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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Erba Rossa
2.3Sand anchorage off the Erba Rossa beach on the east coast of Corsica, between Solenzara and Aléria.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
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Grève de Saint-Michel
2.3Anchorage on the north Brittany coast between Locquémeau and Locquirec, sand bottom with patches of weed.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
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Port Gwenn
2.3Anchorage on the southern coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, Morbihan, mixed sand and rock, sheltered from the north.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
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Punta de la Pietrella
2.3Shore off Punta de la Pietrella on the west side of Île Rousse, Balagne coast of Corsica. Anchoring prohibited.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
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L'isoletta
2.3Small anchorage off Cap Ferrat on the French Riviera, between Beaulieu-sur-Mer and Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
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Lanséria
2.3Buoy mooring field off the coast near Kercabellec, northern entrance of the Traict de Mesquer, Loire-Atlantique.
- Paid
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
1357AnchorageFrancePlage des Cigales
2.2Sand anchorage in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez between Sainte-Maxime and Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera.
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
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Villefranche-sur-Saône
2.2River mooring on the Saône in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, on the left bank opposite the town of Villefranche-sur-Saône.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
1359AnchorageFranceBassin des Tellines
2.2Restricted basin at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône at the mouth of the Grand Rhône, anchoring prohibited.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
1360AnchorageFrancePlage du Centre, Erquy
2.2Sand-bottom anchorage off the main beach of Erquy on the Côtes-d'Armor coast of Brittany, a short distance east of the fishing harbour.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
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Anse des Seulières
2.2Anchorage on the north-west coast of the Île d'Oléron, Charente-Maritime, between Saint-Denis-d'Oléron and Le Douhet.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
1362AnchorageFranceBaie de Figari
2.2Deep inlet on the south coast of Corsica, west of Bonifacio, opening southward between Punta di Ventilegne and Pianottoli-Caldarello.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
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Île de Roëlan
2.2Rock-bottom anchorage off a small islet in the Ria d'Étel, Morbihan, used at slack water.
- Sheltered W, SW
1364AnchorageFranceKerhostin
2.2Rocky cove on the west side of the Quiberon peninsula in southern Brittany, with mooring prohibited along this stretch.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
1365AnchorageFranceLe Grau-du-Roi Cove
2.2Sand and rock anchorage off the Petite Camargue, south of Le Grau-du-Roi and Port Camargue.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
1366AnchorageFranceCasemate of Èze
2.2Anchorage off the Èze-sur-Mer shoreline, Alpes-Maritimes, below the village of Èze perched at 427 m. Sand and posidonia bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
1367AnchorageFrancePlage de Toga
2.2Anchorage off Toga beach on the north edge of Bastia, Cap Corse, with Port Toga marina 0.1 NM to the south.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
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Pointe d'Arçay
2.2Anchorage at the tip of the Pointe d'Arçay sand spit, at the mouth of the Lay estuary in Vendée.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
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Porz-Bali
2.2Small cove on the south Finistère coast between Merrien and Doëlan, rock bottom, protected from north, east and west.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW
1370AnchorageFrancePlage du Lydia
2.1Anchorage off the beach of Le Barcarès, on the Roussillon coast, named after the ship Lydia beached on the sand since 1967.
- Sheltered NW, W
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Punta d'Arasu Nord
2.1Open anchorage on the east coast of Corsica, north of Punta d'Arasu, sand bottom, about 4 nautical miles north-east of Porto-Vecchio.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
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ufer mit poller vor condrexange
2.1Prohibited mooring spot on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin before Réchicourt, Moselle. Bollards are present but stopping here is not permitted.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
1373AnchorageFrancePortivy
2.1Small fishing harbour on the west side of the Quiberon peninsula in Morbihan, Brittany. Anchoring outside the harbour is prohibited.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
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Calanque des Salins
2.1Prohibited anchorage zone on the east coast of Porquerolles, inside the Port-Cros National Park maritime perimeter.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
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Héliopolis
2.1Sand anchorage off the Héliopolis naturist quarter of Cap d'Agde, western Mediterranean coast of France.
- Sheltered NW, W
1376AnchorageFranceAspretto
2.1Anchorage in the Gulf of Ajaccio on the south shore near the former naval air station of Aspretto, Corsica.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
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Scogliu Biancu
2.1Anchorage off the Scogliu Biancu rock in the Golfe de Valinco, on the south-west coast of Corsica.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
1378AnchorageFranceCap de Tourre
2.1Anchorage in the étang de Thau, on the north shore near Mèze, Occitanie.
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
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Anse de Kerguélen
2.0Sand-bottomed bay on the Larmor-Plage shore of the Lorient roadstead in south Brittany.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
1380AnchorageFranceLe colombier
2.0River anchorage on the Saône near Trévoux, in the Ain département north of Lyon.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E