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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- 1651AnchorageFrance
Marine di Manichinu
1.8Anchorage on the east coast of Corsica just south of Solenzara, mixed sand and rock bottom.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
- 1652AnchorageFrance
Chatelaillon
1.8Shallow anchorage off the long sandy beach of Chatelaillon, in the Pertuis d'Antioche south of La Rochelle.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 1653AnchorageFrance
Gironde vitrezay
1.8Tidal mooring on the right bank of the Gironde estuary, at Saint-Sorlin-de-Conac in Charente-Maritime.
- Free
- Sheltered NE, E
- 1654AnchorageFrance
Calzarellu
1.8Anchorage on the east coast of Corsica north of Solenzara, sand bottom off the Calzarellu shore.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
1655AnchorageFranceLe Mole cove
1.8Sand-bottom anchorage in the Anse du Môle near Cap d'Agde, Occitanie, sheltered from NW through SW winds and open to the E and SE.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
1656AnchorageFranceSarcelles
1.8Sand and mud anchorage off the Frontignan coast in the Gulf of Lion, Hérault.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
1657AnchorageFranceBaie du Lazaret
1.8Mud-bottomed bay inside the rade of Toulon, between La Seyne-sur-Mer and the Saint-Mandrier peninsula.
- Sheltered N, S, SW, W, NW
1658AnchorageFranceCamping De La Tamarissière
1.8Sandy anchorage off the Tamarissière beach, on the right bank of the Hérault mouth at Agde, Occitanie.
- Sheltered NW
1659AnchorageFranceM'en Glaz
1.8Buoy mooring on the rivière d'Étel in the Morbihan, inside the estuary just upstream of the barre d'Étel.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
1660AnchorageFranceLandévennec
1.7Anchorage in the Aulne estuary where the river bends around the Landévennec peninsula, inside the rade de Brest in Brittany.
- Paid
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
- 1661AnchorageFrance
Rive Droite
1.7Anchorage on the right bank of the Grau-du-Roi to Aigues-Mortes canal, 0.2 NM south of the fortified town, in Occitanie.
- Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, SE
- 1662AnchorageFrance
La Digue EST
1.7Open roadstead off the eastern sea wall of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, in the Camargue, Gulf of Lion.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
1663AnchorageFranceÎle de Bréhat Nord
1.7Anchorage off the northern shore of Île de Bréhat, Côtes-d'Armor, with sand and mud bottom.
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
1664AnchorageFranceLe Lion de Mer East
1.7Buoy mooring east of the Lion de Mer rock off Saint-Raphaël on the Esterel coast, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where the buoys serve diving clubs and anchoring is not allowed.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
- 1665AnchorageFrance
Cap Sud
1.7Open anchorage on sand on the east coast of Corsica, sheltered from NW through W to SW winds.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 1666AnchorageFrance
Rastplatz
1.7Rest point on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin, near the Le Boat base at Hesse, Moselle, Lorraine. Mud bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, SW, S
1667AnchorageFranceMôle des Noires
1.7Mooring buoys along the Mole des Noires breakwater at Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, at the entrance of the tidal basin.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE
- 1668AnchorageFrance
Le Pouzin
1.7Prohibited mooring zone on the Rhône at Le Pouzin, Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Stopping on anchor is not permitted here.
- Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW
1669AnchorageFranceFitou
1.6Rocky-bottom anchorage on the Languedoc coast between Leucate and the Fitou lagoon, roughly 2 nm west of Port Leucate.
- Sheltered N, NW
1670AnchorageFranceLes Hemmes De Marck
1.6Open anchorage off a long sand beach between Calais and Gravelines, on the Côte d'Opale in Hauts-de-France.
- Sheltered S, SE
1671AnchorageFranceMaire Sud ouest
1.6Anchorage on the south-west side of Île Maïre, off the Goudes at the entrance to the Calanques National Park, south of Marseille.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
1672AnchorageFrancePyla-sur-Mer
1.6Anchorage in the bassin d'Arcachon off the Pyla-sur-Mer beach, at the foot of the Dune du Pilat. Sand bottom, shelter from NE to SE winds.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 1673AnchorageFrance
Plage de la bergerie
1.6Open roadstead off the Languedoc lido between Sète and Palavas, south-east of Frontignan, Hérault.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
1674AnchorageFrancePlage des Salins
1.6Anchorage off the Salins beach on the Hyères coast in Provence, sand and rock bottom.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
1675AnchorageFrancePont de La Voulte
1.5River mooring on the Rhône at La Voulte-sur-Rhône, Ardèche, just downstream of the road bridge linking La Voulte to Le Pouzin.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, W, NW
1676AnchorageFranceFécamp
1.5Roadstead off Fécamp on the Côte d'Albâtre in Normandy, at the foot of chalk cliffs rising to 110 metres.
- Free
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
- 1677AnchorageGuadeloupe
La Désirade, côte sud-ouest
1.5Anchorage off the south-west coast of La Désirade, rock and weed bottom, 1.6 miles west of the harbour.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
1678AnchorageFranceAnse de Coat Melen
1.5Mooring buoys on the Aven river downstream of Kerdruc, between Pont-Aven and the open sea, Finistère.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW
1679AnchorageFranceBasse Cancale
1.5Small anchorage for about 5 boats off Cancale in the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel, eastern Brittany.
- Free
- Sheltered S, SW, W, NW
- 1680AnchorageFrance
Gracie Ferrande
1.4Anchorage off Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie on the Vendée coast, close to the entrance of the Vie estuary.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE