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Seaports in France
France has 66 portsin the World Port Index — 6 large deep-water ports, 12 medium and 48 smaller harbours. They sit on Caribbean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean, English Channel; North Atlantic Ocean, Bay of Biscay; North Atlantic Ocean. Below: how they split by size, and the biggest harbours. From the NGA World Port Index, snapshot 2026-06-22.
PORTS66
LARGE · MEDIUM6 · 12
ONCaribbean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean
By harbour size
Large6 · 9%
Medium12 · 18%
Small22 · 33%
Very small26 · 39%
Biggest ports in France
The largest harbours in the snapshot, with their water body and harbour type.
largeBordeauxBay of Biscay; North Atlantic Ocean · River (Tide Gates) · FR BOD
largePort Of Le HavreEnglish Channel; North Atlantic Ocean · River (Tide Gates) · FR LEH
largePort Of RouenEnglish Channel; North Atlantic Ocean · River (Natural) · FR URO
largeRade De BrestNorth Atlantic Ocean · Coastal (Breakwater) · FR BES
largeRade De CherbourgEnglish Channel; North Atlantic Ocean · Coastal (Tide Gates) · FR CER
largeToulonMediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · Coastal (Breakwater) · FR TLN
mediumBayonneBay of Biscay; North Atlantic Ocean · River (Natural) · FR BAY
mediumBoulogne-Sur-MerEnglish Channel; North Atlantic Ocean · River (Tide Gates) · FR BOL
mediumDunkerque Port EstNorth Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · River (Tide Gates) · FR DKK
mediumDunkerque Port OuestNorth Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · Coastal (Tide Gates) · FR DKK
mediumLa PalliceBay of Biscay; North Atlantic Ocean · Coastal (Tide Gates) · FR LPE
mediumLa RochelleBay of Biscay; North Atlantic Ocean · Coastal (Tide Gates) · FR LRH
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