Best anchorages and harbours in Atlantic coast

Mouillage de Le Bourg

Outer anchorage north of Saint-Martin-de-Ré on the Île de Ré, sand bottom, exposed to the westerly sector.

• Sheltered W, SW

Oudon

Small river harbour on the north bank of the Loire at Oudon, between Ancenis and Nantes in the Pays de la Loire.

Parc Fromentine

Sand-bottom anchorage in the Goulet de Fromentine, off the Vendée coast, near the bridge to Île de Noirmoutier.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Parentis-en-Born

Small lake port of 4 berths on the south-east shore of the Biscarrosse et Parentis lake, in the Landes.

Plage Américaine

Sand anchorage on the west shore of Lac de Cazaux et de Sanguinet, the second largest natural lake in mainland France, in the Landes de Gascogne.

• Sheltered W, SW

Plage de Cassy

Buoy field off Cassy beach on the north shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, commune of Lanton, 200 m from the village.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Plage de L'Anse du Fourneau

Anchorage off the north coast of the Île de Ré, between the villages of Ars-en-Ré and Loix, in Charente-Maritime.

• Sheltered W, SW

Plage de l'arnèche

Anchorage in the Gironde estuary off Meschers-sur-Gironde, mud bottom, sheltered from N to E.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

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

Plage du galon d’or

Open anchorage off the long sand beach of Galon d'Or on the west coast of Île d'Oléron, south of Saint-Trojan-les-Bains.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Plage du Veillon

Anchorage off the sandy Veillon beach at the mouth of the Payré estuary, south of Talmont-Saint-Hilaire in Vendée.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Plage Nord de Taussat

Anchorage on the northeast shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, off Taussat-les-Bains in Gironde.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Point du Jour

Anchorage on the Garonne river at Lormont, on the right bank opposite Bordeaux, with a mud bottom.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Pointe du Bec

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

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Pont du Brault

Anchorage on the Sevre Niortaise near the Brault road bridge, at the eastern edge of the Baie de l'Aiguillon in Vendee.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, SW, S, SE

Pontaillac

Sand anchorage off the Plage de Pontaillac in Royan, at the mouth of the Gironde estuary, Charente-Maritime.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

ponton canal

Freshwater pontoon on the Canal des Landes at La Teste-de-Buch, linking the Arcachon basin to Lac de Cazaux-Sanguinet.

Ponton Plaisance

Waiting pontoon on the Charente river just downstream of Rochefort's locked marina, for boats holding off outside the lock window.

Port "Les Sandres" - Gastes

Lake port on the west shore of the Biscarrosse et Parentis lake, at Gastes in the Landes.

Port Adhoc Bayonne-Anglet

Dry storage and service yard on the Adour at Anglet in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, near the Bayonne estuary.

Port de Biganos

Tidal oyster port at the mouth of the Leyre on the eastern shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, with 153 berths.

Port De L'Aiguillon

Tidal harbour on the right bank of the Lay estuary, on the north side of the Baie de l'Aiguillon, in the Vendée.

Port de l’écluse

Small freshwater harbour on the lake of Biscarrosse-Parentis, in the Landes, near the canal linking to the lake of Cazaux.

Port de l’Estey

Small freshwater harbour on the eastern shore of Lac de Cazaux-Sanguinet, in the Landes. Main port of the commune of Sanguinet.

Port de la belle étoile

Small Gironde estuary port at La Belle Étoile, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, between the Bec d'Ambès and the Médoc shore.

Port de la Pierre Percée

River port on the Loire between Ancenis and Champtoceaux, on the right bank, Pays de la Loire.

Port De La Teste

Tidal port on the south shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, at the mouth of the Craste de Nézer.

Port de Navarrosse

Freshwater marina on the Étang de Cazaux-Sanguinet at Biscarrosse, in the Landes forest south of Arcachon.

Port de Rivedoux Plage

Drying harbour on the east coast of the Île de Ré, facing the pont de l'Île de Ré, in Charente-Maritime.

Port des Brochets

Drying tidal harbour on the north shore of the Baie de Bourgneuf, commune of Bouin in the Vendée marshes.