Best anchorages and harbours in France

Halte nautique de Libourne

River halt on the Dordogne at the confluence with the Isle, on the Libourne town quay, mud bottom.

• Paid
• Sheltered N, E, SE, S, NW

Jaudy

Anchorage in the Jaudy estuary north of Tréguier, on the Côtes-d'Armor coast of Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, W, E, SE

Plage Sud

Open roadstead off Mimizan-Plage on the Landes coast, south of the Arcachon basin, sand bottom.

Anse Corossol

Anchorage off the village of Corossol, 0.7 NM north-west of Gustavia harbour on the west coast of Saint-Barthélemy, sand bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Baie de l'Embouchure

Bay of Le Galion on the east coast of French Saint-Martin, 0.6 NM south of Orient Bay, with sand and weed bottom off the beach.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S

Cap-Coz

Buoy field off the sand spit of Cap-Coz in Fouesnant, south Finistère, inside the Baie de la Forêt between Concarneau and Bénodet.

• Paid
• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Lomener

Sand anchorage off the village of Lomener on the Ploemeur coast, west of Lorient in south Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Plage de Dourveil

Sand anchorage off Plage de Dourveil on the Trévignon coast, Finistère Sud, sheltered from NW through E.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Anse de la Souhaitiep

Anchorage in a small cove on the west bank of the Rance estuary between Saint-Suliac and Plouër-sur-Rance, Brittany.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

Île de Terre (Sud)

Prohibited anchorage south of the Ile de Terre in the Saint-Marcouf archipelago, off the east coast of the Cotentin in Normandy.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Île Harbour

Anchorage in the Rance estuary between Dinard and Saint-Malo, sand bottom, sheltered from N to NE winds.

• Sheltered N, NE

La Pierre de l'Autel

Rocky pinnacle off the Embiez archipelago near Six-Fours-les-Plages, a known Mediterranean dive site.

• Sheltered NE

ZMEL La Moulade

Small buoy field of 5 moorings in the Anse de la Moulade, just north of Collioure, Côte Vermeille.

• Free
• Sheltered W, SW, S

km 333

River anchorage on the Petite Saône at kilometre point 333, between Scey-sur-Saône and Savoyeux, in Haute-Saône.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

La Galiote

Sand anchorage off Saint-Aygulf, on the Var coast between Fréjus and Sainte-Maxime.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S

Le Torpilleur

Rocky anchorage in the Calanque de Sormiou sector, east of the Pointe de Morgiou, inside the Parc National des Calanques near Marseille.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

ZMEL Canadells

Small buoy field of 3 moorings in the anse des Canadells, just north of Cerbère near the Spanish border.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Marine de Bravone

Open roadstead on the east coast of Corsica, on the plaine orientale between Bastia and Aléria.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Anse de Balaguier

Cove on the north shore of the rade de Toulon, off La Seyne-sur-Mer. Anchoring is prohibited to protect the Posidonia meadow.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Plage d’Arène Cros

Sand beach anchorage in the Baie des Lecques, on the western edge of the Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer shoreline, sheltered from the mistral by Cap Sicié to the east.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Plage du platé

Open roadstead off Diélette on the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula, Normandy, sand bottom.

• Sheltered E, SE, S

Campo Magiore

Anchorage in the Golfe de Saint-Florent, Haute-Corse, about 2.8 NM north-east of Saint-Florent harbour.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Île - Tudy

Anchorage in the Anse de Bénodet off the Île-Tudy peninsula, opposite Loctudy, at the mouth of the Pont-l'Abbé river in southern Finistere.

• Paid
• Sheltered NE, E, SE, SW, W, NW

Maixe

Prohibited mooring zone on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin near the village of Maixe in Meurthe-et-Moselle, mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE

Picain Boys

Mooring buoy field off Port-Picain, on the east side of the Baie de Cancale in Ille-et-Vilaine.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Oyster Pond

Enclosed lagoon on the east coast of Saint-Martin, shared between the French and Dutch sides, with all-round shelter once inside.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Anse de Beauport

Sand-bottom anchorage in the Baie de Paimpol, Côtes-d'Armor, 1.6 NM SE of Paimpol marina.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Plage de l'Argentière

Anchorage off Plage de l'Argentière on the southern coast of La Londe-les-Maures, Var. Sand and algae bottom inside a ZMEL where anchoring is regulated.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Anse de Toulindag

Anchorage of about 40 buoys in the Golfe du Morbihan, off the north shore west of Arradon.

• Paid
• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Punta Bianca

Anchorage on the north side of the Revellata peninsula, between Calvi and the lighthouse of La Revellata.

• Sheltered SW, S