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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2071HarbourReims, FranceHaltes nautiques de Reims
2.2Freshwater halt on the Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne in central Reims, Champagne region.
- 2072HarbourFrance
Port De Richard
2.2Small tidal port on the left bank of the Gironde estuary at the foot of the Phare de Richard, commune of Jau-Dignac-et-Loirac.
2073AnchorageFrancePlage du Lydia
2.1Anchorage off the beach of Le Barcarès, on the Roussillon coast, named after the ship Lydia beached on the sand since 1967.
- Sheltered NW, W
- 2074AnchorageFrance
Punta d'Arasu Nord
2.1Open anchorage on the east coast of Corsica, north of Punta d'Arasu, sand bottom, about 4 nautical miles north-east of Porto-Vecchio.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
- 2075HarbourScye, France
Quai de Saône
2.1Village quay on the Petite Saone at Scye, Haute-Saone, between Port-sur-Saone and Scey-sur-Saone in the upper navigable reach.
- 2076AnchorageFrance
ufer mit poller vor condrexange
2.1Prohibited mooring spot on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin before Réchicourt, Moselle. Bollards are present but stopping here is not permitted.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
2077AnchorageFrancePortivy
2.1Small fishing harbour on the west side of the Quiberon peninsula in Morbihan, Brittany. Anchoring outside the harbour is prohibited.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
- 2078AnchorageFrance
Calanque des Salins
2.1Prohibited anchorage zone on the east coast of Porquerolles, inside the Port-Cros National Park maritime perimeter.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 2079HarbourFrance
Halte Fluvial Froncles
2.1Canal stopover at Froncles on the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne, Haute-Marne. Seven berths, up to 1.6 m draught.
2080HarbourFrancePort du Teich
2.1Tidal harbour of 190 berths on the Leyre delta at the south-east end of the Bassin d'Arcachon, in Gironde.
- 2081HarbourCrêches-sur-Saône, France
Crêches-sur-Saône
2.1Small river halt on the left bank of the Saône at PK 23.5, in southern Burgundy 10 km south of Mâcon.
- 2082HarbourGray, France
Halte fluviale d’Arc-Lès-Gray - Port Saint Martin
2.1Twelve-berth river halt known as Port Saint-Martin on the Saône at Arc-lès-Gray in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, opposite the town of Gray.
- 2083HarbourPrény, France
Kai Pagny s. Moselle
2.1Small river quay on the canalised Moselle near Pagny-sur-Moselle, 2 berths, max draught 1 m.
2084HarbourParaza, FrancePort De Paraza
2.1Canal du Midi halte at the foot of the Château de Paraza, in the Aude between Le Somail and Argens-Minervois, on the Minervois wine plateau.
- 2085AnchorageFrance
Héliopolis
2.1Sand anchorage off the Héliopolis naturist quarter of Cap d'Agde, western Mediterranean coast of France.
- Sheltered NW, W
2086AnchorageFranceAspretto
2.1Anchorage in the Gulf of Ajaccio on the south shore near the former naval air station of Aspretto, Corsica.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
2087- 2088AnchorageFrance
Scogliu Biancu
2.1Anchorage off the Scogliu Biancu rock in the Golfe de Valinco, on the south-west coast of Corsica.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
2089AnchorageFranceCap de Tourre
2.1Anchorage in the étang de Thau, on the north shore near Mèze, Occitanie.
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
- 2090HarbourThil, France
Courcy
2.1Small canal halt for 4 boats on the Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne, about 10 km north of Reims in the Grand Est region.
2091HarbourOmey, FranceMutigny
2.0Four-berth halte on the Canal latéral à la Marne near Omey, between Châlons-en-Champagne and Vitry-le-François.
2092HarbourPort-la-Nouvelle, FrancePort La Nouvelle - Robine - quai temporaire
2.0Temporary quay on the Canal de la Robine at Port-la-Nouvelle, Aude, used by pleasure craft entering or leaving the canal from the Mediterranean.
- 2093AnchorageFrance
Anse de Kerguélen
2.0Sand-bottomed bay on the Larmor-Plage shore of the Lorient roadstead in south Brittany.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
- 2094HarbourFrance
Ecluse de Beaucaire
2.0Lock on the Rhône at Beaucaire in Occitanie, connecting the river with the Canal du Rhône à Sète.
2095HarbourThilay, FranceHalte fluviale de Laifour
2.0Small river halt of 4 berths on the Meuse in the Ardennes, commune of Thilay, below the cliffs of the Dames de Meuse.
- 2096HarbourGuny, France
Halte nautique Guny
2.0Small halt on the canal lateral a l'Oise in the Aisne departement, between Chauny and Soissons.
- 2097HarbourHœdic, France
Port De La Croix
2.0Small harbour of 4 berths on the east side of Hœdic, a 2.5 km long island in the Mor Braz off southern Brittany, between Houat and Belle-Île.
2098HarbourGaléria, FranceGaléria
2.0Small harbour at the mouth of the Fango river on the west coast of Corsica, gateway to the Scandola nature reserve.
2099HarbourPinon, FranceHalte Pinon
2.0Canal halt on the Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne, in the village of Pinon in the Aisne department, between Chauny and the junction with the Canal latéral à l'Aisne.
2100AnchorageFranceLe colombier
2.0River anchorage on the Saône near Trévoux, in the Ain département north of Lyon.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
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