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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- 1261AnchorageFrance
Maubuisson
2.7Anchorage on the east shore of Lac d'Hourtin-Carcans, the largest natural freshwater lake in France, in the Médoc.
- Free
- Sheltered S, SW, W, NW
- 1262AnchorageFrance
Anse de Boumandariel
2.7Sand cove on the Côte Bleue between Carro and Sausset-les-Pins, Bouches-du-Rhône.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW
1263AnchorageFranceÉtang de Leucate
2.7Coastal lagoon north of Perpignan, shared between Aude and Pyrénées-Orientales, linked to the sea by the grau de Leucate.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 1264AnchorageFrance
Golfe de Péru
2.7Rocky cove on the west coast of Corsica, north of Cargèse, rock bottom, sheltered from the northerly quadrant only.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
1265AnchorageFranceAnse de Rénécros
2.7Sand cove on the W side of Bandol, separated from the main harbour by the Pointe du Cap Rousset, in the Var.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 1266AnchorageFrance
Calanque de jonquier
2.7Small calanque on the Côte Bleue between Niolon and Méjean, west of Marseille.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 1267AnchorageFrance
Étang De Diana
2.7Brackish coastal lagoon on the east coast of Corsica, north of Aléria, connected to the Tyrrhenian Sea by a narrow channel.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
1268AnchorageFranceHavre de Rothéneuf
2.7Open roadstead east of Saint-Malo in Brittany, sand bottom, fully exposed with no natural shelter from any wind direction.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W
- 1269AnchorageFrance
Île de Patiras
2.7Estuary anchorage in New Aquitaine, 0.9 nm W of Port de la Belle Étoile, mud bottom, sheltered from the south.
- Sheltered S
- 1270AnchorageFrance
Île aux Chevaux
2.7Anchorage off a small islet in the Gulf of Morbihan, sand and rock bottom.
- Sheltered W, SW
- 1271AnchorageFrance
L'Arbre-Sec
2.7Prohibited anchoring zone on the river Yonne, in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, between Vermenton and Migennes.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1272AnchorageFrance
la Pointe aux chevaux
2.7Anchorage on the western shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon between Claouey and Le Canon, on the Cap-Ferret peninsula, sand bottom, sheltered from N, W and NW winds.
- Sheltered N, W, NW
1273AnchorageFranceLa poire
2.7Anchorage on sand and weed south of Penmarc'h, at the western tip of the pays Bigouden in southern Finistère. Shelter from NW to NE winds.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 1274AnchorageFrance
Roches du repos
2.6Rock anchorage off the Vendée coast, south of Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, open to the Atlantic swell.
- Free
- Sheltered N, NE, E
1275AnchorageFranceSaint Briac sur Mer
2.6Anchorage off Saint-Briac-sur-Mer on the Côte d'Émeraude, west of Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 1276AnchorageFrance
Havre de Rothéneuf
2.6Anchorage 3.2 nm NE of Saint-Malo, sand bottom, sheltered from E through NW winds.
- Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
- 1277AnchorageFrance
Pointe de Beg Douar
2.6Anchorage off the Beg Douar headland in the baie de Locquirec, northern Brittany. Rock bottom, shelter from the N only.
- Paid
- Sheltered N
1278AnchorageFrancePort-des-Barques
2.6Mooring on buoys off Port-des-Barques in the Charente estuary, Charente-Maritime, 4 berths on sand.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, S, SE
- 1279AnchorageFrance
Traou Meur
2.6Mud-bottom anchorage in the estuary of the Trieux, between Lezardrieux and Pontrieux in northern Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, S, SE
1280AnchorageFranceValenti
2.6Buoy mooring on the Côte Vermeille between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, Pyrénées-Orientales, inside the Cerbère-Banyuls marine reserve.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
1281AnchorageFranceChâtelaillon - Plage
2.6Anchorage off Châtelaillon-Plage on the Pertuis d'Antioche, south of La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
- 1282AnchorageFrance
Anse de Desvenel
2.6Sandy anchorage on the Cap Sizun coast in western Brittany, a few miles north of Audierne.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
- 1283AnchorageFrance
Cala Sciumara
2.6Small cove on the south coast of Corsica east of Bonifacio, in the Bouches de Bonifacio marine reserve. Anchoring is prohibited.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
1284AnchorageFranceCavallo West
2.6Anchorage on the western shore of Île Cavallo in the Lavezzi archipelago, Bouches de Bonifacio, sand bottom, sheltered from N, NE and E winds.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 1285AnchorageFrance
Lac d'Hourtin - Piqueyrot
2.6Sand-bottom anchorage on the eastern shore of the lac d'Hourtin-Carcans, Gironde, the largest natural freshwater lake in France at around 6,200 hectares.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, SE, S, SW, W, NW
- 1286AnchorageFrance
Port Mélite
2.6Small cove anchorage on the northern coast of Île de Groix, Morbihan, Brittany, 0.8 NM E of Port-Tudy.
- Free
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
- 1287AnchorageFrance
Marseillan Marine
2.6Anchorage on the Étang de Thau off Marseillan, weed bottom, sheltered from SW, W and NW winds.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
- 1288AnchorageFrance
Mouillage de La Cafetière
2.6Mooring on the south-west shore of Lac du Bourget, 0.4 nm N of Charpignat and 0.7 nm N of Le Bourget-du-Lac, Savoie.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
1289AnchorageFrancePointe de Manson
2.6Buoy mooring with 2 berths off the Pointe de Manson on Île d'Oléron, sand bottom, sheltered from W through SW, open to the E across the Pertuis de Maumusson.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
1290AnchorageFrancePointe du Blair
2.6Anchorage on the west side of the Golfe du Morbihan, off Locmariaquer, with room for about 70 boats on sand and weed.
- Paid
- Sheltered NE, E, SE