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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1501AnchorageFranceÉtang de Leucate
2.7Coastal lagoon north of Perpignan, shared between Aude and Pyrénées-Orientales, linked to the sea by the grau de Leucate.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 1502AnchorageFrance
Golfe de Péru
2.7Rocky cove on the west coast of Corsica, north of Cargèse, rock bottom, sheltered from the northerly quadrant only.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
- 1503AnchorageMartinique
Plage de Case Navire
2.7Case Navire beach in Schœlcher, on the north shore of Fort-de-France bay, where anchoring is prohibited because of a submarine cable area.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 1504AnchorageFrance
Tourradons
2.7Anchorage on the Canal du Rhône à Sète in the Petite Camargue, fond of mud, sheltered from almost all directions except NE.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, E, S, SE
1505AnchorageFranceAnse de Rénécros
2.7Sand cove on the W side of Bandol, separated from the main harbour by the Pointe du Cap Rousset, in the Var.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 1506AnchorageFrance
Calanque de jonquier
2.7Small calanque on the Côte Bleue between Niolon and Méjean, west of Marseille.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 1507AnchorageFrance
Étang De Diana
2.7Brackish coastal lagoon on the east coast of Corsica, north of Aléria, connected to the Tyrrhenian Sea by a narrow channel.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
1508AnchorageFranceHavre de Rothéneuf
2.7Open roadstead east of Saint-Malo in Brittany, sand bottom, fully exposed with no natural shelter from any wind direction.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W
- 1509AnchorageFrance
Île de Patiras
2.7Estuary anchorage in New Aquitaine, 0.9 nm W of Port de la Belle Étoile, mud bottom, sheltered from the south.
- Sheltered S
- 1510AnchorageGuadeloupe
Cul-de-sac de Jarry
2.7Anchorage in the cul-de-sac off the Jarry industrial area in the Petit Cul-de-Sac Marin, mud bottom, 3 miles west of Marina Bas-du-Fort.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
- 1511AnchorageFrance
Île aux Chevaux
2.7Anchorage off a small islet in the Gulf of Morbihan, sand and rock bottom.
- Sheltered W, SW
- 1512AnchorageFrance
L'Arbre-Sec
2.7Prohibited anchoring zone on the river Yonne, in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, between Vermenton and Migennes.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1513AnchorageFrance
la Pointe aux chevaux
2.7Anchorage on the western shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon between Claouey and Le Canon, on the Cap-Ferret peninsula, sand bottom, sheltered from N, W and NW winds.
- Sheltered N, W, NW
1514AnchorageFranceLa poire
2.7Anchorage on sand and weed south of Penmarc'h, at the western tip of the pays Bigouden in southern Finistère. Shelter from NW to NE winds.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 1515AnchorageGuadeloupe
Pointe-à-Pitre, Mémorial ACTe
2.6Anchorage in Pointe-à-Pitre harbour off the Mémorial ACTe, mud bottom, 0.8 miles north of Marina Bas-du-Fort.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE
- 1516AnchorageGuadeloupe
Les Roches Noires
2.6Anchorage 0.4 nm south of Marina de Rivière-Sens, in Gourbeyre, sand and weed bottom with a beach ashore, sheltered from N through SE.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 1517AnchorageFrance
Roches du repos
2.6Rock anchorage off the Vendée coast, south of Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, open to the Atlantic swell.
- Free
- Sheltered N, NE, E
1518AnchorageFranceSaint Briac sur Mer
2.6Anchorage off Saint-Briac-sur-Mer on the Côte d'Émeraude, west of Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 1519AnchorageFrance
Havre de Rothéneuf
2.6Anchorage 3.2 nm NE of Saint-Malo, sand bottom, sheltered from E through NW winds.
- Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
- 1520AnchorageFrance
Pointe de Beg Douar
2.6Anchorage off the Beg Douar headland in the baie de Locquirec, northern Brittany. Rock bottom, shelter from the N only.
- Paid
- Sheltered N
1521AnchorageFrancePort-des-Barques
2.6Mooring on buoys off Port-des-Barques in the Charente estuary, Charente-Maritime, 4 berths on sand.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, S, SE
- 1522AnchorageFrance
Traou Meur
2.6Mud-bottom anchorage in the estuary of the Trieux, between Lezardrieux and Pontrieux in northern Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, S, SE
1523AnchorageFranceValenti
2.6Buoy mooring on the Côte Vermeille between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, Pyrénées-Orientales, inside the Cerbère-Banyuls marine reserve.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
- 1524AnchorageSt. Martin
Baie des Petites Cayes
2.6Small bay on the north coast of French Saint-Martin, 0.7 NM north-east of Anse Marcel, inside the Saint-Martin national nature reserve.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
1525AnchorageFranceChâtelaillon - Plage
2.6Anchorage off Châtelaillon-Plage on the Pertuis d'Antioche, south of La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
- 1526AnchorageFrance
Anse de Desvenel
2.6Sandy anchorage on the Cap Sizun coast in western Brittany, a few miles north of Audierne.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
- 1527AnchorageFrance
Cala Sciumara
2.6Small cove on the south coast of Corsica east of Bonifacio, in the Bouches de Bonifacio marine reserve. Anchoring is prohibited.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
1528AnchorageFranceCavallo West
2.6Anchorage on the western shore of Île Cavallo in the Lavezzi archipelago, Bouches de Bonifacio, sand bottom, sheltered from N, NE and E winds.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 1529AnchorageGuadeloupe
Site de l'épave
2.6Organised mooring zone around a wreck in the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin, 3.2 nm east of Sainte-Rose, sand and weed bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 1530AnchorageFrance
Lac d'Hourtin - Piqueyrot
2.6Sand-bottom anchorage on the eastern shore of the lac d'Hourtin-Carcans, Gironde, the largest natural freshwater lake in France at around 6,200 hectares.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, SE, S, SW, W, NW