Best anchorages and harbours in France
3174 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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661AnchorageFranceMouillage de Jova
4.2Anchorage in the bay of Bonporteau, west of Cavalaire-sur-Mer, sheltered from the mistral blowing down from the north and east.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
662AnchorageFrancePlage de Carro
4.2Small sand-bottom anchorage off Carro at the entrance to its fishing harbour, on the Cote Bleue west of Marseille, with room for only a few boats.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
663HarbourOsani, FrancePort de Girolata
4.2Hamlet and anchorage on the west coast of Corsica, inside the Scandola nature reserve, accessible only by boat or mule track.
- 664HarbourLumio, France
Port Eugène Ceccaldi
4.2Marina of 200 berths at Sant'Ambroggio, in the commune of Lumio, on the Balagne coast of Corsica.
665AnchorageFrancePunta Nera
4.2Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica, in the Scandola natural reserve sector, roughly 2.3 nm NW of Girolata.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
666AnchorageFranceSaint Géran
4.2Anchorage off the Saint-Géran beach on the Côtes-d'Armor coast, north-west of Saint-Cast-le-Guildo in Brittany.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, W, NW
667HarbourFranceSaint-Dizier
4.2River port on the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne at Saint-Dizier, Haute-Marne, with 20 berths and up to 1.8 m draught.
668AnchorageFranceTromba
4.2Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica near Tizzano, south of the Gulf of Valinco, sand and rock bottom, shelter from N through NE.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 669AnchorageMartinique
Anse Caritan
4.2Anchorage off Anse Caritan, 0.5 miles south of the Sainte-Anne anchorage, near Morne Caritan. Sand and weed, sheltered from north-east through east to south-east. Rated 4.6 out of 5 by Navily users.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 670AnchorageMartinique
Anse Couleuvre
4.2Black sand cove at the end of the Le Prêcheur road, at the far north of the Caribbean coast, below the forested slopes of Montagne Pelée.
- Sheltered E, SE
671AnchorageFranceAnse de Minaccia
4.2Small cove on the western shore of the Gulf of Ajaccio, south Corsica. Mooring prohibited under local prefectoral order.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 672AnchorageFrance
Anse Saint Pierre
4.2Small cove on the eastern shore of the Rade des Vignettes, near Le Pradet in the Var, with room for about two boats at anchor.
- Free
- Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
673AnchorageFranceBahía de Chingudi
4.2Estuary on the Franco-Spanish border at the mouth of the Bidassoa, shared between Hendaye, Hondarribia and Irun.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, W
- 674AnchorageFrance
Baie du port
4.2Anchorage in the lower reach of the Jaudy estuary, downstream of the town of Tréguier, on the Trégor coast of northern Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 675AnchorageFrance
Cap Rousset
4.2Anchorage on the north coast of Porquerolles, west of the island, off a rocky headland in the Parc national de Port-Cros.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
676AnchorageFranceEscampo-Barriou
4.2Anchorage on the east side of the Giens peninsula, between La Madrague and Port du Niel, Var.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 677AnchorageFrance
Grande Cornée
4.2Inland anchorage in Grand Est on a canalised reach, mud bottom, fully sheltered from wind by the riverbanks.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
678HarbourGuidel, FranceGuidel
4.2River marina on the Laïta estuary between Morbihan and Finistère, 220 berths upstream of the Guidel-Plages bar.
679HarbourMontmerle-sur-Saône, FranceHalte fluviale de Montmerle-sur-Saône
4.2Free river halt on the left bank of the Saône at Montmerle, Ain, roughly midway between Mâcon and Lyon.
- 680AnchorageFrance
Plage de la Fosse
4.2Cove on the south side of Île des Embiez, sand and rock bottom, open to the south.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
681AnchorageFrancePlage de la Garrigue
4.2Sandy anchorage in the bay of Les Canebiers, on the east side of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, Var.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
682HarbourLa Minotais, FrancePlouër-sur-Rance - La Minotais
4.2Inland marina of 240 berths in the Rance estuary between Dinan and Saint-Malo, protected by the tidal power station dam.
- 683AnchorageFrance
San Peyre
4.2Anchorage in the bay of Le Pradet on the south side of the Giens peninsula approach, Var coast, sand bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
684AnchorageFranceAnse des Blancs-Sablons
4.2Wide sandy bay north of Le Conquet, at the western tip of Finistere, used as a fair-weather anchorage before or after transiting the Chenal du Four.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW
685AnchorageFranceBrouel Sud
4.2Open anchorage south of Brouel point, on the southern shore of Île d'Arz in the Gulf of Morbihan.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
686AnchorageFranceCala Longa
4.2Deep Corsican cove on the Bouches de Bonifacio, east coast of the southern tip, 1 nm SE of Sant'Amanza bay and 3.4 nm east of Bonifacio.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
687AnchorageFranceCalanque du maure
4.2Anchorage on the south coast of Porquerolles, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros. Sand and posidonia bottom.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
688AnchorageFranceEstagnets
4.2Anchorage on the west side of the Giens peninsula, north of Port du Niel, mixed sand and posidonia bottom.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
689AnchorageFrancePen Cadenic
4.2Anchorage on the north shore of the Pénerf estuary in southern Morbihan, Brittany, on the approach to the village of Le Tour-du-Parc.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 690AnchorageFrance
Plage de Kaolins
4.2Anchorage off the Kaolins beach at Ploemeur on the southern Brittany coast, west of Lorient.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
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