Best anchorages and harbours in Vendée
32 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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1HarbourCordemais, FranceCordemais
4.6River port of around 60 berths on the north bank of the Loire estuary, 20 km upstream of Saint-Nazaire.
2HarbourÎle-d'Yeu, FrancePort Joinville - Île d'Yeu
4.5Main harbour of the Île d'Yeu on the north coast of the island, 648 berths, maximum draught 3 m, 13 nautical miles from the mainland at Fromentine.
3HarbourSables D'Olonnes, FranceQuai Garnier
4.5Town-quay pontoons on the Chaume side of the Les Sables-d'Olonne channel, 120 berths, maximum draught 1.5 m.
4HarbourLes Sables-d'Olonne, FranceLes Sables d'Olonne - Port Olona
4.3Non-tidal marina in Les Sables-d'Olonne, 1400 berths, maximum draught 5 m, starting harbour of the Vendée Globe solo round-the-world race.
5HarbourSaint Gilles Croix De Vie, FrancePort-La-Vie
4.2Marina of 1 000 berths at the mouth of the Vie river in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, on the Vendee coast.
6HarbourFrancePort Lavigne
4.1Tidal harbour on the Loire estuary, on the south bank downstream of Nantes in the Pays de la Loire.
7HarbourLe Pellerin, Francele pellerin
4.1River port on the Loire in Loire-Atlantique, about 15 km downstream from Nantes on the left bank.
8HarbourTalmont Saint Hilaire, FrancePort Bourgenay
4.0Purpose-built marina of 640 berths on the Vendee coast, south of Les Sables-d'Olonne, at the edge of Talmont-Saint-Hilaire.
9HarbourCordemais, FranceLoire Nautic Services
3.9Boatyard and pontoon on the right bank of the Loire at Cordemais, 20 NM upstream from Saint-Nazaire.
10HarbourNoirmoutier-en-l'Île, FranceNoirmoutier-en-L'île
3.9Lock harbour on the east side of Noirmoutier island, at the head of the Étier de l'Arceau, 2 NM south of L'Herbaudière.
11HarbourPornic, 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.
12HarbourLe 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.
13HarbourL'Épine, FrancePort de Morin
3.6Tidal harbour of 850 berths at L'Épine on the west coast of Noirmoutier, sheltered behind a sand spit at the mouth of the étier de l'Arceau.
- 14HarbourL'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.
15HarbourSaint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, FranceSt Hilaire
3.5Shallow quay on the Vie river at Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie in Vendée, with 6 berths and 0.4 m max draught.
16HarbourFrancePort du Collet
3.4Tidal harbour at the northern edge of Baie de Bourgneuf, on the Loire-Atlantique coast facing Noirmoutier.
- 17HarbourFrossay, France
Les Portes de l'Atlantique - Port à Sec
3.3Dry-stack marina on the south bank of the Loire estuary at Le Migron, commune of Frossay, between Paimbœuf and Nantes.
18HarbourLa Plaine-sur-Mer, FranceLa Gravette
3.3Drying tidal harbour on the Jade coast at La Plaine-sur-Mer, at the northern entrance to the Bay of Bourgneuf.
19HarbourPaimbœuf, FrancePaimboeuf
3.0River port on the left bank of the Loire estuary, about 15 nautical miles downstream of Nantes and 10 miles upstream of Saint-Nazaire.
20HarbourPornichet, FrancePornichet
3.0Marina of 1150 berths on the Baie de La Baule south of the Loire estuary, one of the largest marinas on the French Atlantic coast.
21HarbourPornic, FrancePort de Gourmalon
2.9Marina of 350 berths in Pornic on the south Brittany coast of Loire-Atlantique, on the north shore of the Baie de Bourgneuf.
22HarbourComberge, FranceComberge
2.6Small drying harbour on the south coast of the Pays de la Loire, between Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef and Pornic, a short hop from the Île du Pilier anchorages.
23HarbourSaint-Nazaire, FranceBassin de St Nazaire
1.2Locked commercial basin at the mouth of the Loire in Saint-Nazaire, no longer open to pleasure craft and now reserved for commercial shipping.
24HarbourCouëron, FranceCouëron
River harbour of 36 berths on the right bank of the Loire, 15 km downstream from Nantes.
25HarbourLa Barre-de-Monts, FranceFromentine
Tidal harbour at La Barre-de-Monts, at the northern entrance of the Goulet de Fromentine, opposite the Noirmoutier bridge.
- 26HarbourLavau-sur-Loire, France
Lavau-sur-Loire
Small tidal harbour on the north bank of the Loire estuary between Nantes and Saint-Nazaire, in the Brière regional park.
- 27HarbourLa Barre-de-Monts, France
Le Pont Neuf
Tidal harbour on the Goulet de Fromentine channel, commune of La Barre-de-Monts in northern Vendée, opposite Noirmoutier.
- 28HarbourFrance
Port des Brochets
Drying tidal harbour on the north shore of the Baie de Bourgneuf, commune of Bouin in the Vendée marshes.
- 29HarbourBouin, France
Port des Champs
Small drying harbour at the edge of the Bouin polders, on the east side of the Baie de Bourgneuf.
30HarbourBeauvoir-sur-Mer, FrancePort du Bec
Oyster harbour on the north side of the Baie de Bourgneuf, commune of Beauvoir-sur-Mer, known for its timber jetties.