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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2011AnchorageFranceAnse de la Chambrette
2.4Anchorage on the Médoc bank of the Gironde estuary, just south of the Pointe de Grave, with a sand bottom.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
2012AnchorageFranceLa Ciotat
2.4Prohibited anchoring zone off La Ciotat on the Provence coast, between Marseille and Bandol. Sand bottom, sheltered from N, NW, W and SW.
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
2013HarbourFranceSaint-Vivien-de-Médoc
2.4Tidal port on the Chenal de Saint-Vivien, left bank of the Gironde estuary, 14 km south of Pointe de Grave.
2014HarbourIsse, FranceCondé-sur-Marne
2.4Eight-berth halte on the Canal latéral à la Marne at the junction with the Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne, in the Champagne vineyards east of Épernay.
2015AnchorageFranceLe Canadel
2.4Buoy field of around 70 moorings off the beach of Le Canadel-sur-Mer, between Le Lavandou and Cavalaire, Var coast.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 2016HarbourFrance
Port Albert Samson
2.4Small marina on the north shore of the Étang de Berre at Marignane, Bouches-du-Rhône.
2017HarbourFrancePort plaisance Montreux Château
2.4Small canal marina at Montreux-Château on the Canal du Rhône au Rhin branche sud, Territoire de Belfort, about 10 berths.
- 2018HarbourGray, France
Gray
2.3River port on the Saône at the town of Gray in Haute-Saône, on the Petite Saône section of the navigation between Corre and Saint-Jean-de-Losne.
- 2019HarbourParcieux, France
Ancienne écluse de Port Bernalin
2.3River halt on the Saône at Parcieux, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, on the right bank upstream of Lyon.
- 2020AnchorageFrance
Condrexange Ort
2.3Prohibited mooring spot on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin near Réchicourt, Moselle. Stopping here is not permitted.
- Sheltered N, NE, SW, S
- 2021AnchorageFrance
Domaine de Vallier
2.3Buoy mooring on the Dordogne river in the Gironde estuary area, sand bottom, used as a tidal stop on the way up to Libourne or Bordeaux.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 2022HarbourMarans, France
Marans
2.3Inland marina at the head of the Sèvre Niortaise canal in the Marais Poitevin, 24 km from the sea, maximum draught 1.4 m.
2023HarbourFranceBesancon Tunnel ponton
2.3Small pontoon on the Doubs at the entrance of the tunnel sous la Citadelle in Besançon, 4 berths.
2024AnchorageFranceLocquénolé
2.3River anchorage on the Morlaix estuary in northern Finistère, off the village of Locquénolé, on a mud bottom.
- Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
2025HarbourBarcarès, FrancePort Barcarès
2.3Marina on the Roussillon lido between the sea and the Salses-Leucate lagoon, 1400 berths with the Lydia beached liner as its landmark.
- 2026AnchorageFrance
Linkin
2.3Large anchorage of 200 moorings on sand along the Linkin seafront at Perros-Guirec, Côte de Granit Rose.
- Free
- Sheltered SE, S, SW, W, NW
2027AnchorageFrancePalavas-les-Flots
2.3Open roadstead off the beach of Palavas-les-Flots on the Languedoc coast, sand bottom, exposed to the south.
- Sheltered NW, N
2028AnchorageFranceÉcluse n°9 de Moussey
2.3Prohibited anchorage at lock 9 on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin in Lorraine, mud bottom. Stopping in the lock approach is forbidden.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
- 2029HarbourOrconte, France
Halte Fluviale Orconte
2.3Three-berth river halt at Orconte on the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne, southern Marne département.
- 2030AnchorageFrance
Mouillage au large de Piriac-sur-Mer
2.3Sand anchorage off Piriac-sur-Mer on the Guérande peninsula, southern Brittany approaches.
- Sheltered E, SE
- 2031AnchorageFrance
Erba Rossa
2.3Sand anchorage off the Erba Rossa beach on the east coast of Corsica, between Solenzara and Aléria.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 2032AnchorageFrance
Grève de Saint-Michel
2.3Anchorage on the north Brittany coast between Locquémeau and Locquirec, sand bottom with patches of weed.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
2033HarbourLes Fouchards, FranceHalte nautique des fouchards
2.3Small canal stop of five berths on the Canal latéral à la Loire, near Bannay in the Cher, between Léré and Saint-Thibault.
2034HarbourÎle-de-Batz, FranceMoll
2.3Small drying harbour on the south coast of Île-de-Batz, Finistère, in the Canal de l'Île-de-Batz opposite Roscoff.
2035HarbourFrancePort Bloc
2.3Small harbour on the north tip of the Médoc peninsula at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, on the left bank of the Gironde estuary mouth.
- 2036AnchorageFrance
Port Gwenn
2.3Anchorage on the southern coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, Morbihan, mixed sand and rock, sheltered from the north.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
2037HarbourMaubert, FrancePort Maubert
2.3Tidal harbour on the right bank of the Gironde estuary, in the commune of Saint-Fort-sur-Gironde, Charente-Maritime.
- 2038AnchorageFrance
Punta de la Pietrella
2.3Shore off Punta de la Pietrella on the west side of Île Rousse, Balagne coast of Corsica. Anchoring prohibited.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
- 2039HarbourQuinéville, France
Quinéville
2.3Drying tidal harbour on the east coast of the Cotentin peninsula, Manche, between Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue and Barfleur.
2040HarbourAgde, FranceAgde - quai visiteurs
2.3Visitor quay on the Hérault river in the centre of Agde, between the Canal du Midi junction and the sea, in western Hérault.
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