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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2521PortSaint-Just-Luzac, FranceMarennes
Oyster and pleasure port at the head of the Cayenne channel, on the right bank of the Seudre estuary in Charente-Maritime.
2522PortSaint-Just-Luzac, FranceMarennes
Small tidal harbour at the head of the Seudre estuary, opposite the Île d'Oléron, in Charente-Maritime.
- 2523PortFrance
Marina Park Offendorf
Inland marina on a backwater of the Rhine at Offendorf, in the Bas-Rhin north of Strasbourg.
2524PortFranceMarine Palumbo
River marina on the Hérault at Agde, on the left bank just upstream from the old town.
- 2525MouillageFrance
Mouillage de l'étang de Berre
Anchorage in the étang de Berre, Provence, mud bottom, sheltered from E, SW, S and SE winds.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
- 2526MouillageFrance
Marquise
Sand anchorage off l'Ayguade d'Hyeres in the Var, east of the Giens peninsula on the Provencal coast.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
- 2527PortMarseilles-lès-Aubigny, France
Marseilles les aubigny
Canal port on the Canal latéral à la Loire in the Cher, at the junction with the Canal de Berry, about 30 km east of Bourges.
2528MouillageFranceMartigues
Anchorage in the étang de Berre basin off Martigues, at the north end of the Canal de Caronte.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
2529MouillageFranceMenton
Anchorage off the town of Menton on the Côte d'Azur, Alpes-Maritimes, close to the Italian border, sand bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 2530PortFrance
Meyran
Oyster and leisure port on the south-east shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon at Gujan-Mestras, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
2531PortMittersheim, Francemittersheim
Inland marina of 10 berths at Mittersheim in Moselle, on the Canal des Houillères de la Sarre beside the Étang de Mittersheim.
- 2532MouillageFrance
Montertelot
River mooring on the Nantes-Brest canal in Morbihan, between the locks of Montertelot and Le Roc-Saint-André.
- Sheltered SW
2533PortMornac-sur-Seudre, FranceMornac
Tidal oyster-farming port on the Seudre estuary, in Mornac-sur-Seudre, Charente-Maritime.
2534MouillageFranceMornac-sur-Seudre
Drying anchorage in the Seudre estuary, opposite the oyster village of Mornac-sur-Seudre, Charente-Maritime.
- Free
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
- 2535MouillageFrance
Mouillage de Billon
Rocky-bottom anchorage on the Lac du Bourget in Savoie, sheltered from W through S winds, exposed to the easterly Vaudaire.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
- 2536MouillageFrance
Mouillage de Bois de Ham
Anchorage on the Lac du Der-Chantecoq in the Marne, the largest artificial lake in France at 4 800 hectares.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 2537MouillageFrance
Mouillage de Gauseirans
Open roadstead off the beaches of Anglet on the Basque coast, sand bottom, exposed to the Atlantic swell.
- Sheltered E
2538MouillageFranceMouillage de Kermagen
Three-buoy anchorage in the Trieux estuary between Lézardrieux and the Île-de-Bréhat, northern Brittany.
- Paid
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
- 2539MouillageFrance
Mouillage de Larrigade
Sand-bottom anchorage on the Landes coast in New Aquitaine, sheltered from S, SW, W and NW.
- Sheltered S, SW, W, NW
2540MouillageFranceMouillage de Le Bourg
Outer anchorage north of Saint-Martin-de-Ré on the Île de Ré, sand bottom, exposed to the westerly sector.
- Sheltered W, SW
- 2541MouillageFrance
Mouillage de Le Puits
Sand-bottom anchorage in the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy, sheltered from NE and E winds.
- Sheltered NE, E
- 2542MouillageFrance
Mouillage de Saint-Germain-sur-Ay-Plage
Anchorage off the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula in Normandy, south of Barneville-Carteret and north of Port-Bail-sur-Mer.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
2543MouillageFranceMouillage du Fort Bloqué
Buoyed anchorage off Fort Bloqué, between Guidel-Plages and Ploemeur on the Morbihan coast west of Lorient.
- Sheltered NE, E
2544MouillageFrancemouillage du rohu
Anchorage off Pointe du Rohu on the western shore of the Golfe du Morbihan, Brittany. Sand bottom.
- 2545PortLogonna-Daoulas, France
Moulin Mer
Anchorage and small harbour at the head of the Anse de Moulin Mer, on the south shore of the rade de Brest, commune of Logonna-Daoulas.
- 2546MouillageFrance
Mousker
Anchorage in the ria de Crac'h, southern Morbihan, between the oyster beds and the channel leading up to La Trinité-sur-Mer.
2547PortYoncq, FranceMouzon
Small river halt on the Meuse between Sedan and Stenay, in the Ardennes, close to the village of Yoncq.
- 2548PortSon, France
Nanteuil sur Aisne
Small 4-berth river halt on the Canal des Ardennes, in the Aisne valley between Rethel and Chateau-Porcien.
- 2549PortFrance
Nautic Club Médéen
Club port of 78 berths at La Mède, Châteauneuf-les-Martigues, on the northern shore of the étang de Berre in Provence.
2550MouillageFranceNautic Club Miramas
Anchorage off the Nautic Club de Miramas on the western shore of the Étang de Berre, south of Saint-Chamas.
- Sheltered NE, E
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