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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31AnchorageFrancePointe du Menhir
4.9Rocky anchorage off the Crozon peninsula in Brittany, just north of Morgat in the baie de Douarnenez.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
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Porh Penhoët
4.9Rocky anchorage on the north coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer in Brittany, 1.1 NM NW of Sauzon.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
33AnchorageFranceCollu di Griffiu
4.9Anchorage on the Agriates desert coast in northern Corsica, sand bottom.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
34AnchorageFranceMénez Perroz
4.9Mooring in the ria of the Aber Wrac'h, north-west Finistère, close to the village of Perroz.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
35AnchorageFrancePointe de Julien
4.9Sand-bottom anchorage off the Île du Levant in the Hyères archipelago, Provence, sheltered from NW, N, NE and E.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 36AnchorageFrance
Porto Novo South
4.9Southern arm of the Golfe de Porto Novo on the east coast of southern Corsica, 5 NM south of the Golfe de Porto-Vecchio entrance.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW, W
37AnchorageFranceHalte de Bessan
4.9River halt on the Hérault between Agde and Pézenas, mud bottom, all-round shelter.
- Free
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
- 38AnchorageFrance
Île Louët
4.9Single mooring buoy off the islet of Louët in the baie de Morlaix, Brittany, beside the Château du Taureau.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
39AnchorageFrancePointe du Cosmeur
4.9Anchorage off the Pointe du Cosmeur in the Bay of Morlaix, northern Brittany, with sand and mud holding.
- Sheltered SW
- 40AnchorageFrance
Réserve de Saparella
4.9Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica in the Gulf of Valinco, off the Saparella coastline north of Porto Pollo.
- Free
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
- 41AnchorageFrance
Tahiti Beach
4.9Anchorage off Plage Tahiti on the Cap Ferret peninsula in Arcachon Bay, sand bottom with rock and seagrass patches, sheltered from N, NE and E.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 42AnchorageFrance
Le Resquilladou
4.9Rocky anchorage on the coast between Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer and Les Lecques, sheltered from the northern and eastern quadrants.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
43AnchorageFranceRoch Toul
4.9Rocky anchorage on the north-west coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, 1.7 NM west of Sauzon.
- Sheltered E
44AnchorageFrancesud baie solana
4.9Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica south of Girolata, mixed sand, rock and seagrass bottom, inside the Scandola marine reserve perimeter.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
45AnchorageFranceLa Roche-Bernard
4.9River anchorage on the Vilaine upstream of the Arzal dam, in front of the town of La Roche-Bernard.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
46AnchorageFrancePlage de la Chapelle
4.9Anchorage on sand west of Saint-Briac-sur-Mer, between the Frémur estuary and the Îles Ébihens in Ille-et-Vilaine.
- Sheltered W, NW
47AnchorageFrancePorsmilin
4.9Anchorage off Plage de Porsmilin in Locmaria-Plouzané, on the north shore of the Rade de Brest, western Finistère.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
48AnchorageFranceConche des Baleines
4.9Sand-bottomed bay on the northwest tip of the Île de Ré, around 40 moorings, sheltered from E, SE, S and SW winds.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
- 49AnchorageFrance
îles Maudez
4.9Anchorage off the small island group north-west of Bréhat, in the northern Côtes-d'Armor, on sand and algae.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
50AnchorageFranceÎlot de la Gabinière sud
4.9Buoy field on the south side of La Gabinière, the small islet off the southern tip of Port-Cros, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros.
- Free
- Sheltered N
51AnchorageFranceAnse de Saint - Hernot
4.9Sand anchorage on the east side of the Cap de la Chèvre, Presqu'île de Crozon, Finistère.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
- 52AnchorageFrance
Anse de Saint - Norgard
4.9Cove on the south shore of the Presqu'île de Crozon in the Baie de Douarnenez, sand bottom, sheltered from the north and west.
- Sheltered N, W, NW
- 53AnchorageFrance
Chavanay
4.9Anchorage on the Rhône at Chavanay, in the Pilat foothills south of Lyon, mud bottom, shelter from SW through NW.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
54AnchorageFranceMucchiu Biancu
4.9Anchorage on the south coast of Corsica between Pianottoli-Caldarello and Tizzano, sand and rock bottom, sheltered from N sectors.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
55AnchorageFrancePlage sud ouest île Callot
4.9Anchorage off the south-west beach of Callot island, at the entrance to the bay of Morlaix in northern Finistere.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
56AnchorageFranceTrez Bihan
4.9Sandy cove on the south shore of the Crozon peninsula in Finistère, inside the Bay of Douarnenez.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
57AnchorageFranceMèze
4.8Anchorage in the northern part of the étang de Thau, 0.2 nm SE of the port of Mèze, sand bottom, sheltered from the NW mistral that blows down the lagoon.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
58AnchorageFranceRivedoux Plage
4.8Open anchorage off the east coast of the Ile de Re, just south of the Ile de Re bridge linking the island to La Rochelle.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
59AnchorageFranceBaie d'Elbo Sud
4.8Anchorage on the south side of the Baie d'Elbo, inside the Scandola nature reserve on the west coast of Corsica.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
60AnchorageFranceCalanque de la Culate
4.8Narrow rocky inlet on the Marseille coast between Les Goudes and Morgiou, inside the Calanques National Park.
- Sheltered N, NE, E