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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- 1711AnchorageFrance
Pumping Station
1.2River anchorage on the Rhône between Andance and Saint-Vallier, on muddy bottom.
- Sheltered W, SW, S
- 1712AnchorageFrance
Plage du Groa
1.2Rocky anchorage off the west side of the Île de Bréhat archipelago, in the Côtes-d'Armor.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
- 1713AnchorageMartinique
Plage Argand
1.2Beach north of Le Prêcheur village, towards Anse Belleville, on the north Caribbean coast.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
1714AnchorageFranceAnse du Levant
1.2Anchorage off the Mourillon beaches at Toulon, facing the Petite Rade and the naval base.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S
- 1715AnchorageFrance
d’Anthy sur Léman
1.2Anchorage on the southern shore of Lake Geneva, in Haute-Savoie, between Thonon-les-Bains and Sciez.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
- 1716AnchorageFrance
Sauvage
1.2Spot on the Étang de Biscarrosse et de Parentis in the Landes forest, New Aquitaine, inside a military zone where mooring is prohibited.
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
- 1717AnchorageFrance
Plage de Porticcio
1.2Buoy field off the beach of Porticcio, on the south shore of the Gulf of Ajaccio, Corsica.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 1718AnchorageFrance
Banastère
1.1Mud-bottom anchorage in the bay of Banastère, on the south-west shore of the Rhuys peninsula in the Gulf of Morbihan approaches.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S
- 1719AnchorageFrance
Le Cerbicale
1.1Anchorage off the Îles Cerbicale, a rocky archipelago 2 NM east of Porto-Vecchio on the south-east coast of Corsica.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 1720AnchorageFrance
Le Gois échouage
1.1Drying anchorage on mud in the Baie de Bourgneuf along the Passage du Gois, the tidal causeway linking Noirmoutier to the mainland, in the Pays de la Loire.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
1721AnchorageFranceMesnil Val
1.1Mooring off a pebble beach at the foot of chalk cliffs on the Alabaster Coast, between Le Tréport and Criel-sur-Mer in Seine-Maritime.
- Sheltered E, S, SE
- 1722AnchorageFrance
Plage de la Pointe du Pellegrin
1.1Rocky anchorage on the Var coast, about 1.3 NM east of Port Maravenne and Port Miramar, between Toulon and Hyeres.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
1723AnchorageFranceMouillage du golfe d'Ajaccio
Anchorage on the southern shore of the golfe d'Ajaccio, Corsica, rock bottom, sheltered from SW, S and SE winds.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
1724AnchorageFranceAndernos
Anchorage off Andernos on the north-east shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, Gironde. Sand and mud bottom, shelter from NE, E and SE winds.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
1725AnchorageFranceAndernos les Bains
Single-berth anchorage off Andernos-les-Bains on the north shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, at the foot of the 232 metre wooden pier.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
1726AnchorageFranceAnse de Kerhervy
River anchorage on the Blavet below Hennebont, Brittany. Mud bottom, sheltered from all directions except south.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE
- 1727AnchorageFrance
Anse de la Couronne Vieille
Small cove on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Carro and Port des Laurons, with a sand bottom. Anchoring is prohibited here.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW
1728AnchorageFranceAnse De La Mondrée
Sand-bottom anchorage on the north-east coast of the Cotentin peninsula, between Cherbourg and Fermanville.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
1729AnchorageFranceAnse de la Touesse
Sandy cove on the west side of the Baie du Mont Saint-Michel, south of Cancale in Ille-et-Vilaine.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
1730AnchorageFranceAnse de Locoal
Anchorage in the Ria d'Étel at Locoal-Mendon, southern Brittany.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 1731AnchorageFrance
Anse de Tréhennarvour
Bay on buoy mooring near La Trinité-sur-Mer in the Morbihan, sand bottom, shelter from SW winds.
- Sheltered SW
- 1732AnchorageFrance
Anse des Rivières
Buoy mooring on the Rance estuary between La Richardais and Dinard in Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1733AnchorageFrance
Anse des Roseaux
Cove on the Saint-Mandrier peninsula in the Rade de Toulon, posidonia bottom, sheltered from NW, W and SW.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
1734AnchorageFranceAnse des Trois-Fontaines
Buoy field on the Rhuys peninsula at the entrance to the Gulf of Morbihan, opposite Locmariaquer.
- Paid
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
1735AnchorageFranceAnse du Montenno
Buoy field on the Rhuys peninsula near Port Navalo, just inside the mouth of the Gulf of Morbihan.
- Paid
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
- 1736AnchorageFrance
Anse la Galère
Cove on the étang de Bages-Sigean south of Narbonne, mooring prohibited, bottom of sand, rock, weed and mud.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW
- 1737AnchorageFrance
Arcades
Anchorage of 60 moorings on sand in the bay of Perros-Guirec, on the Côte de Granit Rose in northern Brittany.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, SE, S, SW, W, NW
1738AnchorageFranceArques
River mooring on the canalised Aa at Arques, in the Audomarois, Hauts-de-France. Muddy bottom, sheltered from the NW through N and E to SE.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
1739AnchorageFranceAse de Gâvres
Buoy mooring off the Gâvres peninsula at the entrance to the Petite Mer de Gâvres, in the Lorient roadstead, Morbihan.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
1740AnchorageFranceBaie de Cousse
Open anchorage on the Provence coast between Bandol and Sanary-sur-Mer, south of the Gorguette cove.
- Sheltered NE, E