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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- 1261AnchorageFrance
Sainte-Maxime
3.3Anchorage in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez off the Sainte-Maxime seafront, sand bottom, open to the south.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
- 1262AnchorageSt. Barthélemy
Shell Beach
3.3Anchorage off Shell Beach, the beach at the southern edge of Gustavia, 0.3 NM south of the harbour quays.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
1263AnchorageFranceAéroport Ajaccio
3.3Sand anchorage in the Golfe d'Ajaccio off the Campo dell'Oro beach and the runway of Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte airport, Corsica.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE
1264AnchorageFrancePen mané
3.3Anchorage of 45 moorings on sand in the Blavet estuary at Locmiquélic, on the east bank of the Lorient roadstead.
- Paid
- Sheltered NE, SE, S, SW, W, NW
- 1265AnchorageFrance
Plage de Suveret
3.3Small cove at Théoule-sur-Mer on the red porphyry coast of the Esterel, between Cannes and La Napoule.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
- 1266AnchorageFrance
Suresnes
3.3High concrete barge quay on the Seine at Suresnes, downstream of Paris between the Bois de Boulogne and Mont Valérien. Anchoring is not authorised and the wall serves only as an emergency overnight stop.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
1267AnchorageFranceAnse de Bernon
3.2Anchorage on the Presqu'île de Rhuys, just east of Port du Crouesty and close to Port-Navalo, Brittany. Sand and weed bottom.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1268AnchorageGuadeloupe
Baie du Marigot
3.2Bay on the north coast of Terre-de-Haut in Les Saintes, sand and weed bottom, 0.7 miles north-east of the village.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1269AnchorageFrance
Fouchécourt
3.2Mooring prohibited along the Petite Saône at Fouchécourt, in Haute-Saône, upstream of the lock and opposite the VNF halte fluviale.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1270AnchorageMartinique
Havre du Robert nord
3.2Anchorage in the northern part of Le Robert harbour, near Îlet Petite Martinique, on the Atlantic coast.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE
- 1271AnchorageFrance
Les Bégets
3.2Zone off the Bégets, on the western shore of Lac du Bourget between Le Bourget-du-Lac and Aix-les-Bains, Savoie. Anchoring is prohibited here.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
- 1272AnchorageFrance
Plage de la Petite Corniche
3.2Anchorage off the south coast of the Île d'Yeu, Vendée, at the foot of the coastal path known as the Sentier de la Corniche.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
- 1273AnchorageMartinique
Plage du Diamant
3.2Open roadstead off the beach of Le Diamant on the south coast of Martinique, facing Diamond Rock. Sand bottom, sheltered only from north-west through north-east.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
1274AnchorageFrancePointe de Crau de Nao/ Beach Cap
3.2Rocky point and small beach on the western shore of Cap Ferrat, between Villefranche-sur-Mer and the village of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
1275AnchorageFranceRiva Bella
3.2Anchorage off the long sand beach of Riva Bella, east coast of Corsica between Bastia and Solenzara.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 1276AnchorageFrance
Saint-Mitre
3.2Anchorage on the northern shore of the Étang de Berre, off Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts, west of Istres.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
1277AnchorageFranceAnse de Loubye
3.2Shallow cove between Rivedoux-Plage and La Flotte on the north coast of Île de Ré, six mooring spots on sand.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N
- 1278AnchorageMartinique
Bellefontaine
3.2Anchorage off Bellefontaine village, on the Caribbean coast between Case-Pilote and Le Carbet.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
1279AnchorageFranceCalanque du Brégançonnet
3.2Anchorage on the south side of Porquerolles, 1.1 NM SW of the village, sand bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
1280AnchorageFranceAnse de Pen Castel
3.2Anchorage inside the Gulf of Morbihan, on the south shore of the Île d'Arz approaches near Arzon.
- Paid
- Sheltered W, SW, S
1281AnchorageFranceFalaises de Bonifacio
3.2Anchorage below the limestone cliffs of Bonifacio on the southern tip of Corsica, 0.4 nm from the fjord-like harbour entrance.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
1282AnchorageFranceLa Mitre
3.2Sand anchorage off the Mourillon shoreline on the east side of the Toulon roadstead, 0.2 nm south of Saint-Louis du Mourillon and 0.7 nm from the Darse Nord.
- Sheltered N, W, NW
1283AnchorageFrancePornic
3.2Anchorage in the bay of Pornic, Loire-Atlantique, off the Côte de Jade on the southern shore of the Loire estuary.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 1284AnchorageMartinique
Constouchia
3.2Constouchia anchorage, on the Atlantic coast between Le François and Le Vauclin.
- Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1285AnchorageGuadeloupe
Îlet Caret
3.2Sand islet in the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin, 4.1 nm east of Sainte-Rose, owned by the Conservatoire du littoral and managed by the commune of Sainte-Rose.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 1286AnchorageFrance
Plage du Veillat
3.2Sand anchorage off the main town beach of Saint-Raphaël, Var, between the old port and the Santa Lucia marina.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
1287AnchorageFrancePorscav
3.2Anchorage off Porscav at the mouth of the Aber Ildut, on the Pays d'Iroise coast of Finistere.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
1288AnchorageFranceSaint Gildas - Avant port
3.2Outer anchorage of about 17 spots off Port Saint-Gildas, the harbour of the island of Houat in the Bay of Quiberon, southern Brittany, sand bottom, sheltered from SE through SW.
- Paid
- Sheltered SE, S, SW
1289AnchorageFranceAnse de l'Arène
3.2Anchorage off Cassis, 0.8 NM south-east of the harbour and 1.3 NM east of Port-Miou, inside the Calanques National Park.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 1290AnchorageFrance
Anse de Sainte Barbe
3.2Buoy field of around ten moorings in the anse de Sainte-Barbe on the north shore of the Gulf of Ajaccio in Corsica, part of the Pietrosella regulated anchorage where anchoring is prohibited.
- Paid
- Sheltered SW, S, SE