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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1351AnchorageFranceEcluse de Bourg-les-Valence
3.1Prohibited anchoring zone on the Rhône between Valence and La Roche-de-Glun in the Drôme.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 1352AnchorageFrance
Les Gros Murs sud
3.1Prohibited anchoring zone on the south coast of Porquerolles, rock bottom, within the Port-Cros national park maritime perimeter.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
1353AnchorageFrancemaison du passeur
3.1Anchorage on the Rance estuary in Brittany, downstream of the Barrage de la Rance, on the La Richardais shore between Dinard and Saint-Malo.
- Free
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 1354AnchorageSt. Martin
Potence Bay
3.1Anchorage north of Marigot, 0.4 NM north-east of Marina Fort Louis, sand bottom off a small beach.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
1355AnchorageFranceRade d'Agay East
3.1Buoy field in the eastern part of the Rade d'Agay, a deep inlet of the Esterel massif between Saint-Raphaël and Cannes.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 1356AnchorageMartinique
Sainte-Luce
3.1Anchorage off Sainte-Luce on the south coast of Martinique. Sand, rock and weed, sheltered only from north-west through north-east, open to the south.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
1357AnchorageFranceAnse du Lério
3.1Anchorage in the Anse du Lério, off Arradon on the north shore of the Gulf of Morbihan, bottom of mud and weed.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
- 1358AnchorageMartinique
Le Prêcheur
3.1Anchorage off Le Prêcheur village, the last commune on the Caribbean coast before the northern tip of Martinique.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 1359AnchorageFrance
Plage de Kerbourgnec
3.1No-anchoring zone off the beach of Kerbourgnec, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon, on the east side of the Quiberon peninsula, Morbihan.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
- 1360AnchorageFrance
Plage des Fouirades
3.1Anchorage on the east side of the Cap Bénat peninsula in the Var, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and the Îles d'Hyères. Sand and weed bottom, sheltered from N, NE and E.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
1361AnchorageFrancePort Mer
3.1Buoy mooring in the bay of Port-Mer, on the north side of the Pointe du Grouin peninsula near Cancale, Ille-et-Vilaine, where anchoring is discouraged.
- Paid
- Sheltered S, SW, W, NW
1362AnchorageFranceAnse de la Beaumaderie
3.1Anchorage on the Côte Bleue between Carro and Sausset-les-Pins, west of Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.
- Sheltered N, W, NW
1363AnchorageFranceCap Croisette
3.1Anchorage at the southern tip of Marseille, off the Goudes, at the entrance of the Calanques national park.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 1364AnchorageGuadeloupe
Sainte-Anne ouest
3.1Anchorage on the west side of Sainte-Anne bay on the south coast of Grande-Terre, weed bottom, beside the fishing harbour.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW
1365AnchorageFranceTrestraou
3.1Bay off Trestraou beach at Perros-Guirec, on the Côte de Granit Rose in Côtes-d'Armor.
- Paid
- Sheltered SE, S, SW
1366AnchorageFranceBaie De Ventilègne
3.1Deep bay on the south coast of Corsica, 3 nm NW of Bonifacio, between the Pointe de Capineru and the Pointe de Ventilègne.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
1367AnchorageFranceGolfe de Fréjus
3.1Sand anchorage in the Golfe de Fréjus between Fréjus and Saint-Aygulf, western Estérel coast, Var.
- Sheltered W, NW
1368AnchorageFrancePorticcio
3.1Anchorage in the Golfe d'Ajaccio off Porticcio, on the south shore facing Ajaccio, algae bottom with patches of sand.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
- 1369AnchorageFrance
Cap du Pinet
3.1Anchorage on the north shore of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, between Port Grimaud and the Pinet headland, in Provence.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
1370AnchorageFrancePlage de Cavalière
3.1Sand beach anchorage at Cavalière, commune of Le Lavandou, Var. Up to 71 marked summer buoys on sand and weed bottom.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 1371AnchorageFrance
Plage de Piemanson
3.1Open sandy anchorage off the Plage de Piémanson on the eastern edge of the Rhône delta in Camargue, within the commune of Salin-de-Giraud. Sand bottom, protection from N, NE and NW only.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 1372AnchorageFrance
Anse de la Garoupe
3.1Cove on the east side of Cap d'Antibes, below the Garoupe lighthouse and the sanctuary of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Port.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
- 1373AnchorageFrance
Anse de Saint-Martin
3.1Sand-bottomed cove on the north coast of the Cotentin peninsula, between Omonville-la-Rogue and Port Racine, in the Raz Blanchard tidal stream area.
- Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W
1374AnchorageFrancePlage de la Reine Jeanne
3.1Sand anchorage off the beach of the same name on the eastern side of the Cap Bénat, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and Le Lavandou in the Var.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 1375AnchorageFrance
Plage des Saumonards
3.1Anchorage off the east coast of Île d'Oléron, behind the Forêt des Saumonards, facing Fort Boyard, Charente-Maritime.
- Sheltered W, SW, S
- 1376AnchorageFrance
Anse du Cabestan
3.0Small cove on the west side of the Baie d'Audierne in southern Finistère, Brittany, sand bottom, open to the south-west.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
1377AnchorageFranceCogolin
3.0Sand anchorage at the head of the Golfe de Saint-Tropez, off the mouth of the Giscle river between Port-Grimaud and the Marines de Cogolin.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW, W
- 1378AnchorageGuadeloupe
Grand-Bourg
3.0Anchorage off Grand-Bourg on the south-west coast of Marie-Galante, sand and rock bottom, beside the island's main harbour.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
1379AnchorageFrancePlage du Gros Jonc
3.0Open roadstead off the south-west coast of the Île de Ré in Charente-Maritime, facing the Pertuis d'Antioche.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
- 1380AnchorageFrance
Anse de Bonnieu
3.0Small cove on the Côte Bleue west of Martigues, between Port des Laurons and Carro, Bouches-du-Rhône.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW