Best anchorages and harbours in Charente-Maritime
135 documented anchorages and harbours in Charente-Maritime, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.
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61AnchorageFranceMouillage de Charron
3.4Tidal anchorage off the mudflats of Charron, north of La Rochelle at the mouth of the Sèvre Niortaise in Charente-Maritime.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
- 62HarbourLa Faute-sur-Mer, France
La Faute sur Mer
3.3Tidal harbour on the left bank of the Lay estuary, in Vendée, opposite L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer across the river mouth.
63HarbourTonnay-Charente, FranceTonnay-Charente
3.3Former commercial river port on the right bank of the Charente, 4 km upstream of Rochefort in New Aquitaine.
64HarbourÎle-d'Aix, FranceRade De L'île D'Aix
3.3Open roadstead east of the Île d'Aix in the Pertuis d'Antioche, between Fouras and Oléron, with sand and mud holding.
65AnchorageFranceAnse de Loubye
3.2Shallow cove between Rivedoux-Plage and La Flotte on the north coast of Île de Ré, six mooring spots on sand.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N
66HarbourLa Rive, FranceMortagne sur Gironde
3.2River port on the right bank of the Gironde estuary in Charente-Maritime, 15 nm upstream of Royan. Max draught 2 m in the basin.
- 67AnchorageFrance
La Patache
3.1Anchorage off the northwest tip of Île de Ré, near the hamlet of La Patache and the Phare des Baleines.
- Sheltered NW, N
- 68AnchorageFrance
Plage des Saumonards
3.1Anchorage off the east coast of Île d'Oléron, behind the Forêt des Saumonards, facing Fort Boyard, Charente-Maritime.
- Sheltered W, SW, S
69AnchorageFrancePlage du Gros Jonc
3.0Open roadstead off the south-west coast of the Île de Ré in Charente-Maritime, facing the Pertuis d'Antioche.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
- 70HarbourFrance
Port de Loix
3.0Tidal port in the salt marshes of Loix, Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, 50 berths.
71HarbourLa Cotinière, FranceLa Cotinière
2.9Fishing and leisure harbour on the west coast of the Île d'Oléron, Charente-Maritime. Fifth French Atlantic fishing port by tonnage landed.
72AnchorageFranceAnse du Saillant
2.9Mud-bottom anchorage on the east side of Île d'Aix in Charente-Maritime, inside the Pertuis d'Antioche.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
73AnchorageFrancePlage de la Chambrette
2.8Anchorage off the sandy Chambrette beach at the tip of the Médoc peninsula, inside the Gironde estuary mouth near Le Verdon-sur-Mer.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
- 74HarbourFrance
Port de Goulée
2.7Tidal creek port on the left bank of the Gironde estuary, commune of Jau-Dignac-et-Loirac, northern Médoc.
75AnchorageFrancePort-des-Barques
2.6Mooring on buoys off Port-des-Barques in the Charente estuary, Charente-Maritime, 4 berths on sand.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, S, SE
76AnchorageFranceChâtelaillon - Plage
2.6Anchorage off Châtelaillon-Plage on the Pertuis d'Antioche, south of La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
77AnchorageFrancePointe de Manson
2.6Buoy mooring with 2 berths off the Pointe de Manson on Île d'Oléron, sand bottom, sheltered from W through SW, open to the E across the Pertuis de Maumusson.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
78AnchorageFranceFouras - La Fumée
2.6Anchorage off the Pointe de la Fumée at Fouras, Charente estuary, facing the Île d'Aix and the approaches to Rochefort.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
79HarbourFrancePort De Goisil
2.6Drying tidal harbour on the north shore of the Ile de Re, between Loix and Saint-Martin-de-Re, in the Fier d'Ars.
80AnchorageFranceVert Bois
2.6Anchorage on the west coast of the Île d'Oléron, off the Vert Bois beach and the Saint-Trojan forest, Charente-Maritime.
- Sheltered NE, E
81HarbourFranceTalais
2.5Tidal creek port on the Gironde estuary at Talais, on the Medoc bank north of Saint-Vivien-de-Medoc.
82AnchorageFranceAnse de la Coué
2.5Small anchorage on the south side of the Fouras peninsula, Charente-Maritime, tucked beside Fouras Port Sud.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E
83AnchorageFranceAnse de la Chambrette
2.4Anchorage on the Médoc bank of the Gironde estuary, just south of the Pointe de Grave, with a sand bottom.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
84AnchorageFranceRonce-les-Bains
2.4Mooring field of 177 buoys on sand off Ronce-les-Bains, at the south entrance of the Seudre estuary facing Île d'Oléron.
- Paid
- Sheltered SE, S
85HarbourFranceSaint-Vivien-de-Médoc
2.4Tidal port on the Chenal de Saint-Vivien, left bank of the Gironde estuary, 14 km south of Pointe de Grave.
- 86HarbourMarans, France
Marans
2.3Inland marina at the head of the Sèvre Niortaise canal in the Marais Poitevin, 24 km from the sea, maximum draught 1.4 m.
87HarbourFrancePort Bloc
2.3Small harbour on the north tip of the Médoc peninsula at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, on the left bank of the Gironde estuary mouth.
88HarbourMaubert, FrancePort Maubert
2.3Tidal harbour on the right bank of the Gironde estuary, in the commune of Saint-Fort-sur-Gironde, Charente-Maritime.
89HarbourSaint-Just-Luzac, FranceBrouage
2.3Canal harbour at the foot of the fortified town of Brouage, Charente-Maritime, in the marais of Saint-Just-Luzac.
- 90AnchorageFrance
Anse des Seulières
2.2Anchorage on the north-west coast of the Île d'Oléron, Charente-Maritime, between Saint-Denis-d'Oléron and Le Douhet.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
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BoatMap documents 135 harbours and anchorages in Charente-Maritime, with shelter, seabed, services, photos and boaters' reviews.
Which BoatMap guides cover Charente-Maritime?
Ré, Aix and Oléron: the Pertuis from La Rochelle, Île de Ré and the Pertuis Breton: tidal harbours and anchorages, Oléron, Marennes and the Seudre: oyster channels and gated basins.