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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1891MouillageFranceNautic Club Miramas
Anchorage off the Nautic Club de Miramas on the western shore of the Étang de Berre, south of Saint-Chamas.
- Sheltered NE, E
1892MouillageFranceParc Fromentine
Sand-bottom anchorage in the Goulet de Fromentine, off the Vendée coast, near the bridge to Île de Noirmoutier.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
1893MouillageFrancePen Vir
Anchorage off the Trieux estuary in the Côtes-d'Armor, west of the Île de Bréhat archipelago in northern Brittany.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
- 1894MouillageFrance
Penn énez
Buoyed mooring area off Penn Enez, in the estuary of the Aber Wrac'h, north Finistère.
- Sheltered SW, S
- 1895MouillageFrance
Pirou Plage
Open anchorage off Pirou beach on the west coast of the Cotentin, Manche, on sand, sheltered from NE, E and SE.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 1896MouillageFrance
place van
Anchorage on the Lac de Vassivière plateau in Haute-Vienne and Creuse, sand bottom, open water on a man-made reservoir.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
- 1897MouillageFrance
Plage Américaine
Sand anchorage on the west shore of Lac de Cazaux et de Sanguinet, the second largest natural lake in mainland France, in the Landes de Gascogne.
- Sheltered W, SW
- 1898MouillageFrance
Plage aux Dames
Anchorage on the western shore of Lac du Bourget in Savoie, 1.4 NM east of Le Bourget-du-Lac village.
- Sheltered E, SE, S, SW
1899MouillageFrancePlage de Bellecin
Anchorage on the eastern shore of Lac de Vouglans, a 35 km reservoir in the Jura.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 1900MouillageFrance
Plage de Bonporteau
Anchorage south-west of Cavalaire-sur-Mer in the baie de Cavalaire, mixed sand and rock bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, SW, W, NW
1901MouillageFrancePlage de Cassy
Buoy field off Cassy beach on the north shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, commune of Lanton, 200 m from the village.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
1902MouillageFrancePlage de Keremma
Open anchorage off the Keremma dunes on the north Finistère coast, sand bottom, sheltered from S to SW winds but fully exposed to the north swell.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
1903MouillageFrancePlage de Kerfissien
Buoyed mooring off the beach of Kerfissien on the north coast of Finistere, between Cleder and Plouescat.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
- 1904MouillageFrance
Plage de L'Anse du Fourneau
Anchorage off the north coast of the Île de Ré, between the villages of Ars-en-Ré and Loix, in Charente-Maritime.
- Sheltered W, SW
1905MouillageFrancePlage de l'arnèche
Anchorage in the Gironde estuary off Meschers-sur-Gironde, mud bottom, sheltered from N to E.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 1906MouillageFrance
Plage de l'Avant port
Anchorage off the north side of Binic on the bay of Saint-Brieuc, Cotes-d'Armor.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
1907MouillageFrancePlage de la pointe
Buoy mooring on the Rance river in Ille-et-Vilaine, off the village of Saint-Suliac upstream from the Rance tidal barrage.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 1908MouillageFrance
Plage de la Vielle Nouvelle
Sand anchorage off the long beach south of Gruissan, between the Étang de l'Ayrolle and the Mediterranean, in Occitania.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
1909MouillageFrancePlage de Port Pinard
Mud-bottom anchorage on the French shore of Lake Geneva, 0.5 NM E of Port de Ripaille and 0.8 NM NW of Port d'Amphion-Publier, Haute-Savoie.
- Sheltered SE, W
- 1910MouillageFrance
Plage de Saint-Jacques
Day anchorage off the Plage de Saint-Jacques in Sarzeau, on the south coast of the Rhuys peninsula in Morbihan.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 1911MouillageMartinique
Plage de Tartane
Anchorage off the beach of Tartane fishing village, on the north side of the Caravelle peninsula, Atlantic coast.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1912MouillageFrance
Plage de Tibidy
Anchorage off Tibidy beach in the anse de Poulmic, rade de Brest, facing the Île Tibidy.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 1913MouillageFrance
Plage de Trehervé
Anchorage off a mud-bottomed beach on the Rhuys peninsula, near the entrance of the rivière de Pénerf, in Morbihan.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
1914MouillageFrancePlage des Carrés
Mooring field off the plage des Carrés at Pornic, on the Jade coast of Loire-Atlantique, sand bottom, sheltered from N, NE and E winds.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 1915MouillageFrance
Mouillage sud de Belle-Île
Rocky anchorage on the south coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, Brittany, open to the Bay of Biscay.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
- 1916MouillageFrance
Plage des Pommiers
Sheltered anchorage in a small cove on the Presqu'île de Giens, close to the Port de la Baie Saint-Michel, on the Var coast of Provence.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
1917MouillageFrancePlage du Bouvet Cove
Daytime anchorage on the south coast of Giens peninsula, east of Port du Niel, facing the Îles d'Hyères.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
- 1918MouillageFrance
Plage du galon d’or
Open anchorage off the long sand beach of Galon d'Or on the west coast of Île d'Oléron, south of Saint-Trojan-les-Bains.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
1919MouillageFrancePlage du Lazaret
Anchorage off the Lazaret beach on the Sète lido, sand bottom, sheltered from most quarters except southerly winds.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
1920MouillageFrancePlage du Moulin
Sand anchorage 0,5 nm south of Saint-Quay-Portrieux in the baie de Saint-Brieuc, Brittany.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW