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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2461AnchorageFranceLa Vache
Sand-bottom anchorage in the Chausey archipelago off the Normandy coast, west of Granville.
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La vilaine
Mooring on the lower Vilaine between Arzal dam and the Foleux reach, in southern Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
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La vilaine
River anchorage on the Vilaine between the Arzal dam and La Roche-Bernard, rock bottom, protected from W to SE winds.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
- 2464AnchorageFrance
La Voûte
Anchorage on the Lac du Bourget, the largest natural lake in France, in Savoie.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
- 2465AnchorageFrance
Lac de Gauge
River mooring on the Baïse in Gascony, between Valence-sur-Baïse and Nérac.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE, SW, W, NW
2466AnchorageFranceLac de Madine
Inland reservoir in the Meuse département, Grand Est, used for sailing and light craft. Anchorage on mud bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
2467HarbourPleumeur-Bodou, FranceLandrellec
Small tidal harbour on the Côte de Granit Rose at Pleumeur-Bodou, Côtes-d'Armor, facing the Île Grande channel.
- 2468HarbourBiscarrosse, France
Latecoère
Lake port on the north shore of the étang de Biscarrosse-Parentis, in the Landes, named after the aviation pioneer Pierre-Georges Latécoère.
2469AnchorageFranceLauterbourg
River anchorage on the Rhine at Lauterbourg, Alsace, at the French-German border north of Strasbourg.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 2470HarbourLavau-sur-Loire, France
Lavau-sur-Loire
Small tidal harbour on the north bank of the Loire estuary between Nantes and Saint-Nazaire, in the Brière regional park.
- 2471HarbourLe Becquet, France
Le Becquet
Small tidal harbour on the east side of the Cherbourg peninsula, 5 km east of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Normandy.
2472AnchorageFranceLe Blavet
River anchorage on the Blavet estuary upstream of Lorient, mud bottom, protected from N and NW.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N
2473AnchorageFranceLe Bois Bas
Anchorage in the Golfe du Morbihan, south Brittany, on the channel between Île aux Moines and the north shore.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 2474HarbourLège-Cap-Ferret, France
Le Canon
Oyster-farming port on the east shore of the Cap Ferret peninsula, on the Bassin d'Arcachon. Rows of wooden cabins on stilts at the quayside, active shellfish trade and a handful of visitor moorings.
- 2475AnchorageFrance
Le chemin
Buoy mooring in the Pertuis Breton off the Pointe d'Arçay, Vendée coast.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
2476AnchorageFranceLe Cormier
Anchorage on the Jade coast near Pornic, sand and rock bottom, shelter from NE through E and from SW through SE.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
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Le Cremiou
Unsheltered mooring off the northern coast of Finistère, between Plouescat and Plouguerneau.
- Sheltered E, SE, S
- 2478HarbourCréhen, France
Le GUILDO
Drying harbour on the Arguenon estuary at Créhen, between Saint-Cast-le-Guildo and Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer in the Côtes-d'Armor.
2479HarbourTancarville, FranceLe havre Les alluvions
Small harbour on the right bank of the Seine estuary at Tancarville, in the shadow of the Tancarville suspension bridge, Normandy.
2480AnchorageFranceLe Jai
Anchorage on the northern shore of the Étang de Berre, off the Le Jaï spit between Marignane and Châteauneuf-les-Martigues.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
2481AnchorageFranceLe littoral
Open anchorage along the coast of Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer, between La Ciotat and Bandol, off the Var shore.
- Sheltered SE
- 2482AnchorageFrance
Le Loup
Anchorage in the Jaudy estuary leading to Tréguier, on the Trégor coast of northern Brittany.
- Sheltered N
2483HarbourLe Minihic-sur-Rance, FranceLe Minihic-sur-Rance
Small harbour on the west bank of the Rance estuary between Dinard and Saint-Malo, in the tidal river upstream of the Rance tidal power station.
2484AnchorageFranceLe Minihic-sur-Rance
Anchorage in the Rance estuary upstream of Saint-Malo, mud bottom, between Dinard and Dinan.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
2485AnchorageFranceLe moulin neuf
Mooring area on the Rance maritime estuary near La Richardais, between Dinard and the Chatelier lock, mud bottom.
- 2486AnchorageFrance
Le Passage
Sheltered anchorage in the golfe du Morbihan, at the narrows of Le Passage between Arradon and Île-aux-Moines.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
2487AnchorageFranceLe petit Gerard
Rocky anchorage on the west side of the Embiez archipelago, off Six-Fours-les-Plages in the Var.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
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Le Petit Piquey
Anchorage on the eastern shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, off the village of Petit Piquey on the Lège-Cap-Ferret peninsula, in New Aquitaine.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
- 2489HarbourLa Barre-de-Monts, France
Le Pont Neuf
Tidal harbour on the Goulet de Fromentine channel, commune of La Barre-de-Monts in northern Vendée, opposite Noirmoutier.
2490HarbourFranceLe Port des Pêcheurs
Small fishing harbour tucked under the cliffs of Biarritz, between the Grande Plage and the Rocher de la Vierge, on the Basque coast.
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