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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- 2431AnchorageFrance
Jetée Thiers
Anchorage off the Jetée Thiers in the Bassin d'Arcachon, just west of the town of Arcachon.
2432AnchorageFranceJouan
Open anchorage on the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula, rocky bottom, used as a daytime stop between Diélette and Carteret.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 2433AnchorageFrance
Kerroch le Dolmen
Anchorage off Kerroch, on the western shore of the Baie de Quiberon near Carnac, Morbihan.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
- 2434HarbourSainte-Marie-de-Gosse, France
L'Adour Dock
Pontoon on the right bank of the Adour at Sainte-Marie-de-Gosse, in the Landes, around PK 104 upstream from Bayonne.
2435HarbourLa Teste-de-Buch, FranceL’aiguillon
Tidal harbour at La Teste-de-Buch on the Bassin d'Arcachon, used by oyster farmers and leisure boats, just south of Arcachon town.
- 2436HarbourLe Gua, France
L'Eguille
Tidal oyster-farming port on the Seudre estuary, commune of L'Eguille-sur-Seudre, Charente-Maritime, New Aquitaine.
- 2437AnchorageFrance
L'Erdre
Anchorage on the Erdre river at Sucé-sur-Erdre, north of Nantes, mud bottom, sheltered from all sectors except south and east.
- Sheltered N, NE, SE, SW, W, NW
- 2438HarbourChagny, France
L'Escarg'eau / Snaily
Small hire base and pontoon on the Canal du Centre at Chagny, southern Burgundy, between the Saone valley and the Cote Chalonnaise vineyards.
- 2439AnchorageFrance
L'Isula Piana
Anchorage on the south shore of the Gulf of Ajaccio in Corsica, sand bottom, sheltered from E and SE.
- Sheltered E, SE
- 2440AnchorageFrance
La Baie des Curés
Anchorage on the south coast of Île de Groix off the Morbihan coast, with a sand and rock bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 2441AnchorageFrance
La Coudalère
Mooring on mud inside the marina basin of La Coudalere at Le Barcares, on the Languedoc coast.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
- 2442HarbourRegnéville-sur-Mer, France
La Crouie
Drying harbour at the head of the Sienne estuary at Regnéville-sur-Mer, on the west coast of the Cotentin in Normandy.
- 2443HarbourLa Ferté-sous-Jouarre, France
La Ferté-sous-Jouarre
River halt on the Marne at La Ferté-sous-Jouarre in Seine-et-Marne, at the confluence with the Petit Morin, at the border of Brie and Champagne.
- 2444AnchorageFrance
La Flotte
Buoy field off La Flotte-en-Ré on the north coast of Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, sand bottom.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
2445AnchorageFranceLa Gourgue
Lake anchorage on the Cazaux-Sanguinet lake in the Landes de Gascogne, weed bottom.
- Sheltered SW
2446AnchorageFranceLa Grande Escoure
Lake anchorage on the Étang de Lacanau in the Médoc, mud bottom.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
- 2447AnchorageFrance
La Grande Vallée
Buoy mooring area off the north-east coast of the Île de Ré, in the Pertuis Breton, opposite Rivedoux-Plage.
- Sheltered W, SW, S
2448AnchorageFranceLa Gravelouse
Buoy field off the beach of Saint-Briac-sur-Mer on the Côte d'Émeraude, west of Dinard, sand and algae bottom.
- Sheltered W, S, SE
2449AnchorageFranceLa Grève Blanche
Buoy mooring off the pink granite beach of La Grève Blanche in Trégastel, northern Finistère coast.
- Sheltered NW, N, S
2450HarbourFranceLa Hume
Drying harbour of 450 berths at Gujan-Mestras on the Bassin d'Arcachon, used by shallow-draught boats and flat-bottomed oyster skiffs.
2451AnchorageFranceLa Manneporte
Open anchorage off the chalk cliffs of the Pays de Caux, Normandy, between Fécamp and the oil terminal of Antifer.
- Sheltered E, SE, S, SW
- 2452AnchorageFrance
La Marne
River anchorage on the Marne east of Paris, sand and mud bottom, sheltered from NE, E and SE winds.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 2453AnchorageFrance
La Maulde
Buoy mooring on the Lac de Vassivière, a 1 000 hectare reservoir in the Limousin uplands of Haute-Vienne and Creuse.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 2454AnchorageFrance
La Mauvaise
Anchorage off the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula in the Chausey archipelago waters, sand bottom, sheltered from NW winds only.
- Sheltered NW
- 2455AnchorageFrance
La Nor
Anchorage in the baie de Bourgneuf, Pays de la Loire, mud bottom with good holding, open to westerly weather.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 2456HarbourBiscarrosse, France
La paillote
Freshwater port on the north shore of Lac de Biscarrosse et de Parentis, in the Landes.
2457AnchorageFranceLa Palme
Anchorage on the west coast of the Crozon peninsula, sand and rock bottom, shelter from N and NE winds.
- Sheltered N, NE
- 2458AnchorageFrance
La plage des Aigrettes
Sand anchorage on the north shore of the Étang de Cazaux-Sanguinet in the Landes, one of the largest freshwater lakes in France.
- Sheltered N, NE
- 2459HarbourNort-sur-Erdre, France
La poupinniere
River port on the Erdre at Nort-sur-Erdre, head of navigation before the canal de Nantes a Brest.
- 2460AnchorageFrance
la source
Sand anchorage off Saint-Briac-sur-Mer on the Côte d'Émeraude, between Saint-Malo and the estuary of the Frémur.
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