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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  1. 721
    MouillageFrance

    île de la Tour Fondue

    3.8

    Small rocky island in the Embiez archipelago off Six-Fours-les-Plages, western side of the Petit Rouveau channel.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
  2. Plage de Pramousquier722
    MouillageFrance

    Plage de Pramousquier

    3.8

    Open anchorage off Pramousquier beach on the Corniche des Maures, between Le Lavandou and Cavalaire-sur-Mer in the Var.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
  3. Pointe de l'Isulattu723
    MouillageFrance

    Pointe de l'Isulattu

    3.8

    Anchorage off the headland of Isulattu between Porto Pollo and the Gulf of Valinco, South Corsica, sand and weed bottom.

    • Sheltered S, SW, W
  4. Anse de Sainte-Croix724
    MouillageFrance

    Anse de Sainte-Croix

    3.8

    Small cove on the Côte Bleue between Carro and Sausset-les-Pins, where anchoring is prohibited to protect the Posidonia seagrass meadow.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
  5. 725
    MouillageFrance

    Morville

    3.8

    Anchorage off Landrellec on the Côte de Granit Rose, Côtes-d'Armor, northern Brittany.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, S, SE
  6. 726
    MouillageFrance

    Pointe Notre-Dame

    3.8

    Anchorage off the Pointe Notre-Dame on the Esterel coast at Théoule-sur-Mer, at the western end of the Gulf of La Napoule.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
  7. Port Guen727
    MouillageFrance

    Port Guen

    3.8

    Cove on the north coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, just east of Le Palais, with room for about 10 boats on sand.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
  8. Baie d'Èze728
    MouillageFrance

    Baie d'Èze

    3.8

    Open roadstead on the Côte d'Azur between Cap d'Ail and Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, below the perched village of Èze.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
  9. Île de Maestro Maria729
    MouillageFrance

    Île de Maestro Maria

    3.8

    Anchorage on the west side of the Gulf of Porto-Vecchio, southern Corsica, 4.1 NM SE of the town harbour.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SE
  10. 730
    MouillageFrance

    Île de Pinarellu

    3.8

    Anchorage in the lee of the small island of Pinarellu, off the beach of the same name, on the east coast of Corsica about 10 NM north of Porto-Vecchio.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
  11. 731
    MouillageFrance

    Ile Ti Saoson

    3.8

    Anchorage in the lee of Ile Ti Saoson in the bay of Morlaix, between Carantec and Roscoff, Finistere.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
  12. Kerrec levran732
    MouillageFrance

    Kerrec levran

    3.8

    Sand-bottomed anchorage on the north Finistère coast of Brittany, sheltered from NE through SE winds.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
  13. 733
    MouillageFrance

    Plage de Barbicaghja

    3.8

    Anchorage off Barbicaja beach on the north shore of the Gulf of Ajaccio, 2.5 nm west of Port Tino Rossi, on sand.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
  14. Plage de Saint Joseph734
    MouillageFrance

    Plage de Saint Joseph

    3.8

    Anchorage off the sand beach of Saint-Joseph on the west coast of Corsica, sand bottom, sheltered from the north through east sectors, open to the westerly swell.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E
  15. Plage des Sables Blancs735
    MouillageFrance

    Plage des Sables Blancs

    3.8

    Sand anchorage in the bay of La Forêt-Fouesnant, off the Sables Blancs beach at the western tip of Concarneau.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
  16. Treac'h er Gorlé736
    MouillageFrance

    Treac'h er Gorlé

    3.8

    White sand anchorage on the north-east coast of Île d'Houat, Morbihan, sheltered from winds from SE through S to SW.

    • Sheltered SE, S, SW
  17. Baie de Roquebrune737
    MouillageFrance

    Baie de Roquebrune

    3.8

    Anchorage in the baie de Roquebrune between Monaco and Menton on the Côte d'Azur, off Roquebrune-Cap-Martin in the Alpes-Maritimes.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
  18. Cap Roux738
    MouillageFrance

    Cap Roux

    3.8

    Anchorage on the red porphyry coast of the Esterel massif, between Théoule-sur-Mer and Agay, Var.

    • Sheltered N, S, SW, W, NW
  19. Côte de la Hougue739
    MouillageFrance

    Côte de la Hougue

    3.8

    Sand anchorage off the Cotentin east coast, 0.8 NM south of Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue in Normandy.

    • Sheltered SW, W, NW
  20. Pointe de Mourret740
    MouillageFrance

    Pointe de Mourret

    3.8

    Rocky anchorage off the Pointe de Mourret, at the northern tip of the Embiez archipelago, opposite Le Brusc on the Var coast.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
  21. 741
    MouillageFrance

    Beg Run er Vilaine

    3.8

    Anchorage off the west shore of the Vilaine estuary, just north of the Pointe de Penlan, near Saint-Gildas-des-Bois side of the river mouth.

    • Sheltered SW, S, SE
  22. Dieppe beach742
    MouillageFrance

    Dieppe beach

    3.8

    Open roadstead off the pebble beach of Dieppe, on the Normandy coast, with a sand bottom.

    • Sheltered SE, S
  23. Plage de la Franqui743
    MouillageFrance

    Plage de la Franqui

    3.8

    Anchorage off the long sandy beach of La Franqui, on the Leucate shoreline in the Aude.

    • Sheltered S, SW, W
  24. Sagone744
    MouillageFrance

    Sagone

    3.8

    Anchorage in the Golfe de Sagone on the west coast of Corsica, sand and mud bottom with good holding.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
  25. 745
    MouillageFrance

    Anse de Perzel

    3.8

    Sandy cove on the north side of the goulet de Brest, western Finistère.

    • Sheltered NW
  26. 746
    MouillageFrance

    Baie de Lampaul

    3.8

    Main bay of Ouessant island on its south-west side, sand bottom, around 20 visitor moorings laid by the Parc naturel marin d'Iroise.

    • Free
    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
  27. Gâvres747
    MouillageFrance

    Gâvres

    3.8

    Sand-bottom anchorage with 6 berths off the Gâvres peninsula at the entrance to the Rade de Lorient.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W
  28. Îles de Lérins - Plateau du milieu748
    MouillageFrance

    Îles de Lérins - Plateau du milieu

    3.8

    Anchorage on the plateau between Sainte-Marguerite and Saint-Honorat islands off Cannes, sand and weed bottom, open to all sectors.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, SW, S, SE
  29. 749
    MouillageFrance

    Plage De Canetto

    3.8

    Anchorage off a sand beach on the east side of the Golfe de Sant'Amanza, south-east Corsica between Bonifacio and Porto-Vecchio.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
  30. 750
    MouillageFrance

    Pointe de Pontusval

    3.8

    Open anchorage on the north coast of Finistère, between Brignogan-Plages and Plouescat, sand bottom, protected from S and SE winds.

    • Sheltered S, SE