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. Omonville-La-Rogue781
    MouillageFrance

    Omonville-La-Rogue

    3.7

    Buoy field of 60 moorings in the bay of Omonville-la-Rogue, on the north coast of the Cotentin peninsula west of Cherbourg.

    • Free
    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
  2. Paillers De Ghignu782
    MouillageFrance

    Paillers De Ghignu

    3.7

    Anchorage off Plage de Ghignu on the Désert des Agriates, northern Corsica, in the Saint-Florent gulf approaches.

    • Sheltered W, SW, S
  3. Port Blanc783
    MouillageFrance

    Port Blanc

    3.7

    Small sandy cove on the south-west coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, in the commune of Bangor.

    • Free
    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
  4. 784
    MouillageFrance

    Ansa de Terrimbo

    3.7

    Small rocky cove on the Côte Vermeille between Cerbère and Banyuls-sur-Mer, on the Spanish-French border coast.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
  5. Baie d'Ajaccio785
    MouillageFrance

    Baie d'Ajaccio

    3.7

    Large anchorage of about 160 buoys in the Gulf of Ajaccio, Corsica, off the Saint-François beach and the old town.

    • Free
    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
  6. Île De Saint Armel786
    MouillageFrance

    Île De Saint Armel

    3.7

    Anchorage off the Île de Saint-Armel in the southeast of the Golfe du Morbihan, between Le Hézo and the Pointe du Bill.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
  7. Îles du Frioul787
    MouillageFrance

    Îles du Frioul

    3.7

    Anchorages among the four limestone islands of the Frioul archipelago, 2.7 NM west of Marseille, within the Parc national des Calanques.

    • Sheltered SE, S, SW
  8. 788
    MouillageFrance

    Plage de l'Espiguette

    3.7

    Open sandy roadstead off the Espiguette dunes in Camargue, sheltered from N and NE winds.

    • Sheltered N, NE
  9. 789
    MouillageFrance

    Port de Deuborh

    3.7

    Anchorage on the north coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, 0.8 NM NW of Sauzon, sand bottom.

    • Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
  10. Tour de Fautea790
    MouillageFrance

    Tour de Fautea

    3.7

    Anchorage on the east coast of Corsica below the Genoese tower of Fautea, sand bottom, shelter from N, NW, W and SW.

    • Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
  11. Anse de Paulilles791
    MouillageFrance

    Anse de Paulilles

    3.7

    Anchorage in the Anse de Paulilles on the Côte Vermeille, between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer in the Pyrénées-Orientales.

    • Free
    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
  12. Anse du Verdon792
    MouillageFrance

    Anse du Verdon

    3.7

    Cove on the Côte Bleue just east of Cap Couronne, near Carro, western Bouches-du-Rhône.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
  13. Baie de la Figueirette793
    MouillageFrance

    Baie de la Figueirette

    3.7

    Anchorage on the Esterel coast of Théoule-sur-Mer, between Cannes and Saint-Raphaël, at the foot of the red porphyry cliffs.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
  14. Beg Leger794
    MouillageFrance

    Beg Leger

    3.7

    Anchorage off the mouth of the Léguer river on the Trégor coast, Côtes-d'Armor.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SE
  15. Le Rhone Vif795
    MouillageFrance

    Le Rhone Vif

    3.7

    Anchorage in the Petit Rhône delta on the Camargue coast, sand bottom, sheltered from winds from NW through N and E to W.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW
  16. 796
    MouillageFrance

    Les 7 iles

    3.7

    Anchorage off the Sept-Îles archipelago, north of Perros-Guirec on the Côtes d'Armor coast, sand bottom.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
  17. Pic des Gabians797
    MouillageFrance

    Pic des Gabians

    3.7

    Rocky anchorage at the foot of the Pic des Gabians cliff near Les Goudes, south of Marseille, inside the Parc national des Calanques. Sheltered from N, NE and NW.

    • Sheltered N, NE, NW
  18. Plage de Miomo798
    MouillageFrance

    Plage de Miomo

    3.7

    Day anchorage off Plage de Miomo on the eastern shore of Cap Corse, 3 km north of Bastia, Haute-Corse.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
  19. Plage Sud - Port Camargue799
    MouillageFrance

    Plage Sud - Port Camargue

    3.7

    Sandy anchorage off the south beach of Port Camargue in the Gulf of Lion, at the western edge of the Camargue.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
  20. 800
    MouillageFrance

    St. Nicholas

    3.7

    Anchorage in the rade de Brest, east of the Moulin Blanc marina, Finistère.

    • Free
    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
  21. Tizzano801
    MouillageFrance

    Tizzano

    3.7

    Small fishing harbour and anchorage at the foot of a Genoese tower, Sartenais coast, South Corsica.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
  22. Yvoire802
    MouillageFrance

    Yvoire

    3.7

    Anchorage off the medieval village of Yvoire on the French shore of Lake Geneva, between the Petit Lac and the Grand Lac.

    • Sheltered SW, S, SE
  23. Anse de Portu Provençale803
    MouillageFrance

    Anse de Portu Provençale

    3.7

    Mooring field on buoys in the Gulf of Ajaccio, 4.9 NM NW of Port Charles Ornano, western Corsica.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered NE, E, SE
  24. Calanque Saint-Pierre804
    MouillageFrance

    Calanque Saint-Pierre

    3.7

    Small bight immediately east of La Ciotat harbour. Anchoring is prohibited: moorings on buoys only during the season.

    • Sheltered SW, S, SE
  25. Carnoles805
    MouillageFrance

    Carnoles

    3.7

    Open anchorage off the plage de Carnolès, between Roquebrune-Cap-Martin and Menton, eastern Alpes-Maritimes.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
  26. 806
    MouillageFrance

    Le Moustoir Baie de l'Ours

    3.7

    Buoy field in the baie de l'Ours on the east side of the Île de Bréhat, north Brittany, sand and weed bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, E
  27. Le Sphinx807
    MouillageFrance

    Le Sphinx

    3.7

    Sand-bottom anchorage off Île de Sein in the Iroise Sea, sheltered from NW to E winds, exposed to S and SW.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
  28. Les Tables808
    MouillageFrance

    Les Tables

    3.7

    Buoy field off Cap d'Agde in Hérault, 8 berths on sand. Mooring restricted outside marked buoys.

    • Free
    • Sheltered NW, N, W
  29. 809
    MouillageFrance

    Morsang

    3.7

    Buoyed moorings on the Seine at Morsang-sur-Seine, upstream of Corbeil-Essonnes in Essonne.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
  30. 810
    MouillageFrance

    Petit-Rouveau

    3.7

    Anchorage between the islets of Petit Rouveau and Grand Rouveau in the Embiez archipelago, off Six-Fours-les-Plages in the Var.

    • Sheltered S, SW