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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1591AnchorageFranceSaint-Briac-sur-Mer
2.4Anchorage off Saint-Briac at the mouth of the Frémur, on the Emerald Coast between Saint-Malo and Dinard.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 1592AnchorageFrance
Lagune
2.4Sand-bottom anchorage off the Camargue coast near Port Camargue, sheltered from NE and E, exposed to S and W winds.
- Sheltered NE, E
1593AnchorageFranceLe Lion de Mer
2.4Mooring buoys off the Lion de Mer rock, a 35 m porphyry islet west of Saint-Raphaël, Var.
- Sheltered SE
1594AnchorageFranceAnse de la Chambrette
2.4Anchorage on the Médoc bank of the Gironde estuary, just south of the Pointe de Grave, with a sand bottom.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
1595AnchorageFranceLa Ciotat
2.4Prohibited anchoring zone off La Ciotat on the Provence coast, between Marseille and Bandol. Sand bottom, sheltered from N, NW, W and SW.
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
1596AnchorageFranceRonce-les-Bains
2.4Mooring field of 177 buoys on sand off Ronce-les-Bains, at the south entrance of the Seudre estuary facing Île d'Oléron.
- Paid
- Sheltered SE, S
1597AnchorageFranceLe Canadel
2.4Buoy field of around 70 moorings off the beach of Le Canadel-sur-Mer, between Le Lavandou and Cavalaire, Var coast.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 1598AnchorageFrance
Condrexange Ort
2.3Bank on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin near Réchicourt-le-Château, Moselle, fitted with bollards for a halt.
- Sheltered N, NE, SW, S
- 1599AnchorageFrance
Domaine de Vallier
2.3Buoy mooring on the Dordogne river in the Gironde estuary area, sand bottom, used as a tidal stop on the way up to Libourne or Bordeaux.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
1600AnchorageFranceLocquénolé
2.3River anchorage on the Morlaix estuary in northern Finistère, off the village of Locquénolé, on a mud over sand bottom that dries at low water.
- Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1601AnchorageFrance
Linkin
2.3Large anchorage of 200 moorings on sand along the Linkin seafront at Perros-Guirec, Côte de Granit Rose.
- Free
- Sheltered SE, S, SW, W, NW
1602AnchorageFrancePalavas-les-Flots
2.3Open roadstead off the beach of Palavas-les-Flots on the Languedoc coast, sand bottom, exposed to the south.
- Sheltered NW, N
- 1603AnchorageFrance
Roquille
2.3Sand-bottom anchorage off La Roquille beach near Cap d'Agde, Occitanie, sheltered from NW through SW winds and open to the E.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
1604AnchorageFranceÉcluse n°9 de Moussey
2.3Prohibited anchorage at lock 9 on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin in Lorraine, mud bottom. Stopping in the lock approach is forbidden.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
- 1605AnchorageMartinique
Mouillage de la marina du Robert
2.3Anchorage off Marina du Robert, in the southern part of Le Robert harbour on the Atlantic coast.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
- 1606AnchorageFrance
Mouillage au large de Piriac-sur-Mer
2.3Sand anchorage off Piriac-sur-Mer on the Guérande peninsula, southern Brittany approaches.
- Sheltered E, SE
- 1607AnchorageFrance
Erba Rossa
2.3Sand anchorage off the Erba Rossa beach on the east coast of Corsica, between Solenzara and Aléria.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 1608AnchorageFrance
Grève de Saint-Michel
2.3Anchorage on the north Brittany coast between Locquémeau and Locquirec, sand bottom with patches of weed.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
- 1609AnchorageFrance
Port Gwenn
2.3Anchorage on the southern coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, Morbihan, mixed sand and rock, sheltered from the north.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 1610AnchorageFrance
Punta de la Pietrella
2.3Shore off Punta de la Pietrella on the west side of Île Rousse, Balagne coast of Corsica. Anchoring prohibited.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
- 1611AnchorageFrance
L'isoletta
2.3Small anchorage off Cap Ferrat on the French Riviera, between Beaulieu-sur-Mer and Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 1612AnchorageFrance
Lanséria
2.3Buoy mooring field off the coast near Kercabellec, northern entrance of the Traict de Mesquer, Loire-Atlantique.
- Paid
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
1613AnchorageFrancePlage des Cigales
2.2Sand anchorage in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez between Sainte-Maxime and Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera.
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
- 1614AnchorageSt. Barthélemy
Anse Toiny
2.2Bay on the east coast of Saint-Barthélemy, 1.5 NM east of Grande Saline, sand and rock bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 1615AnchorageFrance
Villefranche-sur-Saône
2.2River mooring on the Saône in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, on the left bank opposite the town of Villefranche-sur-Saône.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
1616AnchorageFranceBassin des Tellines
2.2Restricted basin at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône at the mouth of the Grand Rhône, anchoring prohibited.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1617AnchorageMartinique
Plage de Gros Raisin
2.2Anchorage off Gros Raisin beach on the west coast of the Trois-Îlets peninsula, 0.6 miles south-west of Îlet à Ramiers. Rocky bottom, sheltered from north-east through east to south.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
1618AnchorageFrancePlage du Centre, Erquy
2.2Sand-bottom anchorage off the main beach of Erquy on the Côtes-d'Armor coast of Brittany, a short distance east of the fishing harbour.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
- 1619AnchorageFrance
Anse des Seulières
2.2Anchorage on the north-west coast of the Île d'Oléron, Charente-Maritime, between Saint-Denis-d'Oléron and Le Douhet.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
1620AnchorageFranceBaie de Figari
2.2Deep inlet on the south coast of Corsica, west of Bonifacio, opening southward between Punta di Ventilegne and Pianottoli-Caldarello.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, NW