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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- 1321AnchorageFrance
Île Harbour
2.5Anchorage in the Rance estuary between Dinard and Saint-Malo, sand bottom, sheltered from N to NE winds.
- Sheltered N, NE
- 1322AnchorageFrance
La Pierre de l'Autel
2.5Rocky pinnacle off the Embiez archipelago near Six-Fours-les-Plages, a known Mediterranean dive site.
- Sheltered NE
- 1323AnchorageFrance
km 333
2.5River anchorage on the Petite Saône at kilometre point 333, between Scey-sur-Saône and Savoyeux, in Haute-Saône.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
1324AnchorageFranceLa Galiote
2.5Sand anchorage off Saint-Aygulf, on the Var coast between Fréjus and Sainte-Maxime.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
1325AnchorageFranceLe Torpilleur
2.5Rocky anchorage in the Calanque de Sormiou sector, east of the Pointe de Morgiou, inside the Parc National des Calanques near Marseille.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
1326AnchorageFranceMarine de Bravone
2.5Open roadstead on the east coast of Corsica, on the plaine orientale between Bastia and Aléria.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 1327AnchorageFrance
Anse de Balaguier
2.5Cove on the north shore of the rade de Toulon, off La Seyne-sur-Mer. Anchoring is prohibited to protect the Posidonia meadow.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 1328AnchorageFrance
Plage d’Arène Cros
2.5Sand beach anchorage in the Baie des Lecques, on the western edge of the Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer shoreline, sheltered from the mistral by Cap Sicié to the east.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
1329AnchorageFrancePlage du platé
2.4Open roadstead off Diélette on the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula, Normandy, sand bottom.
- Sheltered E, SE, S
- 1330AnchorageFrance
Campo Magiore
2.4Anchorage in the Golfe de Saint-Florent, Haute-Corse, about 2.8 NM north-east of Saint-Florent harbour.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
1331AnchorageFranceÎle - Tudy
2.4Anchorage in the Anse de Bénodet off the Île-Tudy peninsula, opposite Loctudy, at the mouth of the Pont-l'Abbé river in southern Finistere.
- Paid
- Sheltered NE, E, SE, SW, W, NW
1332AnchorageFranceMaixe
2.4Prohibited mooring zone on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin near the village of Maixe in Meurthe-et-Moselle, mud bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE
1333AnchorageFrancePicain Boys
2.4Mooring buoy field off Port-Picain, on the east side of the Baie de Cancale in Ille-et-Vilaine.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 1334AnchorageFrance
Anse de Beauport
2.4Sand-bottom anchorage in the Baie de Paimpol, Côtes-d'Armor, 1.6 NM SE of Paimpol marina.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
- 1335AnchorageFrance
Plage de l'Argentière
2.4Anchorage off Plage de l'Argentière on the southern coast of La Londe-les-Maures, Var, with sand and algae bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
1336AnchorageFranceAnse de Toulindag
2.4Anchorage of about 40 buoys in the Golfe du Morbihan, off the north shore west of Arradon.
- Paid
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
- 1337AnchorageFrance
Punta Bianca
2.4Anchorage on the north side of the Revellata peninsula, between Calvi and the lighthouse of La Revellata.
- Sheltered SW, S
1338AnchorageFranceSaint-Briac-sur-Mer
2.4Anchorage off Saint-Briac at the mouth of the Frémur, on the Emerald Coast between Saint-Malo and Dinard.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 1339AnchorageFrance
Lagune
2.4Sand-bottom anchorage off the Camargue coast near Port Camargue, sheltered from NE and E, exposed to S and W winds.
- Sheltered NE, E
1340AnchorageFranceLe Lion de Mer
2.4Mooring buoys off the Lion de Mer rock, a 35 m porphyry islet west of Saint-Raphaël, Var.
- Sheltered SE
1341AnchorageFranceAnse de la Chambrette
2.4Anchorage on the Médoc bank of the Gironde estuary, just south of the Pointe de Grave, with a sand bottom.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
1342AnchorageFranceLa Ciotat
2.4Prohibited anchoring zone off La Ciotat on the Provence coast, between Marseille and Bandol. Sand bottom, sheltered from N, NW, W and SW.
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
1343AnchorageFranceLe Canadel
2.4Buoy field of around 70 moorings off the beach of Le Canadel-sur-Mer, between Le Lavandou and Cavalaire, Var coast.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 1344AnchorageFrance
Condrexange Ort
2.3Prohibited mooring spot on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin near Réchicourt, Moselle. Stopping here is not permitted.
- Sheltered N, NE, SW, S
- 1345AnchorageFrance
Domaine de Vallier
2.3Buoy mooring on the Dordogne river in the Gironde estuary area, sand bottom, used as a tidal stop on the way up to Libourne or Bordeaux.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
1346AnchorageFranceLocquénolé
2.3River anchorage on the Morlaix estuary in northern Finistère, off the village of Locquénolé, on a mud bottom.
- Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 1347AnchorageFrance
Linkin
2.3Large anchorage of 200 moorings on sand along the Linkin seafront at Perros-Guirec, Côte de Granit Rose.
- Free
- Sheltered SE, S, SW, W, NW
1348AnchorageFrancePalavas-les-Flots
2.3Open roadstead off the beach of Palavas-les-Flots on the Languedoc coast, sand bottom, exposed to the south.
- Sheltered NW, N
1349AnchorageFranceÉcluse n°9 de Moussey
2.3Prohibited anchorage at lock 9 on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin in Lorraine, mud bottom. Stopping in the lock approach is forbidden.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
- 1350AnchorageFrance
Mouillage au large de Piriac-sur-Mer
2.3Sand anchorage off Piriac-sur-Mer on the Guérande peninsula, southern Brittany approaches.
- Sheltered E, SE