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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- 1411AnchorageGuadeloupe
Pointe Fouillole
3.0Anchorage off Pointe Fouillole in Pointe-à-Pitre harbour, mud bottom, 0.4 miles north of Marina Bas-du-Fort.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 1412AnchorageGuadeloupe
Marigot Sud
2.9Anchorage 0.4 nm south of Anse à la Barque on the Vieux-Habitants coast, leeward side of Basse-Terre, sand and rock bottom, sheltered from NE through SE.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
1413AnchorageFranceCacalu
2.9Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica in the golfe de Valinco sector, sand and algae bottom.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
- 1414AnchorageFrance
Plage Chapelle Saint-Georges
2.9Anchorage off the beach of Saint-Georges at Le Pradet, on the Var coast between Toulon and the Giens peninsula, mixed sand, rock and Posidonia.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
1415AnchorageFrancePorto-Vecchio
2.9Anchorage in the Golfe de Porto-Vecchio, a 5 km deep ria on the south-east coast of Corsica.
- Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
1416AnchorageFranceBaie du Lazaret
2.9Bay on the south shore of the Toulon roadstead, between Saint-Mandrier peninsula and La Seyne-sur-Mer, open to the N.
- Free
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
1417AnchorageFranceBaie du Pouliguen
2.9Sand anchorage in the bay of La Baule, between Le Pouliguen to the W and Pornichet to the SE, on the Guerande peninsula.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
1418AnchorageFranceLa Dives
2.9River anchorage at the mouth of the Dives estuary, between Cabourg and Houlgate in Normandy.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1419AnchorageFrance
Les Trois Frères
2.9Sand anchorage off the coast of La Ciotat, on the Provence coast east of Marseille.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
- 1420AnchorageFrance
Anse de l'Aiguade
2.9Sand-bottomed cove on the north coast of Porquerolles, in the Parc national de Port-Cros, 0.9 NM W of the island's main village.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW
1421AnchorageFranceBaie de Brézellec
2.9Rocky anchorage on the Cap Sizun coast in Finistère, between Pointe de Brézellec and Pointe du Van, western Brittany.
- Free
- Sheltered SE, S, SW, W
1422AnchorageFranceSolidor
2.9Anchorage off the Tour Solidor in the Rance estuary, Saint-Servan, at the southern edge of Saint-Malo.
- Paid
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 1423AnchorageFrance
Anse de la Mauresque
2.9Rocky cove on the Côte Vermeille between Port-Vendres and Collioure, at the foot of the coastal cliffs of the Pyrénées-Orientales.
- Sheltered SW, W
- 1424AnchorageMartinique
Pointe Marin
2.9Anchorage off Pointe Marin, at the entrance of the Cul-de-Sac du Marin, 0.8 miles north of the Sainte-Anne anchorage. Sand and rock, sheltered from east through south-east to south, open to the north and west.
- Sheltered E, S, SE
1425AnchorageFranceBaie de Figari - Îlot du Port
2.9Anchorage in the inner Baie de Figari, a long inlet on the south coast of Corsica, west of Bonifacio.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE
1426AnchorageFranceLeucate Plage
2.9Sandy roadstead off Leucate beach in Occitanie, sheltered from N, W and NW winds.
- Sheltered N, W, NW
1427AnchorageFranceMarine de Tollare
2.9Small anchorage on the north tip of Cap Corse below the Tollare Genoese tower, 600 metres west of Barcaggio.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
1428AnchorageFranceSaintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
2.9Open anchorage off Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in the Camargue, Gulf of Lion, on a sand bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 1429AnchorageGuadeloupe
Anse de Sainte-Anne
2.9Anchorage in the bay of Sainte-Anne on the south coast of Grande-Terre, sand bottom, 7.1 miles west of Saint-François.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
1430AnchorageFranceAnse du Saillant
2.9Mud-bottom anchorage on the east side of Île d'Aix in Charente-Maritime, inside the Pertuis d'Antioche.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
1431AnchorageFranceBaie du Prieuré
2.9Bay at Dinard on the Rance estuary, opposite Saint-Malo intra-muros, in Ille-et-Vilaine.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1432AnchorageFrance
Anse de la Vieille Chapelle
2.9Small cove on the Marseille coast between Pointe Rouge and the Madrague de Montredon, sand bottom.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
- 1433AnchorageGuadeloupe
Vieux-Habitants
2.9Anchorage off the beach of Vieux-Habitants, on the leeward coast of Basse-Terre, sand bottom, sheltered from NE through SE.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 1434AnchorageMartinique
Anse Céron
2.9Small cove on the south coast of Martinique between Sainte-Luce and Le Diamant. Rock and mud bottom, sheltered from west through north to east, open to the south.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 1435AnchorageFrance
Bonifacio South
2.9Anchorage off the limestone cliffs south of Bonifacio, 0.8 NM SE of the harbour entrance, sand bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 1436AnchorageFrance
Fort de Kernével
2.8Anchorage in the rade de Lorient off the fort de Kernével, on the Larmor-Plage shore facing Port-Louis.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
1437AnchorageFranceJetée du Margonajo
2.8Anchorage in the bay of Ajaccio, Corsica, just south of Port Charles Ornano, off the Margonajo breakwater.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
- 1438AnchorageFrance
Anse Gavy
2.8Buoy mooring on the Saint-Nazaire side of the Loire estuary, near the Pointe de Chémoulin.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
1439AnchorageFranceLe Petit Rhône - Grau d'Orgon
2.8Anchorage near the Grau d'Orgon, an outlet of the Petit Rhône across the Camargue, east of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW
- 1440AnchorageSt. Barthélemy
Les Petits Saints
2.8Rocks at the south-west entrance to Gustavia harbour, 0.3 NM west of the quays, with mooring buoys on sand.
- Sheltered NE, E