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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1021AnchorageFranceRade de Villefranche
3.6Deep natural bay between Nice and Cap-Ferrat on the French Riviera, one of the deepest harbours on the Mediterranean coast with depths reaching 95 m close to shore.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
1022AnchorageFranceAnse de Porsmoguer
3.6Sandy cove on the Iroise coast of Plouarzel, west Finistère, between Pointe de Kermorvan and Pointe de Corsen.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
1023AnchorageFranceBourgenay
3.6Rock-bottom anchorage off Talmont-Saint-Hilaire in Vendée, just outside the marina of Port Bourgenay on the Côte de Lumière.
- Sheltered NE, E
1024AnchorageFranceÎle aux Oiseaux
3.6Low sand and marsh island in the middle of the Bassin d'Arcachon, known for its two cabanes tchanquées on stilts.
- Sheltered W, NW
- 1025AnchorageFrance
Les Carniquets
3.6Drying sand anchorage in the Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel, off the Normandy coast north of Granville.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW, W, NW
1026AnchorageFranceMeaux
3.6River stopover on the Marne at Meaux in Seine-et-Marne, mud bottom, fully sheltered from all wind sectors.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
- 1027AnchorageFrance
Mouillage du Pavé Charron
3.6Buoy field off Charron in the Baie de l'Aiguillon, at the mouth of the Sèvre Niortaise, Charente-Maritime.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE
1028AnchorageFrancePlage du Stagnonu - Marina Ouest
3.6Sandy anchorage on the south shore of the golfe de Sagone, west coast of Corsica.
- Paid
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
1029AnchorageFrancePortu â Leccia
3.6Rocky anchorage on the west coast of Corsica between Cargèse and Porto, open to the west.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 1030AnchorageGuadeloupe
Anse Guyonneau
3.6Cove with a beach on the Pointe-Noire coast, leeward side of Basse-Terre, sand bottom, sheltered from NE through SE.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
1031AnchorageFranceChiesa North East
3.6Anchorage on the east coast of southern Corsica between Sant'Amanza and Bonifacio, sand with rocky patches.
- Sheltered W, SW
- 1032AnchorageFrance
Golfe de Péru
3.6Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica, north of Cargèse, over mixed sand, rock and weed.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
- 1033AnchorageFrance
Île de Terre (Nord)
3.6Area north of Île de Terre off the Cotentin east coast, Normandy. Anchoring prohibited.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
1034AnchorageFranceIle du BOIS GERARD
3.6Small wooded island in the Lac de Madine, Grand Est. Anchorage on mud and weed bottom near the northern shore.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 1035AnchorageMartinique
Le Prêcheur nord
3.6Anchorage north of Le Prêcheur village, on the north Caribbean coast below the cliffs.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
1036AnchorageFranceMalo-les-Bains
3.6Roadstead off the beach of Malo-les-Bains, east of Dunkirk, sand bottom, protected from S and SE winds. Exposed to the full fetch of the North Sea from N.
- Sheltered SE, S
- 1037AnchorageFrance
Ponte St-Bauzille
3.6Anchorage on the Hérault canal system near Agde, Occitanie, with mud bottom and all-round shelter from surrounding banks.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1038AnchorageFrance
Punta di Pozzoli
3.6Anchorage off the southern coast of Corsica, close to the Golfe de Porto-Vecchio, with a mud bottom.
- Sheltered N, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
1039AnchorageFranceBaie de la Perroche
3.6Buoy field of 75 moorings off the Perroche beach on the west coast of Oleron island, Charente-Maritime.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 1040AnchorageFrance
Pointe du Bau Rouge
3.6Anchorage off the red cliffs of Carqueiranne, between Toulon and Hyères on the Var coast.
- Sheltered N
- 1041AnchorageFrance
Port de la Croix
3.6Anchorage on the north shore of the Crozon peninsula in the roadstead of Brest, Finistère, sand bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 1042AnchorageFrance
Seine
3.6River halt on the Seine in the Eure valley, on the navigable reach between Vernon and Rouen, lying alongside a dock or a small pontoon rather than at anchor.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, S
- 1043AnchorageMartinique
Anses-d'Arlet, anse du Bourg
3.6Mooring area off the bourg of Les Anses-d'Arlet on the west coast of Martinique, facing the church of Saint-Henri. Sand and weed, sheltered from north through east to south-east.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 1044AnchorageFrance
Anse de l'Espalmador
3.6Small cove on the south side of the Cap Ferrat peninsula, between Villefranche-sur-Mer and Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 1045AnchorageFrance
Baie du Ven Hoal
3.6Anchorage on the north coast of Groix, 2.3 NM west of Port-Tudy, Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 1046AnchorageSt. Martin
Baie Longue
3.6Anchorage off Baie Longue beach, on the west coast of French Saint-Martin, 3.2 NM west-south-west of Marigot.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 1047AnchorageFrance
Calanque Saint Jean de Dieu ou de l'Oeil de Verre
3.6Small anchorage in the Calanque Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, also called Calanque de l'Œil de Verre, between Morgiou and Sormiou on the Marseille coast.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 1048AnchorageFrance
Golfe de Beauduc
3.6Wide sandy bay on the south-western flank of the Camargue, between the Rhône delta and the Grau de la Dent.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
1049AnchorageFranceIle de Jarron
3.6Anchorage by Île Jarron in the Riou archipelago south of Marseille, within the Calanques national park.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1050AnchorageFrance
Plage du Corréjou
3.6Anchorage off the Corréjou beach in the bay of Camaret-sur-Mer, on the west side of the Crozon peninsula, Finistère.
- Sheltered S, SW, W