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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121AnchorageFrancePunta di l'Oscelluccia south
4.8Anchorage on the west coast of the Revellata peninsula, 1.4 NM west of Calvi, Haute-Corse.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 122AnchorageSt. Barthélemy
Baie de Saint-Jean
4.8Bay on the north coast of Saint-Barthélemy, below the end of the airport runway, 1 NM east of Gustavia across the island, where anchoring is not allowed.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
123AnchorageFranceJonville
4.7Open anchorage on the east coast of the Cotentin peninsula, just north of Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, with a sand bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, SW, W, NW
124AnchorageFranceNorth Rondinara
4.7Anchorage on the northern side of the Rondinara bay in southern Corsica, sand bottom, sheltered from NW through W.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
125AnchorageFrancePoses
4.7Point on the Seine at the Poses-Amfreville dam, the tidal limit of the river upstream from Rouen. Anchoring is prohibited in the dam and lock zone.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, SW, S
- 126AnchorageFrance
Vaux
4.7River anchorage on the Seine near Vaux-sur-Seine, upstream of L'Isle-Adam on the Oise tributary reach, Île-de-France.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
- 127AnchorageGuadeloupe
Îlet la Biche
4.7Islet in the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin, 2.9 nm east of Sainte-Rose, inside the cœur of the Parc national de la Guadeloupe. Sand, rock and weed bottom, small beach.
- Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE
128AnchorageFrancePlage de la Polynésie
4.7Anchorage off a sand beach on the western shore of the Giens peninsula, near Hyères in the Var.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
129AnchorageFrancePunta di Furmiguli
4.7Sand anchorage on the west coast of Cap Corse, in the Agriates desert sector, north of Saint-Florent, Corsica.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
130AnchorageFranceFond de Baleta
4.7Anchorage of about 20 berths in the Anse de Baleta, immediately SE of Collioure on the Côte Vermeille, Pyrénées-Orientales.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
- 131AnchorageFrance
Île Roy
4.7River anchorage on the Saône near Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or, north of Lyon, weed bottom.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, W
132AnchorageFranceSérignan Plage
4.7Open roadstead off Sérignan-Plage on the Hérault coast, sand bottom, exposed to most sectors except NW.
- Sheltered NW
- 133AnchorageFrance
Anse de Morgat
4.7Sandy anchorage in the bay of Morgat on the Crozon peninsula, western Brittany, well sheltered from the west to north-east.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
134AnchorageFranceCalanque des Contrebandiers
4.7Rock-bottomed calanque within the Calanques National Park south of Marseille, between Port des Goudes and Port de Morgiou.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 135AnchorageFrance
Figareto
4.7Anchorage on the east coast of Corsica in the Costa Verde, south of Moriani-Plage and north of the Tavignano estuary.
- Sheltered N, W, NW
136AnchorageFrancePlage De Toul Gwen
4.7Anchorage off the sandy beach of Toul Gwen, on the Pink Granite Coast north of Lannion.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S, SE
137AnchorageFrancePorz Pin
4.7Sand and weed anchorage on the Côte du Goëlo, between Port Lazo and Paimpol, Côtes-d'Armor, north Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
138AnchorageFrancePuicheric
4.7Mooring on the Canal du Midi at Puicheric, in the Aude department, between Marseillette and Homps.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
139AnchorageFranceSaint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie
4.7Anchorage off the estuary of the Vie on the Vendée coast, sand bottom, shelter from NW through E.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 140AnchorageFrance
Plage de Carataggio
4.7Sand-bottom anchorage on the east coast of Corsica, south of the Golfe de Porto-Vecchio.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 141AnchorageGuadeloupe
Plage de Petite Anse
4.7Anchorage off Petite Anse beach on the leeward coast between Deshaies and Pointe-Noire, sand and weed bottom, sheltered from N through S on the east side.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
- 142AnchorageFrance
Cap L' Abeille
4.7Four visitor buoys off Cap l'Abeille, between Banyuls-sur-Mer and Cerbère on the Côte Vermeille.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
- 143AnchorageFrance
Ecluse La Benâtre
4.7Lock on the Mayenne river between Entrammes and Laval, mooring prohibited in the lock chamber and immediate approach.
- Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, SE
144AnchorageFranceGavrinis
4.7Anchorage off the island of Gavrinis in the Golfe du Morbihan, sand bottom, sheltered from W and SW.
- Paid
- Sheltered SW, W
145AnchorageFranceÎle aux moines
4.7Anchorage off the Île aux Moines in the Golfe du Morbihan, mud bottom, sheltered from the westerly quadrant.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
- 146AnchorageFrance
Anse du Trez
4.7Sand cove on the west bank of the Odet estuary, between Bénodet and Sainte-Marine in southern Finistère.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 147AnchorageFrance
Castellare-de-Casinca Cove
4.7Open anchorage on the east coast of Corsica, off the alluvial Casinca plain south of the Golo river mouth.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
148AnchorageFranceLes Gobis
4.7Anchorage on the north-west coast of Île du Levant, Hyères archipelago, on sand and rock.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
- 149AnchorageFrance
Plage de Brouhel
4.7Sand anchorage on the south-west shore of Île d'Arz in the Gulf of Morbihan, Brittany.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
150AnchorageFrancePointe de la Chappe
4.7Anchorage under the eastern slope of the Cap Lardier massif, Var, between Cavalaire and the Baie de Briande. Sand and seagrass bottom, shelter from N winds only.
- Sheltered N