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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Punta di Saeta
4.8Anchorage in the Gulf of Saint-Florent on the western side of Cap Corse, sand bottom, about 2.6 nautical miles north-east of Saint-Florent.
- Sheltered E, SE
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Vilaine
4.8River anchorage on the Vilaine above the Arzal dam, between Arzal-Camoël and La Roche-Bernard, southern Morbihan.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
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Amicale nautique des sauveteurs de Nievroz
4.8Freshwater mooring on the Rhône at Niévroz, upstream of Lyon in the Ain département, operated by the local rescue club.
- Paid
- Sheltered N
64AnchorageFrancePort Blanc
4.8Anchorage on the Cote de Granit Rose at Penvenan, sheltered by a belt of pink granite islets including Île Saint-Gildas and Île du Château Neuf.
- Paid
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
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Anse de Combrit
4.8Anchorage in the Odet estuary off the Combrit shore, 1,5 NM NW of Bénodet in southern Finistère.
- Sheltered N, S, SW, W, NW
66AnchorageFranceKervili
4.8Anchorage in the Aber-Wrac'h estuary, on the north coast of Finistère in Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
67AnchorageFrancePort d Toul'Ru
4.8Mooring field of 200 buoys off Mesquer in the Baie de Pont-Mahé, Pays de la Loire, between the Pointe de Merquel and the salt marshes of Guérande.
- Paid
- Sheltered W, SW, S
68AnchorageFranceSucé sur Erdre
4.8River anchorage on the Erdre north of Nantes, in a widened reach of the river classed among the protected landscapes of the Loire-Atlantique.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
69AnchorageFranceCalanque de Podestat
4.8Small rocky calanque on the southern coast of Marseille inside the Parc national des Calanques, between Les Goudes and Callelongue.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
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Er Runio
4.8Sandy anchorage in the Gulf of Morbihan, Brittany, close to Locmariaquer, with shelter from W, SW and S.
- Sheltered W, SW, S
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Iles de Glenans
4.8Archipelago of nine main islands 10 nm south of Concarneau, south Finistère, forming a shallow lagoon known as La Chambre.
- Sheltered NW, NE, W, SW
- 72AnchorageFrance
Mouillage Port De Ville De Istres
4.8Anchorage off Istres on the western shore of the Étang de Berre, Provence, mud bottom.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
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Porz Kernok
4.8Drying harbour on the east side of Île de Batz, off Roscoff in north Finistère, the main anchorage of the island.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW
74AnchorageFranceBaie de Daoulas
4.8Anchorage in the Baie de Daoulas, a sheltered branch of the Rade de Brest in Finistère, on mud holding.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
75AnchorageFranceLac du Der
4.8Anchorage on Lac du Der-Chantecoq, a 4 800 ha reservoir in the Marne and Haute-Marne departments, Grand Est.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
76AnchorageFrancePlage d'Excenevex
4.8Sand-bottom anchorage off the only natural sand beach on Lake Geneva, in the Baie de Coudrée between Thonon and Yvoire.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
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Plage de Kermorvan
4.8Sand anchorage off the isthmus beach of Kermorvan on the east side of the Quiberon peninsula in Morbihan, Brittany. Mooring with up to 80 berths on buoys, anchoring regulated.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
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Plage de la Terrière
4.8Open anchorage off a long sand beach at La Tranche-sur-Mer, Vendée, facing the Pertuis Breton.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
79AnchorageFrancePointe du Chatelet
4.8Anchorage on the Rance maritime between Saint-Malo and Dinan, on the right bank opposite Saint-Suliac.
- Sheltered S, SW, W
80AnchorageFrancePort de la Vesse - Niolon
4.8Small calanque cut into the Côte Bleue cliffs between Niolon and Corbière, west of Marseille, with a tiny fishing hamlet at the head.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
- 81AnchorageFrance
St Cyprien
4.8Sand-bottom anchorage off the long beach of Saint-Cyprien in the Golfe du Lion, Occitanie, between Canet-en-Roussillon and Argelès-sur-Mer.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
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Capu Biancu
4.8Anchorage on the north shore of the Golfe de Sant'Amanza in southern Corsica, at the foot of the Capu Biancu headland.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
83AnchorageFranceCargèse
4.8Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica, in the bay of Cargese between the gulf of Sagone and the gulf of Porto.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
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Les Rouignous
4.8Anchorage off Les Rouignous in the Rivière de Crac'h estuary, just south of La Trinité-sur-Mer, Morbihan.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
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Pointe de Ficajola
4.8Rocky anchorage on the west coast of Corsica near Piana, inside the Golfe de Porto, sheltered from SE, S and SW winds.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW
86AnchorageFrancePointe du Diable
4.8Anchorage under the Pointe du Diable on the east side of the Cap Bénat, between Le Lavandou and Bormes-les-Mimosas in the Var.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
87AnchorageFrancePunta Vecchia
4.8Anchorage on the north tip of Cap Corse, between Macinaggio and Barcaggio, facing the Îles Finocchiarola.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW, W
88AnchorageFranceAnse du Caro
4.8Small cove on the south shore of the rade de Brest, between Le Moulin Blanc and the Pointe de l'Armorique, with a water tap ashore.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
89AnchorageFranceCalanque de Flancadou
4.8Small calanque on the west side of Île de Pomègues, archipel du Frioul, off Marseille.
- Sheltered E, SE, S
90AnchorageFranceCancale
4.8Open roadstead off the oyster port of Cancale, facing the Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel in Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E