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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601AnchorageFranceCala Lazarina
4.1Cove on the Île Lavezzi, a granite archipelago 5 NM south-east of Bonifacio inside the Bouches de Bonifacio marine nature reserve.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
602AnchorageFranceCalanque du Blé
4.1Small rocky cove on the south side of the Giens peninsula, west of Port du Niel, in the Var.
- Sheltered NE, E
603AnchorageFranceCalanque Longue
4.1Narrow calanque on the west coast of Île du Levant, inside the Port-Cros national park.
- Sheltered W, SW, S
- 604AnchorageFrance
club Maine marine
4.1River mooring on the Sarthe south of Le Mans, run by the Club Maine Marine at Arnage.
- Sheltered SE
- 605AnchorageFrance
Cupabia W
4.1Anchorage on the west side of the baie de Cupabia, between Porto Pollo and Propriano on the west coast of Corsica.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
606AnchorageFranceGolfe de Santa Giulia sud
4.1Buoy field of 30 moorings in the southern part of the Golfe de Santa Giulia, under Punta di Folaca, south of Porto-Vecchio.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
- 607AnchorageFrance
Grand Chaumont
4.1Halt on the Canal du Rhône à Sète near Aigues-Mortes, fond of mud, sheltered from all directions except E. Anchoring is prohibited.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, SW, S, SE
608AnchorageFranceÎle des Hebihens
4.1Anchorage off the Île des Hébihens in the bay of Lancieux, western approach to the Rance estuary, with sand and rock patches on the bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
609AnchorageFranceÎle Tatihou
4.1Anchorage off the small island of Tatihou at the entrance to Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Cotentin, sand bottom, sheltered from winds from NW through N and NE to W.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 610AnchorageFrance
Le Trieux
4.1Anchorage on the Trieux river in northern Brittany, mud bottom, sheltered from all directions by the wooded banks.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
611AnchorageFranceLes Sept îles - Baden
4.1Anchorage with 36 mooring spots off Baden in the Gulf of Morbihan, sand bottom, well sheltered inside the gulf.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
612AnchorageFrancePlage des Aresquiers
4.1Open roadstead anchorage off the Plage des Aresquiers, between Frontignan and Vic-la-Gardiole on the Occitanie coast.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
613AnchorageFrancePointe de Locquirec
4.1Anchorage off the Locquirec headland on the north Finistère coast, sand bottom, shelter from W to SE winds.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
614AnchorageFrancePointe de Penkernéo
4.1Anchorage at the mouth of the Aven and Bélon rivers in southern Finistère, off Port-Manec'h on the Cornouaille coast.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 615AnchorageFrance
Anse de Goërem
4.1Small cove on the west side of the Gâvres peninsula, in the Lorient roadstead, southern Brittany.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 616AnchorageFrance
Beg an Fry
4.1Bay on the north Finistère coast between Locquirec and Primel-Trégastel, at the western end of the Baie de Lannion.
- Paid
- Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W
- 617AnchorageFrance
Golfe de Topidi
4.1Sandy anchorage on the west coast of Corsica, 3.1 NM north of Cargese in the Golfe de Sagone area.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
618AnchorageFranceGrande Calanque
4.1Anchorage on the east side of Pomègues in the Frioul archipelago off Marseille, sand bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
619AnchorageFranceGrotta dei Vecchi Marinai
4.1Anchorage at the foot of the Revellata cliffs, west of Calvi, on the north-west coast of Corsica.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
620AnchorageFranceLa Patache
4.1Sand anchorage off Pointe de la Patache, on the north-west tip of Île de Ré, at the outer entrance of the Fier d'Ars.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S, SE
- 621AnchorageFrance
Le vasard de Beychevelle
4.1Mud bank anchorage on the Gironde estuary off Beychevelle, in the Médoc vineyards of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
- Sheltered NW, NE, W, E
622AnchorageFranceLes pierres hautes
4.1Anchorage on the south side of île Sainte-Marguerite, îles de Lérins off Cannes, sand bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
623AnchorageFrancePlage de Nantois
4.1Sand-bottom anchorage off Plage de Nantois on the north coast of Brittany, between Le Val-André and Dahouët in the Baie de Saint-Brieuc.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
- 624AnchorageFrance
Plage de Péru
4.1Sand beach anchorage just north of Cargèse, 0.9 nm from the port.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 625AnchorageFrance
Punta di Corbu
4.1Anchorage on the Agriates desert coast in northern Corsica, sand bottom, protected from NE through S.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
626AnchorageFranceRivedoux Plage
4.1Drying sand and mud anchorage off Rivedoux-Plage on the east coast of Île de Ré, at the foot of the Pont de l'Île de Ré.
- Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 627AnchorageFrance
Sant' Amanza
4.1Wide bay on the south-east coast of Corsica, about 2,8 NM NE of Bonifacio, open to the south-east and indenting roughly 2 NM inland.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S, SE
628AnchorageFranceAnse de Peyrefite
4.1Small cove on the Vermilion Coast between Banyuls and Cerbère, with 8 visitor buoys laid inside the Cerbère-Banyuls marine nature reserve.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 629AnchorageFrance
Baie de la chapelle
4.1Anchorage on the east coast of Île-d'Arz in the Gulf of Morbihan, 5 berths on sand and weed bottom.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 630AnchorageMartinique
Fond Boucher
4.1Cove between Case-Pilote and Bellefontaine, on the Caribbean coast.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE