Best anchorages and harbours in France
1696 documented anchorages and harbours in France, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.
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- 391AnchorageFrance
Krellou
4.3Open anchorage on the north Finistère coast, between Locquirec and Pointe de Primel, sand bottom.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
- 392AnchorageFrance
Pietra
4.3Rocky anchorage off the west coast of Corsica, 6.5 NM north-west of Ajaccio and Port Charles Ornano.
- Sheltered N
393AnchorageFrancePlage de Boulouris
4.3Anchorage off the beach at Boulouris, on the Esterel coast between Saint-Raphaël and Agay.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 394AnchorageFrance
Plage des Sables Rouges
4.3Anchorage off the SE coast of the Île de Groix, Morbihan, facing a beach where the sand contains garnets that give it its red colour.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
395AnchorageFrancePlage du Layet
4.3Sand anchorage off Plage du Layet at Cavalière, on the Var coast between Le Lavandou and Cap Nègre.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
396AnchorageFrancePort Yorc'h
4.3Small sand-bottomed cove on the east coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, about 1.8 nm south-east of Le Palais.
- Free
- Sheltered SE, S, SW, W
397AnchorageFranceTal er Hah
4.3Sand anchorage on the south-east coast of Île de Houat, a short hop from Port de Saint-Gildas.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW
398AnchorageFranceAnse du phare
4.2Sand anchorage on the south coast of Finistère between Concarneau and Trévignon, with good shelter from the easterly sector.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
399AnchorageFranceBaie de Sainte-Anne
4.2Anchorage off the pink granite coast of Ploumanac'h, sand bottom, 0.6 nm NW of the harbour entrance.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 400AnchorageFrance
Calanque Seynerolles
4.2Small rocky inlet on the eastern flank of La Ciotat bay, just south of the Port Vieux.
- Sheltered S, SW, W
401AnchorageFranceErsa
4.2Anchorage off the commune of Ersa at the northern tip of Cap Corse, opposite the Île de la Giraglia.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
402AnchorageFranceFort Sainte-Marguerite
4.2Buoy field of 28 moorings on the north side of Île Sainte-Marguerite, the larger of the Îles de Lérins, facing Cannes across the Baie de Cannes.
- Free
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
403AnchorageFranceÎle Saint-Riom (Nord)
4.2Anchorage off the north side of Île Saint-Riom in the Bay of Paimpol, Côtes-d'Armor, northern Brittany.
- Sheltered E, SE
- 404AnchorageFrance
St Goustan
4.2Visitor moorings on the river Auray at the foot of the old Saint-Goustan quarter, mud bottom, fully sheltered from all winds.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 405AnchorageFrance
Anse de Lesconil
4.2Sand anchorage off the pays Bigouden coast in south Finistère, in the approaches to the fishing port of Lesconil.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
406AnchorageFranceCarnac - plage
4.2Anchorage off the Grande Plage of Carnac in Quiberon Bay, south Brittany. Sand bottom over a wide gently shelving beach.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
407AnchorageFranceÎle du Grand Ribaud
4.2Anchorage on algae and posidonia seabed off the Île du Grand Ribaud, at the south-west tip of the Giens peninsula near Hyères.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
408AnchorageFranceÎle du Pilier
4.2Anchorage off the Île du Pilier, a small granite island northwest of Noirmoutier in the Bay of Biscay.
- Sheltered W, SW
409AnchorageFranceMouillage de Jova
4.2Anchorage in the bay of Bonporteau, west of Cavalaire-sur-Mer, sheltered from the mistral blowing down from the north and east.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
410AnchorageFrancePlage de Carro
4.2Sand-bottom anchorage off the beach at Carro, on the Cote Bleue west of Marseille, at the western tip of the Martigues peninsula.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
411AnchorageFrancePunta Nera
4.2Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica, in the Scandola natural reserve sector, roughly 2.3 nm NW of Girolata.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
412AnchorageFranceSaint Géran
4.2Anchorage off the Saint-Géran beach on the Côtes-d'Armor coast, north-west of Saint-Cast-le-Guildo in Brittany.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, W, NW
413AnchorageFranceTromba
4.2Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica near Tizzano, south of the Gulf of Valinco, sand and rock bottom, shelter from N through NE.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
414AnchorageFranceAnse de Minaccia
4.2Small cove on the western shore of the Gulf of Ajaccio, south Corsica. Mooring prohibited under local prefectoral order.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 415AnchorageFrance
Anse Saint Pierre
4.2Small cove on the eastern shore of the Rade des Vignettes, near Le Pradet in the Var, with room for about two boats at anchor.
- Free
- Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
- 416AnchorageFrance
Baie du port
4.2Anchorage in the lower reach of the Jaudy estuary, downstream of the town of Tréguier, on the Trégor coast of northern Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 417AnchorageFrance
Cap Rousset
4.2Anchorage on the north coast of Porquerolles, west of the island, off a rocky headland in the Parc national de Port-Cros.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
418AnchorageFranceEscampo-Barriou
4.2Anchorage on the east side of the Giens peninsula, between La Madrague and Port du Niel, Var.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 419AnchorageFrance
Grande Cornée
4.2Inland anchorage in Grand Est on a canalised reach, mud bottom, fully sheltered from wind by the riverbanks.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
- 420AnchorageFrance
Plage de la Fosse
4.2Cove on the south side of Île des Embiez, sand and rock bottom, open to the south.
- Sheltered N, NE, E