Best anchorages and harbours in France

Baby Plage

Anchorage off Baby Plage on the Île de Ré, in the Pertuis d'Antioche, Charente-Maritime.

• Free
• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Baie de Capandole

Sand-bottom bay on the north coast of Cap Corse, between Barcaggio and the Giraglia.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

Kernous

Anchorage in the Baie de La Forêt in southern Finistère, sand bottom off the Kernous shore.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

L'ile aux moines

Visitor mooring buoys off Port-Blanc on the north-east shore of the Île aux Moines, in the Golfe du Morbihan, Brittany.

La Grande Plage

Sand-bottom anchorage on the south Finistère coast, Brittany, sheltered from SW and W winds.

• Sheltered SW, W

Port de Kerledan

Anchorage on the north coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, between Sauzon and Le Palais, in the Morbihan department of Brittany.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Port Navallo

Anchorage at the entrance of the Golfe du Morbihan, on the Arzon side of the pass, opposite Locmariaquer.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW

Mouillage de Saint-Selon

Anchorage on the southern shore of the Saint-Mandrier peninsula, at the entrance to the Toulon roadstead in Provence.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Baie de Grand Case

Main anchorage of Grand Case, on the north-west coast of French Saint-Martin, off the village known for its seafront restaurants and lolos.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Cala di Zeri

Small cove on the western side of the Golfe de Sant'Amanza in southern Corsica.

• Sheltered S, SW, W, NW

Ile aux moutons

Small anchorage off the north coast of Finistère, near Roscoff, with a sand bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Île de l'Aber

Anchorage off the Île de l'Aber on the south coast of the Crozon peninsula, in the bay of Douarnenez, Finistère.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Plage de Cap-Coz

Open anchorage on sand off Cap-Coz beach, north side of the Bay of La Forêt, Fouesnant, south Finistère.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Plage de Saint Gingolph

Open anchorage on the French shore of Lake Geneva, between Meillerie and Lugrin, sand bottom.

• Sheltered S

Pointe st Etienne - st Chamas

Anchorage on the northern shore of the Étang de Berre, off the Pointe Saint-Étienne between Saint-Chamas and Istres, Bouches-du-Rhône.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Le troue du diable

Rocky cove at the foot of the Bec de l'Aigle cliffs west of La Ciotat, Provence.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Plage de Manec’h

Sand anchorage at the mouth of the Aven and Bélon rivers, next to Port-Manec'h in southern Finistère.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Plage jardin exotique

Anchorage off the Jardin exotique et botanique de Roscoff on the Île de Batz channel, northern Finistère.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Anse Del Ragues

Small cove on the Côte Vermeille between Collioure and Port-Vendres, 8 mooring buoys on rock and posidonia bottom.

• Free
• Sheltered W, SW, S

Domois Bay

South-facing cove on the ocean side of Belle-Île-en-Mer, between Port-Coton and Pointe du Skeul.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Mouillage des herbiers

Anchorage in the baie de Morlaix off the northern Finistère coast, sand and mud bottom.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Petite Clef, îlet Pinel

Day anchorage beside Petite Clef, the islet just north-west of Pinel off Cul-de-Sac, inside the Saint-Martin national nature reserve.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S

Anse de Bréhec

Drying cove on the Côtes-d'Armor coast of Brittany, at the foot of the Plouha cliffs between Paimpol and Saint-Quay-Portrieux.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Anse du Conguel

Sandy anchorage on the southern tip of the Quiberon peninsula in southern Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Cala di Lignaghia

Sand anchorage on the west coast of Corsica, inside the Réserve naturelle de Scandola and close to the Golfe de Girolata.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Doëlan

Narrow ria on the south Brittany coast between Lorient and Concarneau, with 25 visitor buoys laid by the commune of Clohars-Carnoët.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Plage de la Bauma

Anchorage on the east side of the Presqu'île de Giens in the Var, mixed sand and weed bottom, sheltered from NW through S.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Saint-Suliac

Tidal mooring on the Rance estuary opposite the village of Saint-Suliac, between Saint-Malo and Dinan, Brittany. Two visitor berths, mud bottom.

• Paid
• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Anse de Chevanu

Small sand cove on the south Corsican coast, close to Pianottoli-Caldarello, within the Bouches de Bonifacio Natura 2000 area.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW

Baie de la Gorguette

Anchorage on the Provençal coast between Bandol and Sanary-sur-Mer in the Var, off the Plage de la Gorguette.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, NW