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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961AnchorageFranceBanc de Kergonan
3.7Anchorage on a sand bank north of Île aux Moines, in the Golfe du Morbihan.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
962AnchorageFranceBaracci
3.7Anchorage in the Golfe de Valinco on the west coast of Corsica, just north of Propriano.
- Sheltered E, S, SE
- 963AnchorageMartinique
Le Carbet sud
3.7Anchorage south of Le Carbet village, on the Caribbean coast between Bellefontaine and Saint-Pierre.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 964AnchorageGuadeloupe
Îlet du Vieux-Fort
3.7Anchorage off Vieux-Fort at the northern tip of Marie-Galante, on sand, rock and seagrass, 2.7 miles north of the bay of Saint-Louis.
- Sheltered N, E, SE
965AnchorageFrancePlage de Cannella
3.7Open anchorage off Cannella beach on the east coast of Corsica, 3,6 NM south of Solenzara. Sand bottom, sheltered from the western sector.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
- 966AnchorageMartinique
Pointe Blanche
3.7Small anchorage at Pointe Blanche on the west coast of the Trois-Îlets peninsula, 0.2 miles south of Îlet à Ramiers. Sand and rock, sheltered from north through east to south-east.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 967AnchorageGuadeloupe
Anse Deshaies
3.6Bay of Deshaies, in the north-west of Basse-Terre, with a field of paying buoys and an anchoring zone off the village. Sand and rock bottom.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
968AnchorageFranceAnse du Boucau
3.6Mooring off the Pointe Saint-Gildas at Préfailles, on the south coast of Loire-Atlantique.
- Paid
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
- 969AnchorageGuadeloupe
Anse Fideling
3.6Anchorage in Anse Fideling on the south-east coast of Terre-de-Bas in Les Saintes, sand, gravel and seagrass bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
970AnchorageFranceBaie de Grésine
3.6Anchorage on the western shore of the lac du Bourget, north of Aix-les-Bains, algae seabed.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE, S
971AnchorageFranceÎle des Vieilles
3.6Anchorage off the Île des Vieilles on the red porphyry coast of the Esterel, near Agay in the Var.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 972AnchorageFrance
îlot Deux-Frères
3.6Twin rocky pinnacles off the Cap Sicié massif, south-west of La Seyne-sur-Mer.
- Sheltered NE, SE
973AnchorageFranceMouillage de Le Bouil
3.6Sand anchorage on the Vendée coast east of Jard-sur-Mer, between the Pointe du Payré estuary and the beach of Ragounite.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 974AnchorageSt. Martin
North Curve, Tintamarre
3.6Bay on Tintamarre, 0.5 NM north-east of Baie Blanche, inside the Saint-Martin national nature reserve, where anchoring is forbidden.
- Sheltered E, S, SE
- 975AnchorageMartinique
Pointe Borgnesse
3.6Beach near Pointe Borgnesse, between Sainte-Luce and the entrance of the Cul-de-Sac du Marin. Sand and weed. Anchoring is prohibited.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 976AnchorageFrance
Pointe de l'Ermitage
3.6Anchorage on the east side of the Presqu'île de Giens, Hyères, just north of Port du Niel.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW
- 977AnchorageFrance
Rade de Houat
3.6Roadstead on the south-east side of Île de Houat, used as the natural waiting area for Port Saint-Gildas.
- Sheltered NW, W
978AnchorageFranceRéduit de Béniguet
3.6Anchorage off Île de Béniguet, in the Chaussée de Sein archipelago west of the Brittany mainland.
- Sheltered E, S, SE
979AnchorageFranceRivière du Trieux
3.6Ria anchorage on the Trieux river between Lézardrieux and the Île à Bois, on the Côtes-d'Armor coast.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
980AnchorageFranceRohu
3.6Anchorage off the Pointe du Rohu in the golfe du Morbihan, sand and weed bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
981AnchorageFranceAnse de la Catena
3.6Shore-line mooring at the entrance of the Bonifacio fjord, Corsica, on the north side of the calanque, with room for around 30 boats tied to lines run to the rocks.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE
- 982AnchorageFrance
Mouillage du golfe du Morbihan
3.6Anchorage in the golfe du Morbihan, Brittany, sand bottom, sheltered from NE, E, S and SE winds.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
983AnchorageFranceAnse er Goret
3.6Small cove on the west side of the Rhuys peninsula in the Gulf of Morbihan. Eight moorings, sand and weed bottom.
- Free
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
984AnchorageFranceCala della Chiesa North
3.6No-anchoring zone on the north side of Cala della Chiesa, Îles Lavezzi, Corsica, inside the Bouches de Bonifacio natural reserve.
- Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, S, SE
- 985AnchorageMartinique
Îlet à Ramiers
3.6Anchorage by Îlet à Ramiers, a wooded rock of about 3 hectares off the west coast of Les Trois-Îlets, 0.7 miles west of Anse à l'Âne. Sand, rock and weed, sheltered from north through east.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 986AnchorageFrance
Anse du Cavalier - Pointe de Boyardville
3.6Sand anchorage off the Pointe de Boyardville on the east coast of Île d'Oléron, facing the Pertuis d'Antioche.
- Free
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
- 987AnchorageSt. Martin
Bellevue
3.6Lagoon anchorage off Bellevue, on the French side of the Simpson Bay lagoon, 0.5 NM south-west of Port La Royale.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, W, NW
- 988AnchorageGuadeloupe
La Blanchette
3.6Anchorage at La Blanchette, between Baillif and Vieux-Habitants on the leeward coast of Basse-Terre, sand bottom, sheltered from NE through SE.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
989AnchorageFrancePlage de Grimaud
3.6Open anchorage off the beach of Port-Grimaud at the head of the Golfe de Saint-Tropez.
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
- 990AnchorageFrance
Plage du Grand Lanroué
3.6Day anchorage off the Grand Lanroué beach on the Presqu'ile Guérandaise, west of Piriac-sur-Mer in Pays de la Loire.
- Sheltered N, NE, E