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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    Baie de Stagnoli

    3.2

    Sandy cove at the head of the Gulf of Sagone, between Cargèse to the north-west and Sagone to the east, west coast of Corsica.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
  2. Cala di u Grecu1082
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    Cala di u Grecu

    3.2

    Small cove on the south-east coast of Corsica, between Bonifacio and Sant'Amanza, with a sand bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
  3. 1083
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    Golbey ecluse no 5

    3.2

    Waiting zone on the canal des Vosges at Golbey lock 5, mooring prohibited outside of lock operations.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
  4. La Bouillabaisse1084
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    La Bouillabaisse

    3.2

    Anchorage in the Baie de Saint-Tropez off Plage de la Bouillabaisse, at the western entrance to the town, in the Var.

    • Sheltered SW, S, SE
  5. La chèvre1085
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    La chèvre

    3.2

    Anchorage off the Île de Bréhat archipelago in northern Brittany, sand and weed bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
  6. Plage des Sableaux1086
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    Plage des Sableaux

    3.2

    Anchorage off the Plage des Sableaux on the east coast of Noirmoutier island, Vendée, 16 berths on sand.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
  7. Plage du Cosker1087
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    Plage du Cosker

    3.2

    Anchorage off a sand beach on the Crozon peninsula coast, in Finistère, open to the Iroise sea.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
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    Pointe de l'Ours

    3.2

    Anchorage in the Gulf of Morbihan near the entrance of the Rivière de Noyalo, sand bottom, shelter from E through S to SW.

    • Sheltered E, SE, S, SW
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    Anse Saint-Gervais

    3.2

    Anchorage in the Golfe de Fos, on the western edge of Fos-sur-Mer, inside the commercial port zone.

    • Sheltered N, NE
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    Calanque de Callelongue

    3.2

    Calanque at the southern tip of Marseille, at the entrance of the Parc national des Calanques, on a rock bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE
  11. 1091
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    Gurgazu

    3.2

    Small cove on the north shore of the Golfe de Santa Manza in southern Corsica, sand and rock bottom.

    • Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
  12. Mouillage de l'Untxin1092
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    Mouillage de l'Untxin

    3.2

    Anchorage in the Bay of Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Ciboure, off the mouth of the Untxin river, sheltered by the Artha, Sainte-Barbe and Socoa breakwaters.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
  13. 1093
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    Anse de Porto-Vecchio

    3.2

    Sand anchorage in the gulf of Porto-Vecchio on the south-east coast of Corsica.

    • Sheltered N, W, NW
  14. 1094
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    Bunkers allemands

    3.2

    Rock-bottom anchorage on the Esterel coast between Agay and Le Dramont, off the wartime concrete bunkers that give the spot its name, in the Var.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
  15. Capu di Fora1095
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    Capu di Fora

    3.2

    Anchorage off the Capu di Fora headland on the south-east coast of Corsica, between Porto-Vecchio and the Cerbicale islands.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
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    Sant' Amanza

    3.2

    Anchorage in the Golfe de Sant'Amanza on the south east coast of Corsica, 4.7 NM north east of Bonifacio.

    • Sheltered SE, S
  17. 1097
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    Anse de l'Argent Faux

    3.2

    Small cove on the south-western side of the Cap d'Antibes, between Port du Croûton and Port Gallice in the Alpes-Maritimes.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
  18. Grau-du-Roi rive droite1098
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    Grau-du-Roi rive droite

    3.2

    Open anchorage off the right bank of the Grau-du-Roi channel, on the Gulf of Lion coast in Occitanie.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SE
  19. 1099
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    Ile Tomé

    3.2

    Anchorage under the lee of Île Tomé, off the pink granite coast north of Perros-Guirec.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
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    Locquirec

    3.2

    Anchorage in the bay of Locquirec on the border of Finistère and Côtes-d'Armor, sand bottom, around 30 moorings.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
  21. 1101
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    Marine de Scaffa Rossa

    3.2

    Sandy anchorage just north of Solenzara, on the east coast of Corsica facing the red-rock shore that gives the site its name.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
  22. 1102
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    Mouillage de Chindrieux

    3.2

    Anchorage just off the Port de Plaisance de Chindrieux on the northern shore of the Lac du Bourget, Savoie. Sand bottom, protection from N, W and NW winds.

    • Sheltered N, W, NW
  23. Plage des Arènes1103
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    Plage des Arènes

    3.2

    Open sand anchorage off the Camargue shore, just east of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, at the mouth of the Petit Rhône delta.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
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    Pointe de Figuerolles

    3.2

    Sand anchorage on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Niolon and Le Rove, on the Provence coast.

    • Sheltered SW, W, NW
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    Golfu di Liscia

    3.2

    Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica between Cargèse and Ajaccio, at the mouth of the Liscia river, within the Golfe de la Liscia.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SW, S, SE
  26. 1106
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    Kervoyal

    3.2

    Sand and mud anchorage off Kervoyal beach in Damgan, on the south coast of Morbihan between the Vilaine estuary and the Rivière de Penerf.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
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    Mouillage du solitaire

    3.2

    Anchorage in the Golfe du Morbihan, on the northern flank of the Île d'Arz, mixed sand, weed and mud bottom, sheltered from SW, S and SE winds.

    • Sheltered SW, S, SE
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    Punta di San Pellegrinu

    3.2

    Sand anchorage on the east coast of Cap Corse, north of Bastia, sheltered from the west.

    • Sheltered SW, W, NW
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    Saint Cast

    3.2

    Buoy mooring off the Grande Plage of Saint-Cast-le-Guildo, on the Côte d'Émeraude in the Bay of Saint-Malo.

    • Free
    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
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    Anse de l'Estaque

    3.1

    Sand anchorage in the northern corner of the Rade de Marseille, off the old fishing village of L'Estaque.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, NW