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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  1. 121
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    Figareto

    4.7

    Anchorage on the east coast of Corsica in the Costa Verde, south of Moriani-Plage and north of the Tavignano estuary.

    • Sheltered N, W, NW
  2. Plage De Toul Gwen122
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    Plage De Toul Gwen

    4.7

    Anchorage off the sandy beach of Toul Gwen, on the Pink Granite Coast north of Lannion.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S, SE
  3. Porz Pin123
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    Porz Pin

    4.7

    Sand and weed anchorage on the Côte du Goëlo, between Port Lazo and Paimpol, Côtes-d'Armor, north Brittany.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
  4. Puicheric124
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    Puicheric

    4.7

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

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
  5. Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie125
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    Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie

    4.7

    Anchorage off the estuary of the Vie on the Vendée coast, sand bottom, shelter from NW through E.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
  6. 126
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    Plage de Carataggio

    4.7

    Sand-bottom anchorage on the east coast of Corsica, south of the Golfe de Porto-Vecchio.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
  7. 127
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    Cap L' Abeille

    4.7

    Four visitor buoys off Cap l'Abeille, between Banyuls-sur-Mer and Cerbère on the Côte Vermeille.

    • Free
    • Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
  8. 128
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    Ecluse La Benâtre

    4.7

    Lock on the Mayenne river between Entrammes and Laval, mooring prohibited in the lock chamber and immediate approach.

    • Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, SE
  9. Gavrinis129
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    Gavrinis

    4.7

    Anchorage off the island of Gavrinis in the Golfe du Morbihan, sand bottom, sheltered from W and SW.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered SW, W
  10. Île aux moines130
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    Île aux moines

    4.7

    Anchorage off the Île aux Moines in the Golfe du Morbihan, mud bottom, sheltered from the westerly quadrant.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
  11. 131
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    Anse du Trez

    4.7

    Sand cove on the west bank of the Odet estuary, between Bénodet and Sainte-Marine in southern Finistère.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E
  12. 132
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    Castellare-de-Casinca Cove

    4.7

    Open anchorage on the east coast of Corsica, off the alluvial Casinca plain south of the Golo river mouth.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
  13. Les Gobis133
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    Les Gobis

    4.7

    Anchorage on the north-west coast of Île du Levant, Hyères archipelago, on sand and rock.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
  14. Pointe de la Chappe134
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    Pointe de la Chappe

    4.7

    Anchorage under the eastern slope of the Cap Lardier massif, Var, between Cavalaire and the Baie de Briande. Sand and seagrass bottom, shelter from N winds only.

    • Sheltered N
  15. 135
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    La Falaise

    4.7

    Mooring field of 35 buoys off Locmariaquer, at the entrance of the Golfe du Morbihan.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
  16. Penn ar Roc’h136
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    Penn ar Roc’h

    4.7

    Exposed rocky anchorage on the Finistère coast of Brittany, sheltered only from NW and W.

    • Sheltered NW, W
  17. Pointe du Banditu137
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    Pointe du Banditu

    4.7

    Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica near Tizzano, south of the Golfe de Valinco, on a sand bottom.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
  18. Anse du Bois Foucaut138
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    Anse du Bois Foucaut

    4.7

    Anchorage on the south-west shore of Lac d'Orient, Aube, close to the marina of Mesnil-Saint-Père. Weed bottom.

    • Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W
  19. 139
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    Cap des Medes

    4.7

    Prohibited anchorage at the north-east tip of Porquerolles, inside the Port-Cros National Park core zone.

    • Sheltered E, SE
  20. 140
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    Ecluse De Neuville

    4.7

    Lock mooring on the Mayenne river in Pays de la Loire, mud bottom, sheltered on all sectors by the riverbanks.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
  21. Pointe La Rabiou141
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    Pointe La Rabiou

    4.7

    Rocky headland anchorage on the east side of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, between Les Salins and the Cap de Saint-Tropez.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
  22. 142
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    Portz Chudell

    4.7

    Small cove on the south coast of the Île de Groix, off the Morbihan coast of Brittany. Rock and weed bottom, open to the south.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E
  23. 143
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    Baie de l'Acciolu

    4.7

    Sandy bay on the Désert des Agriates coast of northern Corsica, west of Saint-Florent.

    • Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
  24. Cala di Faru144
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    Cala di Faru

    4.7

    Rocky cove at the northern entrance of the Gulf of Valinco, just NW of Porto Pollo, on the west coast of Corsica.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW
  25. Paimpol145
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    Paimpol

    4.7

    Anchorage off the town of Paimpol in the Anse de Paimpol, north coast of Brittany, Côtes-d'Armor.

    • Sheltered SE, S, SW, W, NW
  26. Plage Saint-Nicolas146
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    Plage Saint-Nicolas

    4.7

    Anchorage off the Île Saint-Nicolas in the Archipel des Glénan, south Finistère, sand bottom protected from east and south-east.

    • Sheltered E, S, SE
  27. Aber Benoît147
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    Aber Benoît

    4.6

    Five visitor buoys in the Aber Benoît, the northern ria of the Pays des Abers on the north-west coast of Finistère.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
  28. 148
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    Cap Sicié

    4.6

    Headland south of La Seyne-sur-Mer topped by the chapel of Notre-Dame-du-Mai at 352 metres, rocky anchorage on the lee north side only.

    • Sheltered N, NE, NW
  29. Ile du Petit Ribaud149
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    Ile du Petit Ribaud

    4.6

    Mooring buoys off the Ribaud islet, in the strait between the Giens peninsula and Porquerolles, within the Port-Cros national park perimeter.

    • Sheltered N, W, E, S
  30. 150
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    Île Dumet

    4.6

    Anchorage off Ile Dumet, a 7-hectare island 3 NM off the Mesquer coast in southern Brittany.

    • Sheltered NE, E