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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481AnchorageFrancePunta Nera
4.2Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica, in the Scandola natural reserve sector, roughly 2.3 nm NW of Girolata.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
482AnchorageFranceSaint Géran
4.2Anchorage off the Saint-Géran beach on the Côtes-d'Armor coast, north-west of Saint-Cast-le-Guildo in Brittany.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, W, NW
483AnchorageFranceTromba
4.2Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica near Tizzano, south of the Gulf of Valinco, sand and rock bottom, shelter from N through NE.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 484AnchorageMartinique
Anse Caritan
4.2Anchorage off Anse Caritan, 0.5 miles south of the Sainte-Anne anchorage, near Morne Caritan. Sand and weed, sheltered from north-east through east to south-east. Rated 4.6 out of 5 by Navily users.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 485AnchorageMartinique
Anse Couleuvre
4.2Black sand cove at the end of the Le Prêcheur road, at the far north of the Caribbean coast, below the forested slopes of Montagne Pelée.
- Sheltered E, SE
486AnchorageFranceAnse de Minaccia
4.2Small cove on the western shore of the Gulf of Ajaccio, south Corsica. Mooring prohibited under local prefectoral order.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 487AnchorageFrance
Anse Saint Pierre
4.2Small cove on the eastern shore of the Rade des Vignettes, near Le Pradet in the Var, with room for about two boats at anchor.
- Free
- Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
488AnchorageFranceBahía de Chingudi
4.2Estuary on the Franco-Spanish border at the mouth of the Bidassoa, shared between Hendaye, Hondarribia and Irun.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, W
- 489AnchorageFrance
Baie du port
4.2Anchorage in the lower reach of the Jaudy estuary, downstream of the town of Tréguier, on the Trégor coast of northern Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 490AnchorageFrance
Cap Rousset
4.2Anchorage on the north coast of Porquerolles, west of the island, off a rocky headland in the Parc national de Port-Cros.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
491AnchorageFranceEscampo-Barriou
4.2Anchorage on the east side of the Giens peninsula, between La Madrague and Port du Niel, Var.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 492AnchorageFrance
Grande Cornée
4.2Inland anchorage in Grand Est on a canalised reach, mud bottom, fully sheltered from wind by the riverbanks.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
- 493AnchorageFrance
Plage de la Fosse
4.2Cove on the south side of Île des Embiez, sand and rock bottom, open to the south.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
494AnchorageFrancePlage de la Garrigue
4.2Sandy anchorage in the bay of Les Canebiers, on the east side of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, Var.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 495AnchorageFrance
San Peyre
4.2Anchorage in the bay of Le Pradet on the south side of the Giens peninsula approach, Var coast, sand bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
496AnchorageFranceAnse des Blancs-Sablons
4.2Wide sandy bay north of Le Conquet, at the western tip of Finistere, used as a fair-weather anchorage before or after transiting the Chenal du Four.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW
497AnchorageFranceBrouel Sud
4.2Open anchorage south of Brouel point, on the southern shore of Île d'Arz in the Gulf of Morbihan.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
498AnchorageFranceCala Longa
4.2Deep Corsican cove on the Bouches de Bonifacio, east coast of the southern tip, 1 nm SE of Sant'Amanza bay and 3.4 nm east of Bonifacio.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
499AnchorageFranceCalanque du maure
4.2Anchorage on the south coast of Porquerolles, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros. Sand and posidonia bottom.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
500AnchorageFranceEstagnets
4.2Anchorage on the west side of the Giens peninsula, north of Port du Niel, mixed sand and posidonia bottom.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
501AnchorageFrancePen Cadenic
4.2Anchorage on the north shore of the Pénerf estuary in southern Morbihan, Brittany, on the approach to the village of Le Tour-du-Parc.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 502AnchorageFrance
Plage de Kaolins
4.2Anchorage off the Kaolins beach at Ploemeur on the southern Brittany coast, west of Lorient.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 503AnchorageFrance
Pointe du Grand Mont
4.2Anchorage off the Pointe du Grand Mont on the west coast of the Rhuys peninsula in southern Brittany, on rock and sand.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
504AnchorageFranceTourelle Figuiet
4.2Anchorage near the Figuiet cardinal mark in the bay of Morlaix, north Finistère, south of Île Callot and the Roscoff approaches.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
- 505AnchorageFrance
Anse de la Fosse
4.2Small sand-bottom anchorage on the north coast of Île d'Oléron, about 0.4 nm east of Saint-Denis-d'Oléron.
- Paid
- Sheltered W, SW, S
506AnchorageFranceBaie de Banyuls
4.2Buoy mooring field off Banyuls-sur-Mer on the Côte Vermeille, close to the Spanish border in the Pyrénées-Orientales.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
- 507AnchorageFrance
Baie de la Garonne
4.2Wide bay on the south coast of Le Pradet, sand and rock bottom with posidonia, day anchorage east of Toulon roadstead.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 508AnchorageFrance
Cala di Palu
4.2Cove on the west coast of Corsica, between Cargèse and the Gulf of Porto, over sand and rock.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
509AnchorageFranceCalanque de Fontagne
4.2Small south-facing inlet on the Marseilleveyre massif east of Les Goudes, inside the Parc national des Calanques.
- Sheltered S
510AnchorageFranceL'île d'Or
4.2Small private island off Le Dramont, east of Saint-Raphaël, recognisable by its square Saracen-style tower of red porphyry built in 1912.
- Sheltered N, S, SE