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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- 1141AnchorageFrance
Plage des Fouirades
3.1Anchorage on the east side of the Cap Bénat peninsula in the Var, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and the Îles d'Hyères. Sand and weed bottom, sheltered from N, NE and E.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
1142AnchorageFrancePort Mer
3.1Open anchorage in the bay of Port-Mer, on the north side of the Pointe du Grouin peninsula near Cancale, Ille-et-Vilaine.
- Paid
- Sheltered S, SW, W, NW
1143AnchorageFranceAnse de la Beaumaderie
3.1Anchorage on the Côte Bleue between Carro and Sausset-les-Pins, west of Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.
- Sheltered N, W, NW
1144AnchorageFranceCap Croisette
3.1Anchorage at the southern tip of Marseille, off the Goudes, at the entrance of the Calanques national park.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
1145AnchorageFranceTrestraou
3.1Bay off Trestraou beach at Perros-Guirec, on the Côte de Granit Rose in Côtes-d'Armor.
- Paid
- Sheltered SE, S, SW
1146AnchorageFranceBaie De Ventilègne
3.1Deep bay on the south coast of Corsica, 3 nm NW of Bonifacio, between the Pointe de Capineru and the Pointe de Ventilègne.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
1147AnchorageFranceGolfe de Fréjus
3.1Sand anchorage in the Golfe de Fréjus between Fréjus and Saint-Aygulf, western Estérel coast, Var.
- Sheltered W, NW
1148AnchorageFrancePorticcio
3.1Anchorage in the Golfe d'Ajaccio off Porticcio, on the south shore facing Ajaccio, algae bottom with patches of sand.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
- 1149AnchorageFrance
Cap du Pinet
3.1Anchorage on the north shore of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, between Port Grimaud and the Pinet headland, in Provence.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
1150AnchorageFrancePlage de Cavalière
3.1Sand beach anchorage at Cavalière, commune of Le Lavandou, Var. Up to 71 marked summer buoys on sand and weed bottom.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 1151AnchorageFrance
Plage de Piemanson
3.1Open sandy anchorage off the Plage de Piémanson on the eastern edge of the Rhône delta in Camargue, within the commune of Salin-de-Giraud. Sand bottom, protection from N, NE and NW only.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 1152AnchorageFrance
Anse de la Garoupe
3.1Cove on the east side of Cap d'Antibes, below the Garoupe lighthouse and the sanctuary of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Port.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
- 1153AnchorageFrance
Anse de Saint-Martin
3.1Sand-bottomed cove on the north coast of the Cotentin peninsula, between Omonville-la-Rogue and Port Racine, in the Raz Blanchard tidal stream area.
- Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W
1154AnchorageFrancePlage de la Reine Jeanne
3.1Sand anchorage off the beach of the same name on the eastern side of the Cap Bénat, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and Le Lavandou in the Var.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 1155AnchorageFrance
Plage des Saumonards
3.1Anchorage off the east coast of Île d'Oléron, behind the Forêt des Saumonards, facing Fort Boyard, Charente-Maritime.
- Sheltered W, SW, S
- 1156AnchorageFrance
Anse du Cabestan
3.0Small cove on the west side of the Baie d'Audierne in southern Finistère, Brittany, sand bottom, open to the south-west.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
1157AnchorageFranceCogolin
3.0Sand anchorage at the head of the Golfe de Saint-Tropez, off the mouth of the Giscle river between Port-Grimaud and the Marines de Cogolin.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW, W
1158AnchorageFrancePlage du Gros Jonc
3.0Open roadstead off the south-west coast of the Île de Ré in Charente-Maritime, facing the Pertuis d'Antioche.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
- 1159AnchorageFrance
Anse de Bonnieu
3.0Small cove on the Côte Bleue west of Martigues, between Port des Laurons and Carro, Bouches-du-Rhône.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW
- 1160AnchorageFrance
Anse de Toulin
3.0Sandy anchorage off the Côte d'Amour, just south of Le Pouliguen harbour entrance in the bay of La Baule.
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
1161AnchorageFranceThéâtre de la mer
3.0Anchorage off the Théâtre Jean Vilar open-air amphitheatre on the eastern seafront of Sète, Hérault.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 1162AnchorageFrance
Anse de Trébézy
3.0Anchorage on the north shore of the Loire estuary, west of Saint-Nazaire, mud bottom, sheltered from NW, N and W winds.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
1163AnchorageFranceAvant-port de Sainte-Maxime
3.0Prohibited anchoring zone in the outer harbour of Sainte-Maxime, Gulf of Saint-Tropez, sand bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
- 1164AnchorageFrance
Golfe de Chiuni
3.0Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica, 1.8 nm NW of Cargèse, on a seabed of posidonia meadow.
- Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1165AnchorageFrance
Plage De Figuerolle, Saint Mitre
3.0Anchorage off Figuerolles beach on the north shore of the Étang de Berre, near Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts, Bouches-du-Rhône.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
1166AnchorageFrancePlage de Frontignan
3.0Sand anchorage off Frontignan-Plage on the Golfe du Lion coast, Occitanie, sheltered from NW through NE.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 1167AnchorageFrance
Anse de Ker Châlon
3.0Sand anchorage on the north-east coast of the Île d'Yeu, 0.4 NM south-east of Port Joinville, close to the town and the Plage de Ker Châlon.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW, W
1168AnchorageFranceCamping D'Aglio
3.0Sandy anchorage in the Golfe du Valinco off the Aglio beach, 1.6 nm NW of Propriano on the west coast of Corsica.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
1169AnchorageFranceAnse de la Maronaise
3.0Small cove on the Marseille coast near Les Goudes, at the western edge of the Calanques National Park, sand bottom.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE, S
1170AnchorageFranceBaie de Bandol
3.0Anchorage in the bay of Bandol in the Var, between the mainland and the Île de Bendor 300 m offshore.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W