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. Plage du Stagnonu - Marina Ouest871
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    Plage du Stagnonu - Marina Ouest

    3.6

    Sandy anchorage on the south shore of the golfe de Sagone, west coast of Corsica.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
  2. Portu â Leccia872
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    Portu â Leccia

    3.6

    Rocky anchorage on the west coast of Corsica between Cargèse and Porto, open to the west.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SE
  3. Chiesa North East873
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    Chiesa North East

    3.6

    Anchorage on the east coast of southern Corsica between Sant'Amanza and Bonifacio, sand with rocky patches.

    • Sheltered W, SW
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    Golfe de Péru

    3.6

    Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica, north of Cargèse, over mixed sand, rock and weed.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
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    Île de Terre (Nord)

    3.6

    Area north of Île de Terre off the Cotentin east coast, Normandy. Anchoring prohibited.

    • Sheltered SW, S, SE
  6. Ile du BOIS GERARD876
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    Ile du BOIS GERARD

    3.6

    Small wooded island in the Lac de Madine, Grand Est. Anchorage on mud and weed bottom near the northern shore.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
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    Ponte St-Bauzille

    3.6

    Anchorage on the Hérault canal system near Agde, Occitanie, with mud bottom and all-round shelter from surrounding banks.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
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    Punta di Pozzoli

    3.6

    Anchorage off the southern coast of Corsica, close to the Golfe de Porto-Vecchio, with a mud bottom.

    • Sheltered N, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
  9. Baie de la Perroche879
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    Baie de la Perroche

    3.6

    Buoy field of 75 moorings off the Perroche beach on the west coast of Oleron island, Charente-Maritime.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered N, NE, E
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    Pointe du Bau Rouge

    3.6

    Anchorage off the red cliffs of Carqueiranne, between Toulon and Hyères on the Var coast.

    • Sheltered N
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    Port de la Croix

    3.6

    Anchorage on the north shore of the Crozon peninsula in the roadstead of Brest, Finistère, sand bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
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    Seine

    3.6

    River anchorage on the Seine in the Eure valley, on the navigable reach between Vernon and Rouen.

    • Free
    • Sheltered NW, N, S
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    Anse de l'Espalmador

    3.6

    Small cove on the south side of the Cap Ferrat peninsula, between Villefranche-sur-Mer and Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
  14. 884
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    Baie du Ven Hoal

    3.6

    Anchorage on the north coast of Groix, 2.3 NM west of Port-Tudy, Brittany.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
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    Calanque Saint Jean de Dieu ou de l'Oeil de Verre

    3.6

    Small anchorage in the Calanque Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, also called Calanque de l'Œil de Verre, between Morgiou and Sormiou on the Marseille coast.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E
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    Golfe de Beauduc

    3.6

    Wide sandy bay on the south-western flank of the Camargue, between the Rhône delta and the Grau de la Dent.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
  17. Ile de Jarron887
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    Ile de Jarron

    3.6

    Anchorage by Île Jarron in the Riou archipelago south of Marseille, within the Calanques national park.

    • Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
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    Plage du Corréjou

    3.6

    Anchorage off the Corréjou beach in the bay of Camaret-sur-Mer, on the west side of the Crozon peninsula, Finistère.

    • Sheltered S, SW, W
  19. Plage Ile Renote889
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    Plage Ile Renote

    3.6

    Anchorage off Île Renote at Trégastel, on the Côte de Granit Rose in northern Brittany. Sand bottom, sheltered from W to SE winds.

    • Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
  20. Port de l'Éoube890
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    Port de l'Éoube

    3.6

    Small cove on the east side of Île Ratonneau in the Frioul archipelago, off Marseille.

    • Sheltered SW, S, SE
  21. Ile Cigogne891
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    Ile Cigogne

    3.5

    Anchorage in the archipel des Glénan, 10 NM south of Concarneau in Finistère, sheltered on the south side of Île Cigogne.

    • Sheltered N, NE, NW
  22. Port Jean892
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    Port Jean

    3.5

    Small cove on the north coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, between Sauzon and the Pointe des Poulains, off the commune of Sauzon.

    • Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE
  23. Anse de Penfoulic893
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    Anse de Penfoulic

    3.5

    Shallow anchorage in the Anse de Penfoulic at Fouesnant, Finistère South, sheltered on all sides, mud bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
  24. Anse des Sévignés894
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    Anse des Sévignés

    3.5

    Anchorage on the Côte d'Émeraude between Cap Fréhel and Saint-Cast, Côtes-d'Armor.

    • Sheltered S, SW, W
  25. Avant Port Du Cap d'Agde895
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    Avant Port Du Cap d'Agde

    3.5

    Outer anchorage off the Cap d'Agde marina, on the volcanic headland of Mont Saint-Loup in Herault, Occitanie.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE
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    Calanque de Saména

    3.5

    Small rocky calanque on the south coast of Marseille, between La Madrague de Montredon and Les Goudes, at the gateway to the Parc national des Calanques.

    • Sheltered E, SE
  27. Chemin de Penfret sud-ouest897
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    Chemin de Penfret sud-ouest

    3.5

    Anchorage on the south-west side of Penfret, easternmost island of the Glénan archipelago off south Finistère.

    • Sheltered NE, E
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    Cigntra

    3.5

    Sand anchorage on the west coast of Corsica, roughly 6 NM west of Ajaccio.

    • Sheltered E, S, SE
  29. Digue Saint-Louis899
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    Digue Saint-Louis

    3.5

    Anchorage in the Golfe de Fos, along the Saint-Louis breakwater that protects the industrial harbour west of the Rhône delta.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W
  30. île Maire900
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    île Maire

    3.5

    Rocky islet off the Marseille coast at the western edge of the Calanques national park, separated from Cap Croisette by the Tiboulen channel.

    • Sheltered E, SE, S, SW