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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- 241AnchorageMartinique
Petite Grenade
4.5Petite Grenade anchorage, on the Atlantic coast north of Le Vauclin village.
- Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, S, SE
- 242AnchorageFrance
Plage d'Urville
4.5Anchorage off the beach of Urville-Nacqueville on the north coast of the Cotentin, west of Cherbourg, with a mixed bottom of sand, rock and weed.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW
- 243AnchorageFrance
Plage De Mar Vivo
4.5Beach off La Seyne-sur-Mer on the western side of the rade de Toulon. Anchoring is prohibited in the bathing zone.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
- 244AnchorageFrance
Porto Pollo
4.5Buoy field in the Gulf of Valinco on the west coast of Corsica, off the village of Porto-Pollo in the commune of Serra-di-Ferro.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
245AnchorageFranceVeulettes
4.5Open roadstead off the shingle beach of Veulettes-sur-Mer on the Côte d'Albâtre, Seine-Maritime, between Fécamp and Saint-Valery-en-Caux.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
- 246AnchorageFrance
Anse de Favone
4.5Sand-bottomed bay at the mouth of the Favone stream, on the east coast of Corsica, 5 NM south of Solenzara.
- Sheltered S, SW, W, NW
- 247AnchorageFrance
Anse de Sponsaglia
4.5Sandy anchorage on the east coast of southern Corsica, between Porto-Vecchio and the Gulf of Santa Manza.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
248AnchorageFrancePlage de l'Estagnol
4.5Sandy anchorage in the bay of l'Estagnol, west of Cap de Brégançon, on the commune of Bormes-les-Mimosas.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW
- 249AnchorageFrance
Pointe du Dattier
4.5Sand-bottomed anchorage on the Corniche des Maures between Cavalaire and Le Lavandou, commune of Le Rayol-Canadel, Var.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
250AnchorageFrancePunta di Rondinara
4.5Semicircular sand bay on the east coast of Corsica between Porto-Vecchio and Bonifacio, closed by Punta di Rondinara to the north and Punta di Capo Rosso to the south.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
251AnchorageFranceCapu di Acciaju Sud
4.5Sandy anchorage at the southern entrance of the Gulf of Porto-Vecchio, on the east coast of Corsica.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
252AnchorageFranceCrique de Niel
4.5Small cove on the east side of the presqu'île de Giens, just south of the fishing harbour of Port du Niel, in Provence.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
253AnchorageFranceGrande Calanque
4.5Anchorage off the Cap Bénat peninsula on the Var coast, between Le Lavandou and the Hyères islands.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
- 254AnchorageMartinique
Havre du Robert - Îlet Petite Martinique
4.5Anchorage under Îlet Petite Martinique, in the northern part of Le Robert harbour, on the Atlantic coast.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
- 255AnchorageGuadeloupe
Petit-Havre
4.5Natural anchorage at Petit-Havre on the south coast of Grande-Terre, between Le Gosier and Sainte-Anne, on sand, rock and weed.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
256AnchorageFrancePlage de la Galère
4.5Sand anchorage on the west side of the Cap Bénat peninsula, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and Le Lavandou in the Var, beneath the Fort de Brégançon presidential residence where a security zone is enforced.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 257AnchorageFrance
Pointe de la Bouillabaisse
4.5Sand and seagrass anchorage in the Bay of Cavalaire off La Croix-Valmer, at the eastern end of the Plage du Débarquement, Var.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 258AnchorageFrance
Port d’Orange
4.5Small anchorage on the east side of the Quiberon peninsula in southern Brittany, sand bottom, sheltered from NW to SW winds.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 259AnchorageFrance
Porto Novo West
4.5Inner western part of the Golfe de Porto Novo on the east coast of southern Corsica, south of Porto-Vecchio.
- Sheltered N, S, SW, W, NW
- 260AnchorageFrance
Anse de Saint-Cadou
4.5Sheltered cove on the Odet river estuary south of Quimper, Finistère, southern Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 261AnchorageSt. Martin
Baie aux Prunes
4.5Anchorage off the beach of Baie aux Prunes, in the Terres Basses on the west coast of French Saint-Martin, sand bottom.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
262AnchorageFranceLa Rochelle before marina
4.5Waiting anchorage west of the Port des Minimes entrance in La Rochelle, used before lock openings or when berths are full.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
- 263AnchorageFrance
Plage de Sant' Amanza
4.5Anchorage in the Golfe de Sant'Amanza, on the south-east coast of Corsica, 3.5 NM north-east of Bonifacio.
- Sheltered E, SE, S
- 264AnchorageFrance
Anse de l’Iboga
4.5Sand anchorage in the Gironde estuary near the Pointe de Grave, close to the northern tip of the Médoc peninsula.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
- 265AnchorageFrance
Cappicciolu di Volpi
4.5Anchorage on the south side of the Gulf of Sant'Amanza, southern Corsica, 5.8 NM NE of Bonifacio.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 266AnchorageFrance
Halte Fluvial Creche-sur-Saône
4.5River mooring on the Saône at Crêches-sur-Saône, south Burgundy. Mud bottom, sheltered from NW, W and SW winds.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 267AnchorageGuadeloupe
Pointe des Tortues
4.5Anchorage by Pointe des Tortues, between Bouillante and Anse à la Barque on the leeward coast of Basse-Terre, sand bottom, sheltered from N through S on the east side.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
- 268AnchorageFrance
Plage des Sablettes
4.5Former anchorage off the Sablettes beach at Menton, on the Franco-Italian border in the eastern Riviera, where anchoring has been prohibited since May 2026.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
269AnchorageFrancePlage du corbeau
4.5Anchorage on sand in the rade de Brest, Finistère, about 2.6 NM SE of the Marina du Château.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 270AnchorageFrance
Pointe De Castelmeur
4.5Fair-weather anchorage off the Pointe de Castelmeur on the Cap Sizun coast in Finistère, west Brittany.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE