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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    Calanque du Phare

    3.1

    Small cove on the north coast of Île du Levant, Var, with a rocky bottom and open exposure to the east.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
  2. Erquy - Plage Saint-Michel1112
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    Erquy - Plage Saint-Michel

    3.1

    Anchorage off Plage Saint-Michel on the Cap d'Erquy in the Côtes-d'Armor, sand bottom, sheltered from winds from W to SE.

    • Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
  3. Île du Grand Rouveau Ouest1113
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    Île du Grand Rouveau Ouest

    3.1

    Rock anchorage on the western side of Île du Grand Rouveau, the outer island of the Embiez archipelago off Six-Fours-les-Plages.

    • Sheltered E
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    Pointe de la Malalongue

    3.1

    Anchorage off the south-west point of Port-Cros island in the Parc national de Port-Cros, sand bottom.

    • Sheltered NE, E
  5. Pointe du Cimetière1115
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    Pointe du Cimetière

    3.1

    Anchorage off the Pointe du Cimetière on the east side of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, close to the Plage des Graniers in the Var.

    • Sheltered SE, S, SW, W
  6. Anse d'Agro1116
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    Anse d'Agro

    3.1

    Rocky cove on the west coast of Corsica, about 2 nm SW of Calvi, open to the west.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SE
  7. 1117
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    Eluse 21 - Pont tremblant

    3.1

    No-anchoring zone at Lock 21 Pont Tremblant on the Canal des Vosges, Vosges department, between Fontenoy-le-Château and Épinal.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
  8. 1118
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    La Patache

    3.1

    Anchorage off the northwest tip of Île de Ré, near the hamlet of La Patache and the Phare des Baleines.

    • Sheltered NW, N
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    Marseillette

    3.1

    Mooring on the Canal du Midi at Marseillette, between Trebes and Puicheric, in the Aude department.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
  10. 1120
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    Mouillage de Crec'h Ar Reullart

    3.1

    Sand-bottom anchorage on the Côte de Granit Rose coastline, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, sheltered from westerly winds.

    • Sheltered W
  11. 1121
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    Plage de Port Blanc

    3.1

    Sandy anchorage off Port Blanc beach on the west coast of the Quiberon peninsula, Morbihan.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
  12. 1122
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    Plage de Vana

    3.1

    Anchorage on the north coast of the désert des Agriates in Corsica, sand and rock bottom, between L'Île-Rousse and Saint-Florent.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
  13. Pont Joseph le Brix1123
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    Pont Joseph le Brix

    3.1

    Mooring field on buoys in the Bono river, a tributary of the Auray river in the Gulf of Morbihan, under the Joseph Le Brix road bridge.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
  14. Anse des Catalans1124
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    Anse des Catalans

    3.1

    Open anchorage off the Marseille corniche, between Vallon des Auffes 0.4 nm south and the Anse de la Réserve 0.5 nm east, in the 7th arrondissement.

    • Sheltered W, SW, S
  15. Anse du loc'h1125
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    Anse du loc'h

    3.1

    Sheltered cove on the west shore of the Baie d'Audierne in southern Finistère, sand bottom, protected from the north, east and west.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW
  16. Cala di u Commissariu1126
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    Cala di u Commissariu

    3.1

    Small sand cove on the south coast of Corsica, in the gulf of Valinco, south-west of Propriano.

    • Sheltered N, NE, NW
  17. 1127
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    Plage du Ceinturon

    3.1

    Anchorage off the Ceinturon beach on the east side of the Hyères peninsula, Var, opposite the salt marshes of the Vieux Salins.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
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    Pointe de Caramassaigne

    3.1

    Anchorage off the eastern shore of the Parc national des Calanques, between the calanques of Morgiou and Sormiou, west of Marseille.

    • Sheltered W, NW
  19. Porquerolles1129
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    Porquerolles

    3.1

    Buoy field of 31 moorings in the bay of Porquerolles village, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW, W
  20. Cala di i Purcilli1130
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    Cala di i Purcilli

    3.1

    Sand-bottom cove on the east coast of Corsica, south of the Porto-Vecchio gulf entrance.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W
  21. 1131
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    La Tonnara

    3.1

    Bay on the south-western tip of Corsica between Figari and Pianottoli, named after the old tuna trap still visible on the shore.

    • Sheltered E, SE
  22. Mole du Piegu1132
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    Mole du Piegu

    3.1

    Anchorage off the Môle du Piégu at Pléneuf-Val-André, Côtes-d'Armor, sand bottom, water available ashore.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE
  23. Punta di palumbare1133
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    Punta di palumbare

    3.1

    Headland just east of Île Rousse on the Balagne coast of Corsica. Anchoring is prohibited in this zone.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
  24. 1134
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    Beaumont-sur-Oise

    3.1

    River reach on the Oise in Val-d'Oise, 30 km north of Paris. Anchoring is prohibited on this stretch.

    • Sheltered NW, N, E, S, SE
  25. Ecluse de Bourg-les-Valence1135
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    Ecluse de Bourg-les-Valence

    3.1

    Prohibited anchoring zone on the Rhône between Valence and La Roche-de-Glun in the Drôme.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SE
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    Les Gros Murs sud

    3.1

    Prohibited anchoring zone on the south coast of Porquerolles, rock bottom, within the Port-Cros national park maritime perimeter.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
  27. maison du passeur1137
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    maison du passeur

    3.1

    Anchorage on the Rance estuary in Brittany, downstream of the Barrage de la Rance, on the La Richardais shore between Dinard and Saint-Malo.

    • Free
    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
  28. Rade d'Agay East1138
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    Rade d'Agay East

    3.1

    Buoy field in the eastern part of the Rade d'Agay, a deep inlet of the Esterel massif between Saint-Raphaël and Cannes.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
  29. Anse du Lério1139
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    Anse du Lério

    3.1

    Anchorage in the Anse du Lério, off Arradon on the north shore of the Gulf of Morbihan, bottom of mud and weed.

    • Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
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    Plage de Kerbourgnec

    3.1

    No-anchoring zone off the beach of Kerbourgnec, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon, on the east side of the Quiberon peninsula, Morbihan.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW, S