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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181MouillageFranceMouillage de Bellevue
4.6Anchorage of about 69 buoys on the Vannes channel, between Conleau and Port-Anna, in the Gulf of Morbihan.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, NE, E, S
182MouillageFrancePlage de Brouel
4.6Anchorage in the Golfe du Morbihan, south of Île d'Arz, sand and weed bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
183MouillageFrancePointe de Kerat
4.6Anchorage off the Pointe de Kerat in the Golfe du Morbihan, off Arradon, on sand and weed, sheltered from NW to NE winds.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 184MouillageFrance
Pointe du Sud - Port Cros
4.6Anchorage off the southern tip of Port-Cros island, inside the Port-Cros national park, Var.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 185MouillageGuadeloupe
Anse à Dos
4.6Anchorage on the south coast of Terre-de-Bas in Les Saintes, sand bottom, 3.7 miles west-south-west of the Terre-de-Haut mooring field.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 186MouillageFrance
Anse de l'Auberlac'h
4.6Mud-bottom cove on the south shore of the rade de Brest in Brittany, sheltered from NW through E.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
187MouillageFranceAnse du Brick
4.6Sandy cove on the north coast of the Cotentin peninsula, six miles east of Cherbourg, sheltered from westerly winds.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
- 188MouillageFrance
Cala Grande
4.6Anchorage on the limestone cliffs west of Bonifacio, southern Corsica, about 2.9 NM from the commercial marina.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 189MouillageFrance
Embarcadère de Lamarque
4.6River anchorage off the Lamarque ferry landing on the left bank of the Gironde estuary, in the Médoc, opposite Blaye.
- Sheltered W
- 190MouillageGuadeloupe
Îlet à Cabrit, anse sous le Vent
4.6Buoy field in the Anse sous le Vent on Îlet à Cabrit, an uninhabited islet facing the village of Terre-de-Haut in Les Saintes, 0.8 miles across the bay.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 191MouillageMartinique
Les Boucaniers
4.6Beach of Les Boucaniers on the west side of the Pointe Marin peninsula, Sainte-Anne. Anchoring has been prohibited off this beach since the end of 2022.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
192MouillageFranceMontmarin
4.6Anchorage on the Rance estuary upstream of the Saint-Malo tidal barrage, Brittany, weed bottom.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
193MouillageFrancePointe de Carapègue
4.6Rock anchorage on the western shore of Pomègues in the Frioul archipelago, 2 nm west of the Vieux-Port of Marseille.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW
194MouillageFranceAnse de Tamaris
4.6Sandy cove on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Sausset-les-Pins and Carro, on the coastline of the Parc Marin de la Côte Bleue.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 195MouillageGuadeloupe
Anse du Souffleur, La Désirade
4.6Anchorage off the Souffleur beach on the south coast of La Désirade, sand and rock bottom, 1.8 miles east of the harbour.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
196MouillageFranceCala di u Ghiuncu
4.6Sand anchorage on the south coast of Corsica, between the Golfe de Sant'Amanza and Bonifacio.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
197MouillageFranceCorps de garde
4.6Open roadstead on the Côtes-d'Armor coast between Binic and Saint-Quay-Portrieux, sand bottom, sheltered from the western sectors and open from the east.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
- 198MouillageMartinique
Embouchure de la rivière Salée
4.6Anchorage at the mouth of the Rivière Salée, in the south-east corner of Fort-de-France bay.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
- 199MouillageFrance
Giottani
4.6Open anchorage on the western coast of Cap Corse, off the hamlet of Giottani in the commune of Barrettali.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 200MouillageMartinique
Îlet Chancel
4.6Anchorage under Îlet Chancel, in Le Robert harbour on the Atlantic coast. The islet is private land protected by a biotope protection order since 2005.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 201MouillageFrance
Kerletu
4.6Anchorage on the west side of the Petite Mer de Gâvres, at the entrance of the rade de Lorient in Morbihan.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
202MouillageFrancePlage du petit Spérone
4.6Sand-bottom anchorage off the Petit Sperone beach at the southern tip of Corsica, east of Bonifacio and facing the Lavezzi islands across the strait.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
203MouillageFranceAnse de Méjan
4.6Small cove on the eastern flank of Cap Brun, east of Toulon and west of Carqueiranne, with room for two or three boats on sand and patches of algae.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
204MouillageFranceAnse du Fret
4.6Sandy cove on the north side of the Presqu'île de Crozon in the Rade de Brest, western Brittany.
- Paid
- Sheltered S, SW, W, NW
- 205MouillageFrance
Banc d'Arguin
4.6Shifting sandbank at the entrance of the Bassin d'Arcachon, facing the Dune du Pilat, classified as a réserve naturelle nationale since 1972.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
206MouillageFranceCalanque des Anglais
4.6Small rocky inlet on the Esterel coast just east of Agay, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
207MouillageFranceCap d'Ullastrell
4.6Rocky cape on the Côte Vermeille between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, Occitanie. Anchoring is prohibited in the listed zone.
- Sheltered NW, W
208MouillageFranceAnse de Pen-Hir
4.6Open anchorage at the foot of the Pointe de Pen-Hir, on the Crozon peninsula in western Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
209MouillageFranceBaie de Centuri Nord
4.6Anchorage on the west coast of Cap Corse, just north of the fishing harbour of Centuri, in the Agriate and Cap Corse marine area.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
210MouillageFranceBaie du Niel Ouest
4.6Anchorage on the north shore of the Giens peninsula, near the small Port du Niel, in the Hyeres area.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, NW