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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- 1381AnchorageFrance
Anse de Toulin
3.0Sandy anchorage off the Côte d'Amour, just south of Le Pouliguen harbour entrance in the bay of La Baule.
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
1382AnchorageFranceThéâtre de la mer
3.0Anchorage off the Théâtre Jean Vilar open-air amphitheatre on the eastern seafront of Sète, Hérault.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 1383AnchorageFrance
Anse de Trébézy
3.0Anchorage on the north shore of the Loire estuary, west of Saint-Nazaire, mud bottom, sheltered from NW, N and W winds.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
1384AnchorageFranceAvant-port de Sainte-Maxime
3.0Prohibited anchoring zone in the outer harbour of Sainte-Maxime, Gulf of Saint-Tropez, sand bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
- 1385AnchorageFrance
Golfe de Chiuni
3.0Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica, 1.8 nm NW of Cargèse, on a seabed of posidonia meadow.
- Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1386AnchorageFrance
Plage De Figuerolle, Saint Mitre
3.0Anchorage off Figuerolles beach on the north shore of the Étang de Berre, near Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts, Bouches-du-Rhône.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
1387AnchorageFrancePlage de Frontignan
3.0Sand anchorage off Frontignan-Plage on the Golfe du Lion coast, Occitanie, sheltered from NW through NE.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 1388AnchorageFrance
Anse de Ker Châlon
3.0Sand anchorage on the north-east coast of the Île d'Yeu, 0.4 NM south-east of Port Joinville, close to the town and the Plage de Ker Châlon.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW, W
- 1389AnchorageMartinique
Anse Robert Est
3.0Anchorage in the southern part of Le Robert harbour, Atlantic coast, 900 m east of Marina du Robert.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
1390AnchorageFranceCamping D'Aglio
3.0Sandy anchorage in the Golfe du Valinco off the Aglio beach, 1.6 nm NW of Propriano on the west coast of Corsica.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
1391AnchorageFranceAnse de la Maronaise
3.0Small cove on the Marseille coast near Les Goudes, at the western edge of the Calanques National Park, sand bottom.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE, S
1392AnchorageFranceBaie de Bandol
3.0Anchorage in the bay of Bandol in the Var, between the mainland and the Île de Bendor 300 m offshore.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 1393AnchorageMartinique
Chaudière
3.0Chaudière anchorage, on the Atlantic coast north of Le Vauclin village.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S
1394AnchorageFranceFret South
3.0Anchorage off Le Fret on the east side of the Crozon peninsula, in the Rade de Brest, Finistère. Sand, rock and mud bottom.
- Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE
1395AnchorageFranceL'Île-Rousse
3.0Buoy field off the town of L'Île-Rousse in Balagne, northern Corsica, over a Posidonia meadow, open to the north.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
1396AnchorageFranceAnse du Logéo
3.0Large buoy field of around 290 moorings in the Golfe du Morbihan, on the south shore of the Presqu'île de Rhuys.
- Paid
- Sheltered W, SW, S
- 1397AnchorageFrance
Bonporteau
3.0Sand-bottomed cove on the Var coast between Cavalaire-sur-Mer and Cap Lardier, sheltered from N, NE and NW winds.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
1398AnchorageFranceHalte de plaisance de Rouen
3.0River halt for pleasure craft on the Seine at Rouen, on the left bank below the Pont Guillaume-le-Conquérant.
- Sheltered N, E, S, W
- 1399AnchorageFrance
Marseillan Plage
3.0Open roadstead off the beach of Marseillan Plage, on the Languedoc lido between the étang de Thau and the Mediterranean, sand bottom.
- Sheltered N, NW
1400AnchorageFrancePierre Vassiliu
3.0Anchorage on the étang de Thau off Mèze, mixed bottom of sand, mud and rock, exposed to easterly winds.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
1401AnchorageFranceAnse de Magaud
3.0Small rocky cove on the western flank of the Cap Brun, east of Toulon, in Provence.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 1402AnchorageFrance
Plage de L'Aiguade
3.0Sand anchorage on the north coast of Porquerolles, just west of the village harbour, inside the Port-Cros National Park perimeter.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW
1403AnchorageFranceRade de Cannes
3.0Open roadstead off the Croisette at Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, between the seafront and the Îles de Lérins 1 NM south. Anchoring is regulated and banned from 1 June to 31 August.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
1404AnchorageFranceSaint-Colomban
3.0Sand anchorage off the Saint-Colomban beach at Carnac-Plage, south Brittany. Water point ashore.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 1405AnchorageFrance
A cala Pulgiaghja
3.0Rocky anchorage on the west coast of southern Corsica, around 3 NM NW of Tizzano.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
1406AnchorageFranceStibiden
3.0Anchorage on the east side of the Gulf of Morbihan, Brittany, between Île aux Moines and the Rhuys peninsula.
- Sheltered NW, W
1407AnchorageFranceAber Wrac'h
3.0Mooring field of ten buoys in the Aber Wrac'h ria, northern Finistère, mud bottom, opposite the village of L'Aber-Wrac'h.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, S, SE
- 1408AnchorageFrance
Baie de Solana Nord
3.0Anchorage on the western coast of Corsica, inside the Réserve Naturelle de Scandola, just north of Girolata.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 1409AnchorageFrance
Banc du Tourlinguet
3.0Sandbank at the entrance of Arcachon Bay, Gironde, where anchoring is prohibited by maritime regulation.
- Sheltered NW, N
- 1410AnchorageGuadeloupe
Pointe des Pères
3.0Anchorage by Pointe des Pères, just north of Vieux-Fort at the southern tip of Basse-Terre, rock and weed bottom with seagrass.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE