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.
Top rated
2788 places
2311HarbourSaint-Raphaël, FranceBoulouris
Small port of 42 berths at Boulouris, a seaside neighbourhood of Saint-Raphaël on the Estérel coast.
2312HarbourÎle-de-Bréhat, FranceBrehat
Main harbour of Bréhat on the southern tip of the island, 22 pontoon berths plus visitor moorings, 3 nm offshore from the Paimpol coast in northern Brittany.
2313HarbourBrest, FranceSpot Iroise du Moulin Blanc
Enclosed kayak and paddle base inside the port du Moulin Blanc in Brest, Finistère, run by the Canoë Kayak Club Brestois next to the Adonnante High Level Sports Centre.
2314AnchorageFranceBrigognan - Caouloc
Sand anchorage in the rocky shoreline of Brignogan-Plages on the north coast of Finistère, in the Pays Pagan.
- Sheltered E
- 2315AnchorageFrance
Cabane
Anchorage on the north side of the Seine estuary, sand bottom, 4.9 nm N of Le Havre.
- Sheltered E, S, SE
2316AnchorageFrancecabourg
Anchorage on mud off the beach of Cabourg on the Côte Fleurie in Calvados, Normandy.
- 2317AnchorageFrance
Calanque Blanche
Small calanque west of Les Goudes, on the southern edge of Marseille, in the Calanques National Park.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 2318AnchorageFrance
Calanque d'Aurelle
Small rocky cove on the Esterel coast between Théoule-sur-Mer and Miramar, western end of the Baie de Cannes.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
2319HarbourEnsuès-la-Redonne, FranceCalanque d'ensues-la-Redonne
Small harbour of about 30 berths in the calanque de La Redonne, on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille in the commune of Ensuès-la-Redonne.
2320AnchorageFranceCalanque de la Mounine
Small calanque on the Marseilleveyre massif east of the Goudes, inside the Parc national des Calanques on the Marseille coast.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
2321HarbourEnsuès-la-Redonne, FranceCalanque De Petit Méjean
Small calanque on the Côte Bleue between Carry-le-Rouet and La Redonne, in the Ensuès-la-Redonne commune.
- 2322AnchorageFrance
Calanque du Petit Caneiret
Small red-rock cove on the Estérel coast between Agay and Anthéor, sand bottom, open to the south-east.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
- 2323AnchorageFrance
Cale d'accès du Paradis
Slipway on the Loire between Le Pellerin and Couëron, downstream of Nantes. Anchoring is prohibited.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
2324HarbourLa Tremblade, FranceCale ronde
Small landing on the Seudre estuary at La Tremblade, in the oyster-farming heart of the Marennes-Oléron basin.
2325AnchorageFranceCale Sud Hauteville Sur Mer
Drying anchorage off the south slipway of Hauteville-sur-Mer on the Cotentin west coast, Normandy, between Granville and Agon-Coutainville.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 2326HarbourFrance
Campeole
Small freshwater port on the Biscarrosse lake in New Aquitaine, with 5 berths and a 0.4 m maximum draught for shallow craft.
2327AnchorageFranceCamping Beau Rivage
Anchorage off the Beau Rivage campsite on the Lac de Pareloup, Aveyron, at the southern edge of the Lévézou plateau.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
2328AnchorageFranceCamping de Vigneux
Buoy mooring on the Rance estuary off Vigneux, between Plouër-sur-Rance and Saint-Suliac, Ille-et-Vilaine.
- Sheltered E
- 2329AnchorageFrance
Canal d l'Est
Inland waterway section in the Vosges, Grand Est region. Anchoring is prohibited on the canal itself, mud bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, E, SW, S
2330AnchorageFranceCanal du Loing
Halt on the Canal du Loing, a 49 km freshwater canal in the Loiret linking the Seine at Saint-Mammès to the Canal de Briare at Buges.
- Sheltered NW, W, E, SW
2331HarbourFouesnant, FranceCap Coz
Drying harbour on the Fouesnant peninsula in southern Finistère, at the entrance of the Anse de Penfoulic and close to Port-la-Forêt.
2332AnchorageFranceCap Ferret
Anchorage off the inner shore of the Cap Ferret peninsula, Bassin d'Arcachon, Gironde.
- 2333AnchorageFrance
Carquefou
Anchorage of about 80 buoys on the Erdre river, in Carquefou, 12 km upstream from Nantes.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, NW
- 2334AnchorageFrance
Cattenom
River anchorage on the Moselle near Cattenom in Grand Est, close to the Nautic'Ham base.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
2335HarbourMessy, FranceCentre nautique de Jablines
Inland water sports base on the lakes of the Jablines-Annet leisure park, east of Paris in Seine-et-Marne.
2336HarbourLa Richardais, FranceCentre Nautique La Richardais
Sailing centre on the left bank of the Rance estuary at La Richardais, just upstream of the Rance tidal power station, opposite Dinard.
- 2337HarbourFrance
Cercle Yachting Voile Grand Large
Sailing club with 60 berths on the Grand Large lake at Meyzieu, east of Lyon.
- 2338HarbourFrouard, France
Champineulles
Wooden public quay on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin at Champigneulles, just north of Nancy in the Grand Est. A river stop of eight mooring spaces.
2339HarbourVannes, FranceChantier Caudard
Boatyard on the Vannes channel near Conleau, at the northern edge of the Gulf of Morbihan in southern Brittany.
2340HarbourSaint-Pabu, FranceChantier des Abers
Boatyard on the Aber Benoit in north Finistère, near the village of Saint-Pabu.
Frequently asked questions
How many harbours and anchorages does BoatMap document in France?
BoatMap documents 2788 harbours and anchorages in France, with shelter, seabed, services, photos and boaters' reviews.
Which BoatMap guides cover France?
Stopover harbours of North Brittany, Saint-Malo to Brest, Emerald Coast anchorages, Saint-Malo to Cancale, Jersey, Guernsey and Sark from Saint-Malo, Pink granite coast and Bréhat: the anchorages, Saint-Brieuc bay: Saint-Quay to Paimpol, Brest roadstead and the Crozon peninsula: the anchorages, Ushant, Molène and Sein: the Iroise anchorages, The Abers: Aber-Wrac'h to Roscoff, Stopover harbours of South Brittany, Brest to the Vilaine, The Glénan: anchorages of the archipelago, The Odet to Concarneau: stopovers and anchorages, Douarnenez bay, Cap Sizun and Audierne, Belle-Île, Houat and Hoëdic: the best anchorages, Gulf of Morbihan: anchorages and stopovers, Quiberon bay and La Trinité: sheltered anchorages, Groix, Lorient and the rias: a weekend from Lorient, The D-Day beaches by sea, East Cotentin: Cherbourg, Barfleur and Saint-Vaast, Granville, Chausey and the west coast of the Cotentin, Alderney and Guernsey from Cherbourg, Côte Fleurie and Alabaster Coast: the stopovers, Atlantic stopover harbours, the Loire to the Gironde, Vendée: Pornic, Noirmoutier, Yeu and Les Sables, Ré, Aix and Oléron: the Pertuis from La Rochelle, Gironde estuary: Royan to Pauillac, Arcachon basin: the anchorages, Basque coast: Capbreton, Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Hendaye, Côte Vermeille: Collioure, Port-Vendres and Banyuls, Sète, the Thau lagoon and the Camargue, Stopover harbours of the Gulf of Lion, Port-Vendres to Port-Camargue, Calanques, Marseille to Cassis: where you can still anchor, Frioul and Riou: the islands of Marseille, Côte Bleue: Carry, Sausset and Niolon, Cassis to Bandol via Île Verte, Îles d'Hyères: Porquerolles, Port-Cros and Levant, Gulf of Saint-Tropez, Pampelonne and the capes, Where to shelter from the mistral in the Var, Bandol to Giens: Sanary, Les Embiez and the Toulon roadstead, Stopover harbours of the Var, Bandol to Saint-Raphaël, Lérins islands and Cap d'Antibes: the anchorages, Villefranche to Menton: Cap Ferrat, Monaco and Menton, The Estérel: Théoule to Agay, anchorages of the red rocks, Stopover harbours of the Riviera, Saint-Raphaël to Menton, The most beautiful anchorages in Corsica, Bonifacio, Lavezzi and the far south, Agriates and Cap Corse: Saint-Florent to Macinaggio, West coast: Calvi, Scandola, Girolata and Ajaccio, Porto-Vecchio, Pinarello and the east coast, Round Corsica in twelve harbours.