Best anchorages and harbours in Loire-Atlantique

56 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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  1. Plage des Sableaux31
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    Plage des Sableaux

    3.2

    Anchorage off the Plage des Sableaux on the east coast of Noirmoutier island, Vendée, 16 berths on sand.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
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    Kervoyal

    3.2

    Sand and mud anchorage off Kervoyal beach in Damgan, on the south coast of Morbihan between the Vilaine estuary and the Rivière de Penerf.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
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    Anse de Toulin

    3.0

    Sandy anchorage off the Côte d'Amour, just south of Le Pouliguen harbour entrance in the bay of La Baule.

    • Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
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    Anse de Trébézy

    3.0

    Anchorage on the north shore of the Loire estuary, west of Saint-Nazaire, mud bottom, sheltered from NW, N and W winds.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W
  5. Baie du Pouliguen35
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    Baie du Pouliguen

    2.9

    Sand anchorage in the bay of La Baule, between Le Pouliguen to the W and Pornichet to the SE, on the Guerande peninsula.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E
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    Anse Gavy

    2.8

    Buoy mooring on the Saint-Nazaire side of the Loire estuary, near the Pointe de Chémoulin.

    • Free
    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
  7. Mouillage près du port d’Arzal37
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    Mouillage près du port d’Arzal

    2.8

    Anchorage on the Vilaine river, just downstream of the Arzal-Camoël dam and lock at the head of the Vilaine estuary in Morbihan.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
  8. Île du Pilier Nord38
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    Île du Pilier Nord

    2.8

    Anchorage on the north side of Île du Pilier, a small rocky island off Noirmoutier, 2.7 NM west of L'Herbaudière.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E
  9. Cale De Vielle Roche39
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    Cale De Vielle Roche

    2.7

    Mooring buoys on the Vilaine estuary just upstream of the Arzal dam, mud bottom with shelter on most points of the compass.

    • Sheltered N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
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    Damgan plage

    2.6

    Visitor buoys off the plage de Damgan in the Morbihan, south Brittany, on mud holding.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
  11. Merquel41
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    Merquel

    2.5

    Small buoy field off the Pointe de Merquel at Mesquer, Loire-Atlantique, north of the Traict de Mesquer salt marshes.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
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    Mouillage au large de Piriac-sur-Mer

    2.3

    Sand anchorage off Piriac-sur-Mer on the Guérande peninsula, southern Brittany approaches.

    • Sheltered E, SE
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    Lanséria

    2.3

    Buoy mooring field off the coast near Kercabellec, northern entrance of the Traict de Mesquer, Loire-Atlantique.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
  14. Pointe de Pen-Bron44
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    Pointe de Pen-Bron

    1.9

    Anchorage off the sand spit of Pen-Bron at the entrance to the Traict du Croisic, opposite the fishing harbour of Le Croisic in Pays de la Loire.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, SW, W, NW
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    Saint-Guérin

    1.4

    Anchorage in the ria of Pénerf, southern Brittany, on the west bank opposite the village of Saint-Guérin, in Morbihan.

    • Sheltered N, NE, SW, W, NW
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    Plage du Grand Traict

    1.2

    Open anchorage off the sandy beach of Grand Traict on the Guérande peninsula, between Pornichet and Le Croisic, on the southern Loire-Atlantique coast.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
  17. Île du Pilier47
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    Île du Pilier

    Sand anchorage off the Île du Pilier, a granite islet 2.7 NM northwest of L'Herbaudière on Noirmoutier, Vendée.

    • Sheltered SW, S
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    La Nor

    Anchorage in the baie de Bourgneuf, Pays de la Loire, mud bottom with good holding, open to westerly weather.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SE
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    La vilaine

    River anchorage on the Vilaine between the Arzal dam and La Roche-Bernard, rock bottom, protected from W to SE winds.

    • Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
  20. Le Cormier50
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    Le Cormier

    Anchorage on the Jade coast near Pornic, sand and rock bottom, shelter from NE through E and from SW through SE.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
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    Les Formes

    Mud-bottom anchorage in the Baie de Bourgneuf, southern Loire-Atlantique, sheltered from NW and W.

    • Sheltered NW, W
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    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
  23. Plage des Carrés53
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    Plage 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
  24. Pointe du Bec54
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    Pointe du Bec

    Rocky anchorage off Pornichet on the southern Brittany coast, just east of the Baie de La Baule.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E
  25. Port Charly55
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    Port Charly

    Sand anchorage off Le Croisic peninsula, on the southern Loire-Atlantique coast.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
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    Port Saint-Michel

    Open anchorage off the south coast of the Le Croisic peninsula, Loire-Atlantique.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SE