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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- 1081AnchorageFrance
Ile de brehat west
3.5Anchorage off the west side of Ile de Brehat, in the Cotes-d'Armor, north Brittany.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
1082AnchorageFranceIles Sanguinaires
3.5Rocky archipelago off the western tip of the Gulf of Ajaccio in Corsica, anchorage on rock bottom with shelter only from the east.
- Sheltered E
- 1083AnchorageMartinique
Îlet Baude
3.5Sheltered water around Îlet Baude in the south-east corner of the Cul-de-Sac du Marin. Weed and mud bottom, sheltered from every sector.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1084AnchorageFrance
Mas Larrieu
3.5Sand anchorage off the Mas Larrieu nature reserve, at the mouth of the Tech between Argelès-sur-Mer and Saint-Cyprien, on the Roussillon coast.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
- 1085AnchorageFrance
Plage d'Aiguebelle
3.5Sand anchorage off the coast of Le Lavandou in the Var, sheltered from the north sector, facing south toward the Îles d'Hyères.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
1086AnchorageFranceCala della Chiesa North
3.5Prohibited anchorage zone off the northern shore of the Îles Lavezzi, southern Corsica, sand bottom, within the Bouches de Bonifacio nature reserve.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
- 1087AnchorageMartinique
Anse Céron sud
3.5Anchorage in the southern part of Anse Céron, north of Le Prêcheur, on the north Caribbean coast.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 1088AnchorageFrance
Étrier De Marzan
3.5River mooring on the Vilaine near Marzan, upstream of the Arzal dam, in southern Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
- 1089AnchorageFrance
Îlot Ziglione
3.5Anchorage behind Îlot Ziglione in the Gulf of Porto-Vecchio, south-east Corsica.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
- 1090AnchorageMartinique
Les Trois-Îlets
3.5Mooring area off the bourg of Les Trois-Îlets, on the south side of the Baie de Fort-de-France. Weed and mud bottom, sheltered from north-west through west and south to south-east, open to the north and north-east.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
- 1091AnchorageFrance
Point Maubousquet
3.5Prohibited anchorage zone on the north coast of Porquerolles, inside the Port-Cros National Park maritime perimeter.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
- 1092AnchorageMartinique
Pointe la Mare
3.5Anchorage under Pointe la Mare, between Saint-Pierre and Le Prêcheur, on the north Caribbean coast.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 1093AnchorageFrance
Trehiguier
3.5Single visitor buoy on the Vilaine river estuary at Pénestin, south Brittany, mud bottom, well protected from N, NE, E, S and SE.
- Free
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
- 1094AnchorageMartinique
Anse Corps de Garde
3.5Beach anchorage west of Sainte-Luce on the south coast of Martinique. Sand bottom, sheltered from north-west through north to east, open to the south.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
1095AnchorageFranceAnse de Fouras
3.5Anchorage off Fouras on the Charente-Maritime coast, opposite the Île d'Aix, in the Pertuis d'Antioche.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, W
- 1096AnchorageFrance
Anse des Vieilles
3.5Sandy cove on the south coast of Île d'Yeu, 2.5 nm SE of Port-Joinville.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 1097AnchorageFrance
Baie du Dervin
3.5Sandy bay between Le Croisic and Le Pouliguen on the south Brittany coast, sheltered from the northerly quadrant, open to the south.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 1098AnchorageFrance
Plage Trottel - Ajaccio
3.5Anchorage off Plage Saint-François, known locally as Plage Trottel, on the north shore of the Gulf of Ajaccio, 0.9 NM SW of Port Tino Rossi.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 1099AnchorageFrance
Pointe de Fornali
3.5Anchorage off Pointe de Fornali at the entrance to the Gulf of Saint-Florent, northern Corsica. Sand and seagrass bottom, sheltered from S, SW and W.
- Sheltered S, SW, W
1100AnchorageFrancePointe de Ramonette
3.5Anchorage off the east coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, 0,3 nautical miles southeast of Le Palais, the main port of the island.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
1101AnchorageFranceRade d'Agay Nord
3.5Anchorage in the northern part of the Rade d'Agay on the Esterel coast, sand and weed bottom, sheltered from NW through N and E. Managed buoy field, anchoring only outside the 300 metre markers.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
1102AnchorageFranceRoscoff
3.5Rock-bottom anchorage off Roscoff, north Finistère, Brittany, exposed to W, SW and S winds.
- Sheltered W, SW, S
- 1103AnchorageMartinique
Anse Chaudière
3.5Cove on the west coast of Martinique, 0.55 miles south of the Anses-d'Arlet bourg. Sand, rock and weed, sheltered from north-east through east to south-east.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 1104AnchorageFrance
Anse de Focolara
3.5Small cove on the west coast of Corsica, between Galéria and the Golfe de Girolata, inside the Parc Naturel Marin du Cap Corse et de l'Agriate buffer zone.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
- 1105AnchorageMartinique
Baignoire de Joséphine
3.5White sand shoal fringed with coral between Îlet Thierry and Îlet Oscar off Le François, where you can stand in 0.5 to 1.5 m of water.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1106AnchorageFrance
Cap Rossu Nord
3.5Anchorage on the north side of Capu Rossu, west coast of Corsica between the Gulf of Porto and the Gulf of Sagone.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW
1107AnchorageFranceGolfe de Calvi
3.5Deep sandy bay on the north-west coast of Corsica, overlooked by the Genoese citadel of Calvi, with holding on sand across most of the anchorage.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1108AnchorageSt. Martin
Petite Plage, Grand Case
3.5Anchorage off Petite Plage at the north-east end of Grand Case bay, on the north-west coast of French Saint-Martin.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
- 1109AnchorageFrance
Halte Nautique de Conflans-Sainte-Honorine
3.5River halt on the Seine at the confluence with the Oise, in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, Yvelines.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1110AnchorageMartinique
Morne Cabri
3.5Anchorage at the head of Fort-de-France bay, off Morne Cabri on the Le Lamentin shore.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE