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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- 1231AnchorageFrance
Port De Roubary
3.3Small drying anchorage north of Barfleur on the east coast of the Cotentin peninsula.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
1232AnchorageFrancePréfailles
3.3Open anchorage off Préfailles on the Pointe Saint-Gildas, south side of the Loire estuary in Pays de la Loire.
- Sheltered N, NE
1233AnchorageFranceAnse de Sainte-Anne
3.3Anchorage in the roadstead of Brest, Brittany, on the southern shore opposite the naval base.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 1234AnchorageGuadeloupe
Anse Galet
3.3Anchorage in Anse Galet, west of the village of Terre-de-Haut in Les Saintes, sand bottom in about 10 metres.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
- 1235AnchorageMartinique
Pointe Banane
3.3Pointe Banane anchorage, on the south shore of Baie du Galion, Atlantic coast between Le Robert and La Trinité.
- Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1236AnchorageFrance
Pointe de Porto Pollo
3.3Rocky anchorage off the headland of Porto Pollo on the north shore of the Gulf of Valinco in western Corsica, commune of Serra-di-Ferro.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
1237AnchorageFrancePort Neuf
3.3Rocky anchorage on the Île-d'Arz in the Golfe du Morbihan, fringed by ledges, sheltered from NW to SW winds.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
1238AnchorageFrancePorto Marina
3.3Open roadstead at the mouth of the Porto river on the west coast of Corsica, within the Scandola UNESCO reserve perimeter and facing the red porphyry cliffs of the Calanche de Piana.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, S, SE
1239AnchorageFrancePorz-Naye
3.3Open anchorage on the north shore of the presqu'île de Crozon, just west of Camaret-sur-Mer in Finistère.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW
- 1240AnchorageSt. Martin
Rocher Créole
3.3Rock islet 0.7 NM north of Grand Case bay, inside the Saint-Martin national nature reserve, with reserve mooring buoys and no anchoring.
- Free
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
1241AnchorageFranceBouzigues
3.3Anchorage off Bouzigues on the northern shore of the Étang de Thau, in front of the oyster-farming village.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
1242AnchorageFranceCaldarello Ribellino
3.3Open anchorage on the southern coast of Corsica, within the Gulf of Santa Manza zone, 0.5 NM SW of Pianottoli-Caldarello port.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 1243AnchorageFrance
Nancy
3.3Prohibited mooring stretch on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin within the city of Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
1244AnchorageFrancePlage des Dames
3.3Anchorage of around 53 places off the Plage des Dames on the north-east shore of the Île de Noirmoutier.
- Paid
- Sheltered S, SW, W
- 1245AnchorageFrance
Tallone Cove
3.3Open sandy anchorage on the east coast of Corsica off the commune of Tallone, on the coastal plain south of Aleria.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 1246AnchorageFrance
Zone De La Sableyre
3.3Anchoring zone on the east side of the bassin d'Arcachon, off Taussat and Cassy.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
1247AnchorageFranceAnse du Moustran
3.3Anchorage in the Gulf of Morbihan, 0.7 NM NW of Port-Blanc on the Île-aux-Moines shore and 1.6 NM W of Arradon.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
1248AnchorageFranceHaut Pyla
3.3Anchorage at the foot of the Dune du Pilat, the tallest sand dune in Europe at 102 m, southern entrance of the Bassin d'Arcachon.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
1249AnchorageFranceLarmor-Plage
3.3Anchorage off Larmor-Plage at the entrance to the Lorient roadstead, Morbihan.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
1250AnchorageFrancePlage de Malpasset
3.3Anchorage off a small beach on the south coast of the Saint-Mandrier peninsula, west of Toulon bay.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
- 1251AnchorageMartinique
Pointe Cayot nord
3.3Anchorage off the north side of Pointe Cayot, charted as Pointe Cailloux, in the Cul-de-Sac du Marin. Sand, rock and weed, sheltered from north through east to south-west, open to the west and north-west.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, S, SE
1252AnchorageFrancePort-York
3.3Open anchorage on the north coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, Morbihan, on a sand and weed bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 1253AnchorageFrance
Poudrantais
3.3Anchorage off Pointe du Poudrantais on the west shore of the Vilaine estuary, south Brittany, near Pénestin.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
- 1254AnchorageFrance
Vignola West
3.3Anchorage west of Ajaccio, over sand, facing the Sanguinaires islands.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
1255AnchorageFranceBaie des Nations
3.3Anchorage on the north shore of the Baie de La Ciotat, off Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer in Provence.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 1256AnchorageMartinique
La Colline
3.3La Colline cove, on the Caribbean coast between Schœlcher and Case-Pilote.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 1257AnchorageFrance
mobilhome
3.3Anchorage inside the Arcachon basin, on the west shore off the Cap Ferret peninsula, New Aquitaine.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 1258AnchorageFrance
Plage Est
3.3Open roadstead off the east beach of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, in the Camargue, with a sand bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
1259AnchorageFrancePointe de Balaruc
3.3Anchorage on the étang de Thau near Balaruc, Occitanie. Mud bottom, shelter from NW through SW, open to the SE.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW
1260AnchorageFranceRade de la Badine - Hyères
3.3Anchorage on the northern side of the Giens tombolo, east of Hyères, with sand and patches of posidonia seagrass on the bottom.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW