Best anchorages and harbours in Vendée
51 documented anchorages and harbours in Vendée, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.
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1AnchorageFrancePlage de la Grande Conche / Plage des Ovaires
5.0Open bay on the south-east shore of the Île d'Yeu, in the Vendée, with a sand bottom and a ban on anchoring over the seagrass beds.
- Sheltered W, SW
- 2AnchorageFrance
Mouillage des Sabias
4.8Anchorage on the south coast of Île d'Yeu, two miles from Port-Joinville, sheltered from winds from the north sector.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
3AnchorageFranceSaint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie
4.7Anchorage off the estuary of the Vie on the Vendée coast, sand bottom, shelter from NW through E.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
4AnchorageFrancePointe du Chatelet
4.5Anchorage off the northwest tip of the Ile d'Yeu, near the Grand Phare and the wild Cote Sauvage.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
5AnchorageFrancePointe 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
- 6AnchorageFrance
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
7AnchorageFranceÎle du Pilier
4.2Anchorage off the Île du Pilier, a small granite island northwest of Noirmoutier in the Bay of Biscay.
- Sheltered W, SW
8AnchorageFranceLa Meule
4.1Small rocky inlet on the south coast of the Île d'Yeu, used as a fishing and visitor mooring under the white Notre-Dame-de-la-Bonne-Nouvelle chapel.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
- 9AnchorageFrance
Saint Jean de Monts
4.1Open roadstead off the long sandy beach of Saint-Jean-de-Monts, Vendée coast south of the Baie de Bourgneuf.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 10AnchorageFrance
Anse des Broches
4.0North-facing cove on the Île d'Yeu, Vendée, west of Port-Joinville.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
11AnchorageFranceLes Evens
4.0Open anchorage on sand off the Côte d'Amour between Pornichet and La Baule, Loire-Atlantique.
12AnchorageFrancePornichet
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
- 13AnchorageFrance
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
- 14AnchorageFrance
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
15AnchorageFranceAnse 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
- 16AnchorageFrance
La Linière
3.6Sand anchorage on the north coast of Noirmoutier island, between L'Herbaudière and Noirmoutier-en-l'Île.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
17AnchorageFrancePetite Rade
3.6Sand anchorage in the outer roadstead of Les Sables d'Olonne, just south of the harbour entrance, on the Vendée coast.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 18AnchorageFrance
Anse des Soux
3.6Sandy cove on the south coast of the Île d'Yeu, between the Pointe des Corbeaux and the Pointe du But, sheltered from the north.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
19AnchorageFranceBourgenay
3.6Rock-bottom anchorage off Talmont-Saint-Hilaire in Vendée, just outside the marina of Port Bourgenay on the Côte de Lumière.
- Sheltered NE, E
- 20AnchorageFrance
Anse des Vieilles
3.5Sandy cove on the south coast of Île d'Yeu, 2.5 nm SE of Port-Joinville.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 21AnchorageFrance
Baie du Dervin
3.5Sandy bay between Le Croisic and Le Pouliguen on the south Brittany coast, sheltered from the northerly quadrant, open to the south.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
22AnchorageFranceBaie de Cayola
3.5Rocky bay on the Vendée coast between Les Sables-d'Olonne and Port-Bourgenay, 1.9 nm NW of Port-Bourgenay.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 23AnchorageFrance
L’Épine
3.4Anchorage off the village of L'Épine on the west coast of Île de Noirmoutier, Pays de la Loire.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 24AnchorageFrance
Le Grand Traict
3.4Tidal lagoon north of Le Croisic and Guérande, on the south coast of Brittany, used as a waiting anchorage by shoal-draught boats.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
25AnchorageFrancePornichet
3.3Mooring field off Pornichet on the Baie de La Baule, Loire-Atlantique, at the western end of the Côte d'Amour.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, S, SE
- 26AnchorageFrance
Jetée Des Ileaux
3.3Anchorage off the east coast of Noirmoutier island, in the bay between the jetty and the Gois causeway, on mud.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
27AnchorageFrancePréfailles
3.3Open anchorage off Préfailles on the Pointe Saint-Gildas, south side of the Loire estuary in Pays de la Loire.
- Sheltered N, NE
28AnchorageFrancePlage des Dames
3.3Anchorage of around 53 places off the Plage des Dames on the north-east shore of the Île de Noirmoutier.
- Paid
- Sheltered S, SW, W
- 29AnchorageFrance
Plage de la Petite Corniche
3.2Anchorage off the south coast of the Île d'Yeu, Vendée, at the foot of the coastal path known as the Sentier de la Corniche.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
30AnchorageFrancePornic
3.2Anchorage in the bay of Pornic, Loire-Atlantique, off the Côte de Jade on the southern shore of the Loire estuary.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE