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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- 991AnchorageFrance
Pointe de la Ris
3.6Sand anchorage close to the Pointe de la Ris, just south of the marina of Bormes-les-Mimosas on the west side of the Cap Bénat.
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
- 992AnchorageFrance
Porz Leien
3.6Anchorage on the north coast of the Île de Batz, facing the Channel, in the Finistère archipelago off Roscoff.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
993AnchorageFranceVetricella
3.6Sand bottom anchorage in the Golfe de Valinco on the south-west coast of Corsica, sheltered from N, NE and E winds.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
994AnchorageFranceAnse de Maupas
3.6Shallow anchorage on the north shore of the Anse de l'Aiguillon, Pays de la Loire, at the western edge of the Marais Poitevin.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW
995AnchorageFranceAnse de Testarella
3.6Cove on the southern coast of Corsica, between Pianottoli-Caldarello and Bonifacio, opening south onto the Bouches de Bonifacio.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE
- 996AnchorageSt. Martin
Baie Blanche, Tintamarre
3.6Buoy field off Baie Blanche, the west-facing beach of Tintamarre, an island of 1.2 km² inside the Saint-Martin national nature reserve.
- Free
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 997AnchorageSt. Martin
Baie Nettlé
3.6Lagoon anchorage off Baie Nettlé, on the strip of land west of Sandy Ground, 1.1 NM west of Port La Royale.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
- 998AnchorageGuadeloupe
Îlet à Cochon
3.6Mooring field off Îlet à Cochon at the entrance to Pointe-à-Pitre harbour, run by Marina Bas-du-Fort, 0.5 miles south-west of the marina.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S
- 999AnchorageFrance
Cala di Muru
3.6Anchorage on the western shore of the Golfe de Valinco, south-western Corsica, between Porto Pollo and Campomoro.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
- 1000AnchorageFrance
La Linière
3.6Sand anchorage on the north coast of Noirmoutier island, between L'Herbaudière and Noirmoutier-en-l'Île.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
1001AnchorageFranceLaunay
3.6Anchorage in the baie de Paimpol in Côtes-d'Armor, north-east of the access channel to Paimpol. Sand bottom, sheltered from NW, W and SW.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
1002AnchorageFrancePetite Rade
3.6Sand anchorage in the outer roadstead of Les Sables d'Olonne, just south of the harbour entrance, on the Vendée coast.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 1003AnchorageFrance
Plage des Vergnes
3.6Anchorage on the right bank of the Gironde estuary in Charente-Maritime, mud bottom off Les Vergnes beach.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 1004AnchorageGuadeloupe
Pointe de la Saline
3.6Anchorage at Pointe de la Saline on the south coast of Grande-Terre, sand and weed bottom, 3.1 miles east of Îlet du Gosier.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S, SE
1005AnchorageFranceSauzon - Avant port
3.6Outer anchorage of Sauzon on the north coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, the largest island off southern Brittany.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, SE, S, SW, W, NW
1006AnchorageFranceAnchorage upstream of Valence
3.6River anchorage on the Rhône upstream of Valence, in the reach between the Bourg-lès-Valence lock and La Roche-de-Glun, with a stony bottom holding little weed.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1007AnchorageFrance
Anse des Soux
3.6Sandy cove on the south coast of the Île d'Yeu, between the Pointe des Corbeaux and the Pointe du But, sheltered from the north.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
1008AnchorageFranceBaie du Rabat
3.6Small sand anchorage on the east side of the Giens peninsula, south of Hyères.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
- 1009AnchorageFrance
Cornée du Moulin
3.6Inland mooring on a canal in the Grand Est region, mud bottom, full shelter from all directions.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
1010AnchorageFranceÎle de Bagaud
3.6Buoy field of 31 mooring buoys off Île de Bagaud in the Port-Cros National Park, Hyères archipelago, with sand and algae bottom.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, W, E, SE
- 1011AnchorageFrance
Macinaggio Sud
3.6Anchorage on the east coast of Cap Corse, just south of Macinaggio port, on a weed bottom with holding patchy on posidonia.
- Sheltered SW, W
- 1012AnchorageFrance
A cala di u Timuzzolu
3.6Anchorage on the south shore of the golfe d'Ajaccio, west Corsica, sheltered from south-east winds on a rocky bottom.
- Sheltered S, SE
- 1013AnchorageFrance
Anse des Sablettes
3.6Long sandy bay between La Seyne-sur-Mer and the Saint-Mandrier peninsula. Anchoring is prohibited here.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
1014AnchorageFranceBeg er Sennerion
3.6Small sand anchorage on Île d'Hoedic, just east of Port de l'Argol.
- Sheltered W
- 1015AnchorageFrance
Belvédère
3.6Sand-bottom anchorage off the Belvédère rocks, 0.2 nm north of Bormes-les-Mimosas and 0.8 nm south-west of Le Lavandou, on the Var coast of Provence.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
1016AnchorageFranceLa Tour Fondue
3.6Anchorage off the Tour Fondue headland at the southern tip of the Giens peninsula, Var, opposite Porquerolles.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 1017AnchorageFrance
Plage de l'homme mort
3.6Anchorage off a small cove on the Esterel coast between Boulouris and Agay, commune of Saint-Raphaël, Var.
- Sheltered NW, N
- 1018AnchorageFrance
Plage du Guerzido
3.6Anchorage off Guerzido beach on the south coast of the Île de Bréhat, in the archipelago north of Paimpol.
- Sheltered NW, N
- 1019AnchorageFrance
Pointe de Galant
3.6Sand-bottom anchorage on the north side of the Baie des Lecques, near Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer in western Var.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
1020AnchorageFrancePorto-Vecchio
3.6Anchorage in the Gulf of Porto-Vecchio on the south-east coast of Corsica, mud bottom with good holding, protected from W, SW, S, SE and E.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE