi and the lighthouse of La Revellata.
- Sheltered SW, S
2006AnchorageFranceSaint-Briac-sur-Mer
2.4Anchorage off Saint-Briac at the mouth of the Frémur, on the Emerald Coast between Saint-Malo and Dinard.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
2007HarbourFranceHalte Fluviale de Givors Plaisance
2.4River halt on the right bank of the Rhone at Givors, about 25 km south of Lyon, at the confluence of the Gier.
- 2008AnchorageFrance
Lagune
2.4Sand-bottom anchorage off the Camargue coast near Port Camargue, sheltered from NE and E, exposed to S and W winds.
- Sheltered NE, E
2009AnchorageFranceLe Lion de Mer
2.4Mooring buoys off the Lion de Mer rock, a 35 m porphyry islet west of Saint-Raphaël, Var.
- Sheltered SE
- 2010HarbourUrcuit, France
Ponton de Lahonce
2.4River pontoon on the Adour at Urcuit, upstream of Bayonne in the Basque Country.
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