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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- 841AnchorageMartinique
Îlet Hardy
3.8Anchorage by Îlet Hardy, one of the four islets of the Îlets de Sainte-Anne nature reserve, on the Atlantic side of the Sainte-Anne peninsula. Sand bottom, sheltered from south-west through north to north-east, open to the east and south-east.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
- 842AnchorageMartinique
La Lézarde
3.8Anchorage at the mouth of the Lézarde, Martinique's longest river, at the head of Fort-de-France bay on the Le Lamentin shore.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
843AnchorageFrancePlage de Pramousquier
3.8Open anchorage off Pramousquier beach on the Corniche des Maures, between Le Lavandou and Cavalaire-sur-Mer in the Var.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
844AnchorageFrancePointe de l'Isulattu
3.8Anchorage off the headland of Isulattu between Porto Pollo and the Gulf of Valinco, South Corsica, sand and weed bottom.
- Sheltered S, SW, W
- 845AnchorageMartinique
Pointe du Bout
3.8Anchorage off Pointe du Bout, 400 m from the marina, Les Trois-Îlets, across the bay from Fort-de-France.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
846AnchorageFranceAnse de Sainte-Croix
3.8Small cove on the Côte Bleue between Carro and Sausset-les-Pins, where anchoring is prohibited to protect the Posidonia seagrass meadow.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 847AnchorageFrance
Morville
3.8Anchorage off Landrellec on the Côte de Granit Rose, Côtes-d'Armor, northern Brittany.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, S, SE
- 848AnchorageFrance
Pointe Notre-Dame
3.8Anchorage off the Pointe Notre-Dame on the Esterel coast at Théoule-sur-Mer, at the western end of the Gulf of La Napoule.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
849AnchorageFrancePort Guen
3.8Cove on the north coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, just east of Le Palais, with room for about 10 boats on sand.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
850AnchorageFranceBaie d'Èze
3.8Open roadstead on the Côte d'Azur between Cap d'Ail and Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, below the perched village of Èze.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 851AnchorageGuadeloupe
Bouillante
3.8Anchorage in the bay off the town of Bouillante, on the leeward coast of Basse-Terre, sand and weed bottom, sheltered from NE through SE.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
852AnchorageFranceCalanque de Sormiou
3.8Deep calanque west of Morgiou in the Calanques national park, sand and posidonia bottom, small fishing cabanons at the head.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
853AnchorageFranceÎle de Maestro Maria
3.8Anchorage on the west side of the Gulf of Porto-Vecchio, southern Corsica, 4.1 NM SE of the town harbour.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 854AnchorageFrance
Île de Pinarellu
3.8Anchorage in the lee of the small island of Pinarellu, off the beach of the same name, on the east coast of Corsica about 10 NM north of Porto-Vecchio.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
- 855AnchorageFrance
Ile Ti Saoson
3.8Anchorage in the lee of Ile Ti Saoson in the bay of Morlaix, between Carantec and Roscoff, Finistere.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
- 856AnchorageMartinique
Îlet Cabrits
3.8Anchorage off Îlet Cabrits at the southern tip of Martinique, 0.8 miles east of Grande Anse des Salines. Sand and weed, sheltered from north through east to south-east, open to the south and west.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
857AnchorageFranceKerrec levran
3.8Sand-bottomed anchorage on the north Finistère coast of Brittany, sheltered from NE through SE winds.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
- 858AnchorageFrance
Plage de Barbicaghja
3.8Anchorage off Barbicaja beach on the north shore of the Gulf of Ajaccio, 2.5 nm west of Port Tino Rossi, on sand.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
859AnchorageFrancePlage de Saint Joseph
3.8Anchorage off the sand beach of Saint-Joseph on the west coast of Corsica, sand bottom, sheltered from the north through east sectors, open to the westerly swell.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
860AnchorageFrancePlage des Sables Blancs
3.8Sand anchorage in the bay of La Forêt-Fouesnant, off the Sables Blancs beach at the western tip of Concarneau.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 861AnchorageMartinique
Marigot du Diamant
3.8Bay of the Marigot du Diamant on the south coast of Martinique, east of the Diamant bourg. Sand and mud, sheltered from west through north to east, open to the south.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
862AnchorageFranceTreac'h er Gorlé
3.8White sand anchorage on the north-east coast of Île d'Houat, Morbihan, sheltered from winds from SE through S to SW.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW
- 863AnchorageFrance
ZMEL Sainte-Catherine
3.8Buoy field of 28 moorings in the anse Sainte-Catherine, south of Port-Vendres on the Côte Vermeille.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
864AnchorageFranceBaie de Roquebrune
3.8Anchorage in the baie de Roquebrune between Monaco and Menton on the Côte d'Azur, off Roquebrune-Cap-Martin in the Alpes-Maritimes.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
- 865AnchorageMartinique
Baie Gros Raisin
3.8Small bay on the south side of the Caravelle peninsula, inside Baie du Galion on the Atlantic coast.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
866AnchorageFranceCap Roux
3.8Anchorage on the red porphyry coast of the Esterel massif, between Théoule-sur-Mer and Agay, Var.
- Sheltered N, S, SW, W, NW
867AnchorageFranceCôte de la Hougue
3.8Sand anchorage off the Cotentin east coast, 0.8 NM south of Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue in Normandy.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
868AnchorageFrancePointe de Mourret
3.8Rocky anchorage off the Pointe de Mourret, at the northern tip of the Embiez archipelago, opposite Le Brusc on the Var coast.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
- 869AnchorageGuadeloupe
Baie-Mahault
3.8Anchorage off Baie-Mahault at the southern end of the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin, mud bottom in about 5 metres.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
- 870AnchorageFrance
Beg Run er Vilaine
3.8Anchorage off the west shore of the Vilaine estuary, just north of the Pointe de Penlan, near Saint-Gildas-des-Bois side of the river mouth.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE