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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31AnchorageFrancePointe du Menhir
4.9Rocky anchorage off the Crozon peninsula in Brittany, just north of Morgat in the baie de Douarnenez.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 32AnchorageFrance
Porh Penhoët
4.9Rocky anchorage on the north coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer in Brittany, 1.1 NM NW of Sauzon.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
- 33AnchorageFrance
Saint Laurent
4.9River mooring on the Jaudy, 0.8 NM N of Tréguier on the pink granite coast of the Côtes-d'Armor.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
34AnchorageFranceCollu di Griffiu
4.9Anchorage on the Agriates desert coast in northern Corsica, sand bottom.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
35AnchorageFranceMénez Perroz
4.9Mooring in the ria of the Aber Wrac'h, north-west Finistère, close to the village of Perroz.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
36AnchorageFrancePointe de Julien
4.9Sand-bottom anchorage off the Île du Levant in the Hyères archipelago, Provence, sheltered from NW, N, NE and E.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 37AnchorageFrance
Porto Novo South
4.9Southern arm of the Golfe de Porto Novo on the east coast of southern Corsica, 5 NM south of the Golfe de Porto-Vecchio entrance.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW, W
38AnchorageFranceHalte de Bessan
4.9River halt on the Hérault between Agde and Pézenas, mud bottom, all-round shelter.
- Free
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
- 39AnchorageFrance
Île Louët
4.9Single mooring buoy off the islet of Louët in the baie de Morlaix, Brittany, beside the Château du Taureau.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
40AnchorageFrancePointe du Cosmeur
4.9Anchorage off the Pointe du Cosmeur in the Bay of Morlaix, northern Brittany, with sand and mud holding.
- Sheltered SW
41AnchorageFrancePointe du Dragon Est
4.9Rocky anchorage off the eastern tip of Île Sainte-Marguerite, in the Lérins islands south of Cannes.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 42AnchorageFrance
Réserve de Saparella
4.9Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica in the Gulf of Valinco, off the Saparella coastline north of Porto Pollo.
- Free
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
- 43AnchorageFrance
Tahiti Beach
4.9Anchorage off Plage Tahiti on the Cap Ferret peninsula in Arcachon Bay, sand bottom with rock and seagrass patches, sheltered from N, NE and E.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 44AnchorageMartinique
Îlet Saint-Aubin
4.9Anchorage under Îlet Saint-Aubin, north of La Trinité on the Atlantic coast.
- Sheltered N, NE
- 45AnchorageFrance
Le Resquilladou
4.9Rocky anchorage on the coast between Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer and Les Lecques, sheltered from the northern and eastern quadrants.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 46AnchorageGuadeloupe
mouillage de Murphy
4.9Anchorage on the Pointe-Noire coast between Baille-Argent and Anse Guyonneau, leeward side of Basse-Terre, sand bottom, sheltered from NE through SE.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 47AnchorageFrance
port ouest
4.9Roadstead anchorage off Port Ouest, the western industrial basin of Dunkerque, on the Flanders coast.
- Sheltered S
48AnchorageFranceRoch Toul
4.9Rocky anchorage on the north-west coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, 1.7 NM west of Sauzon.
- Sheltered E
49AnchorageFrancesud baie solana
4.9Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica south of Girolata, mixed sand, rock and seagrass bottom, inside the Scandola marine reserve perimeter.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
50AnchorageFranceLa Roche-Bernard
4.9River anchorage on the Vilaine upstream of the Arzal dam, in front of the town of La Roche-Bernard.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
51AnchorageFrancePlage de la Chapelle
4.9Anchorage on sand west of Saint-Briac-sur-Mer, between the Frémur estuary and the Îles Ébihens in Ille-et-Vilaine.
- Sheltered W, NW
52AnchorageFrancePorsmilin
4.9Anchorage off Plage de Porsmilin in Locmaria-Plouzané, on the north shore of the Rade de Brest, western Finistère.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
53AnchorageFranceConche des Baleines
4.9Sand-bottomed bay on the northwest tip of the Île de Ré, around 40 moorings, sheltered from E, SE, S and SW winds.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
- 54AnchorageFrance
îles Maudez
4.9Anchorage off the small island group north-west of Bréhat, in the northern Côtes-d'Armor, on sand and algae.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
55AnchorageFranceÎlot de la Gabinière sud
4.9Buoy field on the south side of La Gabinière, the small islet off the southern tip of Port-Cros, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros.
- Free
- Sheltered N
56AnchorageFranceAnse de Saint - Hernot
4.9Sand anchorage on the east side of the Cap de la Chèvre, Presqu'île de Crozon, Finistère.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
- 57AnchorageFrance
Anse de Saint - Norgard
4.9Cove on the south shore of the Presqu'île de Crozon in the Baie de Douarnenez, sand bottom, sheltered from the north and west.
- Sheltered N, W, NW
- 58AnchorageFrance
Chavanay
4.9Anchorage on the Rhône at Chavanay, in the Pilat foothills south of Lyon, mud bottom, shelter from SW through NW.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
59AnchorageFranceMucchiu Biancu
4.9Anchorage on the south coast of Corsica between Pianottoli-Caldarello and Tizzano, sand and rock bottom, sheltered from N sectors.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
60AnchorageFrancePlage sud ouest île Callot
4.9Anchorage off the south-west beach of Callot island, at the entrance to the bay of Morlaix in northern Finistere.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE