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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- 2131AnchorageFrance
Calzarellu
1.8Anchorage on the east coast of Corsica north of Solenzara, sand bottom off the Calzarellu shore.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
2132AnchorageFranceSarcelles
1.8Sand and mud anchorage off the Frontignan coast in the Gulf of Lion, Hérault.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
2133AnchorageFranceBaie du Lazaret
1.8Mud-bottomed bay inside the rade of Toulon, between La Seyne-sur-Mer and the Saint-Mandrier peninsula.
- Sheltered N, S, SW, W, NW
2134AnchorageFranceCamping De La Tamarissière
1.8Sandy anchorage off the Tamarissière beach, on the right bank of the Hérault mouth at Agde, Occitanie.
- Sheltered NW
- 2135HarbourDommarien, France
Halte Pique-Nique Dommarien
1.8Picnic halt on the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne at Dommarien, Haute-Marne.
2136AnchorageFranceM'en Glaz
1.8Buoy mooring on the rivière d'Étel in the Morbihan, inside the estuary just upstream of the barre d'Étel.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 2137HarbourOmey, France
Chepy
1.8Five-berth halte on the Canal latéral à la Marne in the commune of Omey, downstream of Châlons-en-Champagne.
- 2138HarbourMauguio, France
Halte Fluviale de Carnon
1.7Short-stay river pontoon at Carnon on the Canal du Rhône à Sète, between the Étang de l'Or and the sea.
2139AnchorageFranceLandévennec
1.7Anchorage in the Aulne estuary where the river bends around the Landévennec peninsula, inside the rade de Brest in Brittany.
- Paid
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
- 2140AnchorageFrance
Rive Droite
1.7Anchorage on the right bank of the Grau-du-Roi to Aigues-Mortes canal, 0.2 NM south of the fortified town, in Occitanie.
- Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, SE
- 2141HarbourFrance
Halte fluival Froidefontaine
1.7Small canal stopover at Froidefontaine on the Canal du Rhône au Rhin branche sud, Territoire de Belfort.
2142HarbourFranceSierck-les-Bains Fluviale
1.7River pontoon on the Moselle in Sierck-les-Bains, north-east Moselle department, close to the German and Luxembourg borders.
- 2143AnchorageFrance
La Digue EST
1.7Open roadstead off the eastern sea wall of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, in the Camargue, Gulf of Lion.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
2144AnchorageFranceÎle de Bréhat Nord
1.7Anchorage off the northern shore of Île de Bréhat, Côtes-d'Armor, with sand and mud bottom.
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
2145AnchorageFranceLe Lion de Mer East
1.7Buoy mooring east of the Lion de Mer rock, off Saint-Raphaël on the Esterel coast, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
2146HarbourPéronne, FrancePort de Plaisance Peronne
1.7River marina of 17 berths on the Canal de la Somme in Péronne, Hauts-de-France, on the peninsula between the Canal du Nord and the Canal de la Somme.
- 2147AnchorageFrance
Cap Sud
1.7Open anchorage on sand on the east coast of Corsica, sheltered from NW through W to SW winds.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 2148HarbourFrance
Halte de Maxilly
1.7Three-berth river halt at Maxilly-sur-Saône on the Saône, in Côte-d'Or.
- 2149AnchorageFrance
Rastplatz
1.7Rest point on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin, near the Le Boat base at Hesse, Moselle, Lorraine. Mud bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, SW, S
- 2150HarbourVariscourt, France
Variscourt
1.7Five-berth village halt on the Canal lateral a l'Aisne, 3.4 NM east of Berry-au-Bac.
2151AnchorageFranceMôle des Noires
1.7Mooring buoys along the Mole des Noires breakwater at Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, at the entrance of the tidal basin.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE
- 2152HarbourLa Frette-sur-Seine, France
Public pontoon
1.7Public pontoon on the Seine at La Frette-sur-Seine, Val-d'Oise, Ile-de-France, with 1 berth and max draught 1.7 m.
- 2153AnchorageFrance
Le Pouzin
1.7Prohibited mooring zone on the Rhône at Le Pouzin, Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Stopping on anchor is not permitted here.
- Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW
- 2154HarbourFrance
Roque De Thau
1.7Small tidal port on the right bank of the Gironde estuary at Gauriac, 6 km downstream of Bourg, in the Côtes de Bourg wine area.
2155AnchorageFranceFitou
1.6Rocky-bottom anchorage on the Languedoc coast between Leucate and the Fitou lagoon, roughly 2 nm west of Port Leucate.
- Sheltered N, NW
- 2156HarbourVillers-sous-Saint-Leu, France
Le Pont De Saint-Leu
1.6Halte on the Oise river at Villers-sous-Saint-Leu, below Saint-Leu-d'Esserent and upstream of Boran-sur-Oise, in the Parc naturel régional Oise-Pays de France.
- 2157HarbourNurlu, France
Allaines
1.6Canal halt on the Canal du Nord at Allaines, commune of Nurlu in the Somme, about 4 km north of Péronne.
2158AnchorageFranceMaire Sud ouest
1.6Anchorage on the south-west side of Île Maïre, off the Goudes at the entrance to the Calanques National Park, south of Marseille.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
2159HarbourGolbey, FranceJuste Avant écluse N°9.
1.6Simple mooring on the Canal des Vosges at Golbey, immediately upstream of lock 9, on the approach to Epinal.
2160HarbourViéville, FranceHalte Fluviale Vieville
1.6River halt of 10 berths on the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne at Viéville, Haute-Marne.
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