Best anchorages and harbours in France
1982 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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- 271AnchorageFrance
Sèche de Cassin
4.5Offshore shoal in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, between Pampelonne and the Baie des Canebiers, usable as a fair-weather anchorage.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
272AnchorageFranceThia
4.5Anchorage on the south coast of Corsica, west of Pianottoli-Caldarello, between rocky headlands fringing the Bouches de Bonifacio.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
273AnchorageFranceAnse de Porticciu
4.5Sandy cove on the south coast of Corsica between Pianottoli-Caldarello and Bonifacio, with room for only a few boats.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
- 274AnchorageFrance
Anse de Ranquet
4.5Shallow sandy cove on the north-east shore of the Étang de Berre, a short hop south of Istres.
- Sheltered S, SW, W
275AnchorageFranceCostaérès
4.5Anchorage between the Île de Costaérès and the pink granite coast at Ploumanac'h, Côtes-d'Armor, sand bottom.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 276AnchorageSt. Martin
Friar's Bay
4.5Anchorage off Friar's Bay beach, 1.6 NM north-north-east of Marigot on the north-west coast of French Saint-Martin, sand bottom.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
- 277AnchorageFrance
Plage de la Romaniquette
4.5Anchorage in the Étang de Berre lagoon, west of Saint-Chamas, with sand and algae seabed.
- Sheltered W
- 278AnchorageFrance
Plages des Anneries
4.5Shallow beach anchorage on the north coast of the Île de Ré, east of the Pointe du Grouin, in New Aquitaine.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
279AnchorageFrancePointe de Perharidy
4.5Anchorage off the Pointe de Perharidy west of Roscoff, north Brittany. Sand and weed bottom, sheltered from W through SE.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
- 280AnchorageFrance
Pointe de Triu
4.5Rocky point on the west coast of Corsica, between the bay of Sagone and Cargèse, in the Golfe de Sagone.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
281AnchorageFrancePorz Donan
4.5Sand anchorage off Porz Lazo on the Plouezec coast, east side of the Paimpol bay in northern Brittany.
- Sheltered S, SW, W
- 282AnchorageFrance
Anse de Dinan
4.5Large bay on the west coast of the Presqu'île de Crozon in Finistère, sand bottom, sheltered from the north through south-east.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
283AnchorageFranceAnse de la Maleconche
4.5Sandy anchorage on the north-east coast of Île d'Oléron, 1.2 nm east of Le Douhet harbour.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
284AnchorageFranceBaie de Mont Saint Michel
4.5Vast sand bay between Cancale and Granville, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list for the abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel. Tidal range reaches 14 metres at equinoctial springs, among the largest in Europe.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 285AnchorageFrance
bindy
4.5Sand-bottom anchorage in the Rade de Brest, on the north shore of the Anse de Daoulas, Brittany.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
286AnchorageFranceCalanque des figuières
4.5Rock-bottomed inlet on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Carry-le-Rouet and Le Rove, next to the Société Nautique des Figuières.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
287AnchorageFranceAnse du Gau
4.5Small cove on the west side of Cap Bénat, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and the private harbour of Cap Bénat, in the Var.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
288AnchorageFranceGrande Sanguinaire
4.5Rocky anchorage off Mezzu Mare, the largest of the Sanguinaires islands at the mouth of the Gulf of Ajaccio, western Corsica.
- Sheltered E, SE, S
- 289AnchorageFrance
La Source
4.5Anchorage on the southern coast of the Presqu'île de Crozon, Finistère, Brittany, inside the bay of Douarnenez near Morgat.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
290AnchorageFranceMouillage de Tarente
4.5Anchorage in the baie des Lecques on the Provençal coast, between La Madrague and Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE, S
- 291AnchorageGuadeloupe
Pain de Sucre
4.5Buoy field off Petite Anse below the Pain de Sucre, on the west coast of Terre-de-Haut in Les Saintes, 0.9 miles west of the village.
- Paid
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
- 292AnchorageFrance
Pointe du Grand Village
4.5Open roadstead on the east coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, off the village of Locmaria, south Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, N
- 293AnchorageFrance
Ricard
4.5Anchorage off the Île Ricard, in the baie de Morlaix between Roscoff and the Pointe de Primel, in northern Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
- 294AnchorageFrance
Calanque de l'Establon
4.5Small calanque on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Niolon and the port of Corbières, inside the parc marin de la Côte Bleue.
- Sheltered N, W, NW
- 295AnchorageFrance
Île Beyne
4.5River anchorage on the Saône north of Lyon, mud bottom, near the former lock of Port Bernalin.
- Sheltered E, SE, W, NW
296AnchorageFranceîle de Guiriden
4.5Anchorage off the Île de Guiriden in the Glénan archipelago, south Finistère, Brittany. The islet is a long white sand bar that uncovers at low water.
- Sheltered SW, W
- 297AnchorageFrance
La Mauvaise
4.5Anchorage off the Normandy coast north of Granville, sand bottom, sheltered from NW, N, NE and W winds.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
298AnchorageFranceMordreuc
4.5Mud anchorage on the east bank of the Rance maritime, below the hamlet of Mordreuc in Pleudihen-sur-Rance, Côtes-d'Armor.
- Sheltered W, SW
- 299AnchorageFrance
Plage de Porz-Garo
4.5Anchorage off the Porz-Garo beach on the Côte de Granit Rose, Brittany. Seabed of algae-covered rock, shelter from NE, E, S and SE.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
300AnchorageFrancePointe du Chatelet
4.5Anchorage off the northwest tip of the Ile d'Yeu, near the Grand Phare and the wild Cote Sauvage.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE