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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- 931AnchorageFrance
Port de Deuborh
3.7Anchorage on the north coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, 0.8 NM NW of Sauzon, sand bottom.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
932AnchorageFranceTour de Fautea
3.7Anchorage on the east coast of Corsica below the Genoese tower of Fautea, sand bottom, shelter from N, NW, W and SW.
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
933AnchorageFranceAnse de Paulilles
3.7Anchorage in the Anse de Paulilles on the Côte Vermeille, between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer in the Pyrénées-Orientales.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
934AnchorageFranceAnse du Verdon
3.7Cove on the Côte Bleue just east of Cap Couronne, near Carro, western Bouches-du-Rhône.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
935AnchorageFranceBaie de la Figueirette
3.7Anchorage on the Esterel coast of Théoule-sur-Mer, between Cannes and Saint-Raphaël, at the foot of the red porphyry cliffs.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
936AnchorageFranceBeg Leger
3.7Anchorage off the mouth of the Léguer river on the Trégor coast, Côtes-d'Armor.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
937AnchorageFranceLe Rhone Vif
3.7Anchorage in the Petit Rhône delta on the Camargue coast, sand bottom, sheltered from winds from NW through N and E to W.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW
- 938AnchorageFrance
Les 7 iles
3.7Anchorage off the Sept-Îles archipelago, north of Perros-Guirec on the Côtes d'Armor coast, sand bottom.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
939AnchorageFrancePic des Gabians
3.7Rocky anchorage at the foot of the Pic des Gabians cliff near Les Goudes, south of Marseille, inside the Parc national des Calanques. Sheltered from N, NE and NW.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
940AnchorageFrancePlage de Miomo
3.7Day anchorage off Plage de Miomo on the eastern shore of Cap Corse, 3 km north of Bastia, Haute-Corse.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
941AnchorageFrancePlage Sud - Port Camargue
3.7Sandy anchorage off the south beach of Port Camargue in the Gulf of Lion, at the western edge of the Camargue.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
- 942AnchorageFrance
St. Nicholas
3.7Anchorage in the rade de Brest, east of the Moulin Blanc marina, Finistère.
- Free
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
943AnchorageFranceTizzano
3.7Small fishing harbour and anchorage at the foot of a Genoese tower, Sartenais coast, South Corsica.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
944AnchorageFranceYvoire
3.7Anchorage off the medieval village of Yvoire on the French shore of Lake Geneva, between the Petit Lac and the Grand Lac.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
945AnchorageFranceAnse de Portu Provençale
3.7Mooring field on buoys in the Gulf of Ajaccio, 4.9 NM NW of Port Charles Ornano, western Corsica.
- Paid
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
946AnchorageFranceCalanque Saint-Pierre
3.7Small bight off Île Verte, immediately east of La Ciotat harbour, a day stop where anchoring over the posidonia is now signposted as prohibited.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
947AnchorageFranceCarnoles
3.7Open anchorage off the plage de Carnolès, between Roquebrune-Cap-Martin and Menton, eastern Alpes-Maritimes.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
- 948AnchorageFrance
Le Moustoir Baie de l'Ours
3.7Buoy field in the baie de l'Ours on the east side of the Île de Bréhat, north Brittany, sand and weed bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, E
949AnchorageFranceLe Sphinx
3.7Sand-bottom anchorage off Île de Sein in the Iroise Sea, sheltered from NW to E winds, exposed to S and SW.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
950AnchorageFranceLes Tables
3.7Buoy field off Cap d'Agde in Hérault, 8 berths on sand. Mooring restricted outside marked buoys.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, W
- 951AnchorageFrance
Morsang
3.7Buoyed moorings on the Seine at Morsang-sur-Seine, upstream of Corbeil-Essonnes in Essonne.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 952AnchorageFrance
Petit-Rouveau
3.7Anchorage between the islets of Petit Rouveau and Grand Rouveau in the Embiez archipelago, off Six-Fours-les-Plages in the Var.
- Sheltered S, SW
953AnchorageFrancePlage de la Badine
3.7Anchorage off the eastern shore of the Giens peninsula, south of Hyères, facing the Îles d'Hyères.
- Sheltered S, SW, W, NW
954AnchorageFranceCap Léoube
3.7Sand-bottom anchorage off Cap Léoube, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and La Londe-les-Maures, within the Natura 2000 perimeter of the Îles d'Hyères coast.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW
- 955AnchorageSt. Barthélemy
Rade de Gustavia
3.7Outer harbour anchorage of Gustavia, 0.4 NM west of the quays, the main anchorage for boats visiting Saint-Barthélemy.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
956AnchorageFranceLa Bergerie
3.7Sand anchorage off the east coast of the Giens peninsula, Hyères, facing the Porquerolles channel.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
957AnchorageFranceNormandy Beach
3.7Open roadstead off the Normandy landing beaches between Port-en-Bessin and Courseulles-sur-Mer, on sand.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
958AnchorageFrancePenerf
3.7Tidal anchorage in the Rivière de Pénerf, on the Morbihan coast between the Vilaine estuary and the Gulf of Morbihan.
- Paid
- Sheltered NE, E, SE, S
959AnchorageFrancePlage de Caspiu
3.7Sandy anchorage on the west coast of Corsica, between Porto and Girolata, inside the Scandola area of influence.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
960AnchorageFranceThéoule-Sur-Mer
3.7Anchorage off the village of Théoule-sur-Mer on the eastern edge of the Esterel massif, facing the Bay of Cannes and the Lérins islands.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S