Best anchorages and harbours in Loire-Atlantique
81 documented anchorages and harbours in Loire-Atlantique, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.
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- 1PortPénestin, France
Port Vilaine Maritime
5.0Marina of 130 berths on the lower Vilaine, at Pénestin in Morbihan, Brittany.
2MouillageFranceRoche-Bernard
5.0Anchorage on the river Vilaine at La Roche-Bernard, upstream of the Arzal dam and lock, southern Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
3MouillageFranceLa Roche-Bernard
4.9River anchorage on the Vilaine upstream of the Arzal dam, in front of the town of La Roche-Bernard.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 4MouillageFrance
Vilaine
4.8River anchorage on the Vilaine above the Arzal dam, between Arzal-Camoël and La Roche-Bernard, southern Morbihan.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
5MouillageFrancePort d Toul'Ru
4.8Mooring field of 200 buoys off Mesquer in the Baie de Pont-Mahé, Pays de la Loire, between the Pointe de Merquel and the salt marshes of Guérande.
- Paid
- Sheltered W, SW, S
- 6MouillageFrance
L’Isle
4.8Anchorage on the Vilaine upstream of the Arzal dam, mud bottom, well sheltered by surrounding wooded banks.
- Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, S, SE
- 7MouillageFrance
Île Dumet
4.6Anchorage off Ile Dumet, a 7-hectare island 3 NM off the Mesquer coast in southern Brittany.
- Sheltered NE, E
8MouillageFrancePointe de Mindin
4.3Anchorage in the Loire estuary, on the south bank at Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, opposite Saint-Nazaire.
- Free
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
- 9MouillageFrance
Plage des Souzeaux - Anse Rouge
4.3Anchorage on the north coast of Noirmoutier island, between the Souzeaux beach and the Plantier point, with around 200 moorings on mud bottom.
- Paid
- Sheltered SW, S
10PortPiriac sur mer, FrancePiriac-sur-Mer
4.3Marina on the presqu'île guérandaise north of La Turballe, 830 berths behind a breakwater, in a village labelled Petite Cité de Caractère.
11MouillageFranceÎle du Pilier
4.2Anchorage off the Île du Pilier, a small granite island northwest of Noirmoutier in the Bay of Biscay.
- Sheltered W, SW
12MouillageFrancePen 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
- 13MouillageFrance
Île Dumet
4.1Rocky islet 3 NM off Piriac-sur-Mer in the bay of Vilaine, Loire-Atlantique. Forain anchorage on the south side.
- Sheltered NW, N
14PortLa Roche-Bernard, FrancePort de la Roche Bernard
4.0River port of 563 berths on the Vilaine, 8 nautical miles upstream from the Arzal dam, in Morbihan, Brittany.
15MouillageFranceLes Evens
4.0Open anchorage on sand off the Côte d'Amour between Pornichet and La Baule, Loire-Atlantique.
16MouillageFrancePornichet
3.9Open roadstead anchorage off the beach of Pornichet, at the western end of the baie de La Baule, southern Brittany coast.
- Free
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
- 17MouillageFrance
Luzeronde
3.9Anchorage off the sand beach of Luzéronde on the north coast of the Île de Noirmoutier, west of L'Herbaudière.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 18MouillageFrance
Rade du Croisic
3.9Outer roadstead east of the Le Croisic peninsula in Loire-Atlantique, used as a waiting anchorage off the entrance to the Traict.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
19PortLa Turballe, FranceLa Turballe
3.8Fishing and leisure harbour of 329 berths on the Guérande peninsula, between Le Croisic and Piriac-sur-Mer, first sardine port of France.
20PortPornic, FrancePornic
3.8Marina of 914 berths at Pornic in southern Loire-Atlantique, split between the Vieux Port under the castle and the Noëveillard basin on the Côte de Jade.
21PortLe Pouligen, FranceLa Baule - Le Pouliguen
3.8Tidal harbour at the mouth of the étier du Pouliguen between La Baule and Le Pouliguen in southern Brittany, 820 berths.
22PortLe Croisic, FranceLe Croisic
3.7Drying town harbour of 500 berths at the end of a narrow tidal ria on the Guérande peninsula, where visitors take the ground on soft mud or lie on buoys in the pool, with an active fishing fleet and a bottlenose dolphin research station on the quay.
- 23MouillageFrance
Anse de la Clere
3.7Sand anchorage on the north coast of the île de Noirmoutier, Vendée, between Noirmoutier-en-l'Île and L'Herbaudière.
- Sheltered W, SW, S
24MouillageFrancePenerf
3.7Tidal anchorage in the Rivière de Pénerf, on the Morbihan coast between the Vilaine estuary and the Gulf of Morbihan.
- Paid
- Sheltered NE, E, SE, S
25MouillageFranceAnse du Boucau
3.6Mooring off the Pointe Saint-Gildas at Préfailles, on the south coast of Loire-Atlantique.
- Paid
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
- 26MouillageFrance
Plage du Grand Lanroué
3.6Day anchorage off the Grand Lanroué beach on the Presqu'ile Guérandaise, west of Piriac-sur-Mer in Pays de la Loire.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 27MouillageFrance
La Linière
3.6Sand anchorage on the north coast of Noirmoutier island, between L'Herbaudière and Noirmoutier-en-l'Île.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
- 28PortL'Herbaudière, France
L'Herbaudière
3.6Fishing and yachting harbour of 600 berths on the north-western tip of Noirmoutier, first deepwater shelter south of the Loire estuary.
29Portarzal, FrancePort d'Arzal-Camoël
3.5Marina of 1250 berths on the Vilaine, immediately upstream of the Arzal dam, between the Morbihan communes of Arzal and Camoël.
- 30MouillageFrance
Trehiguier
3.5Single visitor buoy on the Vilaine river estuary at Pénestin, south Brittany, mud bottom, well protected from N, NE, E, S and SE.
- Free
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
Frequently asked questions
What is the best rated place in Loire-Atlantique?
Port Vilaine Maritime is the best rated place in Loire-Atlantique, at 5.0/5.
How many harbours and anchorages does BoatMap document in Loire-Atlantique?
BoatMap documents 81 harbours and anchorages in Loire-Atlantique, with shelter, seabed, services, photos and boaters' reviews.
Which BoatMap guides cover Loire-Atlantique?
Guérande peninsula: Piriac, Le Croisic and La Baule, Côte de Jade: Saint-Brevin to Pornic.