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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    Plage de Tougues

    4.1

    Anchorage on Lake Geneva between Anières on the Swiss shore and Nernier on the French shore, mud bottom.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SE
  2. Anse d'Alisu572
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    Anse d'Alisu

    4.0

    Anchorage on the western side of the northern tip of Cap Corse, in the commune of Ersa, with a sand beach at its head.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
  3. Baie de Cousse573
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    Baie de Cousse

    4.0

    Open bay between Sanary and Bandol, sand and rock bottom, day anchorage in settled weather.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SE
  4. Baie de Menasina574
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    Baie de Menasina

    4.0

    Small bay just east of Cargèse, 0.7 nm from the port on the west coast of Corsica.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
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    Cala di Brijia

    4.0

    Cove on the south-western coast of Corsica near Tizzano, mixed sand, rock and weed bottom.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW
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    Île Rousse ouest

    4.0

    Zone west of the Île de la Pietra at Île-Rousse in Balagne, northern Corsica. Anchoring is prohibited on this sector.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
  7. L'Ayguade577
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    L'Ayguade

    4.0

    Anchorage off L'Ayguade on the north shore of the Île du Levant, the easternmost of the Îles d'Hyères.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SE
  8. L'herbe578
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    L'herbe

    4.0

    Anchorage off the oyster village of L'Herbe on the Cap-Ferret peninsula, facing the Île aux Oiseaux inside the Bassin d'Arcachon.

    • Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
  9. Plage de l'Arinella579
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    Plage de l'Arinella

    4.0

    Beach at the foot of the Bonifacio cliffs on the south tip of Corsica. Anchoring is prohibited within the protected zone.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
  10. Pointe de Bouvet580
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    Pointe de Bouvet

    4.0

    Anchorage off the Pointe de Bouvet on the presqu'île de Giens, western flank facing the rade d'Hyères.

    • Sheltered N, NE, NW
  11. Pointe de Brehuidic581
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    Pointe de Brehuidic

    4.0

    Mooring buoys off the Brehuidic headland in the Golfe du Morbihan, mud bottom, well sheltered on most bearings.

    • Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
  12. 582
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    Rocher de Cervi

    4.0

    Sand anchorage on the west coast of Corsica, off the Rocher de Cervi between Cargese and the gulf of Sagone.

    • Sheltered N, NE
  13. 583
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    Baie de Sanary

    4.0

    Sand anchorage in the baie de Sanary, between the Cap Sicié to the east and the Île des Embiez to the west, on the Var coast in Provence.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SE
  14. 584
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    Bo's plage

    4.0

    Anchorage off a sand beach on the west side of the golfe de Saint-Florent, northern Corsica, open to the W.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
  15. Cala di Roccapina585
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    Cala di Roccapina

    4.0

    Sand-bottom anchorage on the south-west coast of Corsica, dominated by the Lion de Roccapina rock on the headland above.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW
  16. Chichoulet plage586
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    Chichoulet plage

    4.0

    Sand-bottom anchorage off Chichoulet beach in Vendres, on the Occitan coast between the mouth of the Aude and Valras-Plage.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
  17. Île Logodec587
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    Île Logodec

    4.0

    Sand-bottom anchorage off Ile Logodec in the Brehat archipelago, northern Brittany, sheltered from the western sector.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
  18. L'arpillon588
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    L'arpillon

    4.0

    Anchorage off Les Issambres on the Var coast, 0.3 NM east of Port de San Peïre Les Issambres, in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez approach.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
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    Marina d’Arje

    4.0

    Anchorage on the south-east coast of Corsica, between Porto-Vecchio and Bonifacio, about 2,3 nm east of Marina di Fiori.

    • Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
  20. 590
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    Pineto

    4.0

    Sand-bottom anchorage south of Bastia, off the Marana beach strip between the airport and the city, good holding in settled weather.

    • Sheltered S, SW, W
  21. Plage de Galéria591
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    Plage de Galéria

    4.0

    Anchorage off the pebble beach of Galéria, in the Golfe de Galéria on the west coast of Corsica.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
  22. Plage de la Garonnette592
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    Plage de la Garonnette

    4.0

    Sand beach anchorage on the Esterel coast between Sainte-Maxime and Saint-Aygulf, fronted by shallow sand with patches of posidonia.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
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    Plage de Saleccia

    4.0

    Sand anchorage along the Agriates coast, west of Saint-Florent in northern Corsica, fronting a 1 km white-sand beach backed by juniper scrub.

    • Sheltered E, SE, S, SW
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    Anse du Guip

    4.0

    Anchorage on the east coast of the Île aux Moines in the Golfe du Morbihan, Brittany. Sand bottom, open to the east.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
  25. Débié595
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    Débié

    4.0

    Anchorage on the south side of Pomègues, one of the Frioul islands off Marseille.

    • Sheltered N, W, NW
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    Fiume Bughju

    4.0

    Rocky-bottom anchorage at the mouth of the Fiume Bughju stream in the Golfe de Saint-Florent, northern Corsica.

    • Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
  27. La Côte Radieuse597
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    La Côte Radieuse

    4.0

    Open sand anchorage off the Roussillon coast, north of Canet-en-Roussillon, Pyrénées-Orientales.

    • Sheltered W
  28. Mortella Tower South598
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    Mortella Tower South

    4.0

    Anchorage on sand and rock at the foot of the ruined Tour de la Mortella, 2.7 NM NW of Saint-Florent on the Agriates coast.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
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    Plage des pirates

    4.0

    Anchorage off a small sand beach on the Rhuys peninsula, south Brittany, near Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
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    Plage du Boeuf

    4.0

    Sand anchorage off a short beach on the south side of the Saint-Mandrier peninsula, west of the naval installations of Cap Cépet.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W