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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1621AnchorageFrancePlage de Cassy
Buoy field off Cassy beach on the north shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, commune of Lanton, 200 m from the village.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
1622AnchorageFrancePlage de Keremma
Open anchorage off the Keremma dunes on the north Finistère coast, sand bottom, sheltered from S to SW winds but fully exposed to the north swell.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
1623AnchorageFrancePlage de Kerfissien
Buoyed mooring off the beach of Kerfissien on the north coast of Finistere, between Cleder and Plouescat.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
- 1624AnchorageFrance
Plage de L'Anse du Fourneau
Anchorage off the north coast of the Île de Ré, between the villages of Ars-en-Ré and Loix, in Charente-Maritime.
- Sheltered W, SW
1625AnchorageFrancePlage de l'arnèche
Anchorage in the Gironde estuary off Meschers-sur-Gironde, mud bottom, sheltered from N to E.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 1626AnchorageFrance
Plage de l'Avant port
Anchorage off the north side of Binic on the bay of Saint-Brieuc, Cotes-d'Armor.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
1627AnchorageFrancePlage de la pointe
Buoy mooring on the Rance river in Ille-et-Vilaine, off the village of Saint-Suliac upstream from the Rance tidal barrage.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 1628AnchorageFrance
Plage de la Vielle Nouvelle
Sand anchorage off the long beach south of Gruissan, between the Étang de l'Ayrolle and the Mediterranean, in Occitania.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
1629AnchorageFrancePlage de Port Pinard
Mud-bottom anchorage on the French shore of Lake Geneva, 0.5 NM E of Port de Ripaille and 0.8 NM NW of Port d'Amphion-Publier, Haute-Savoie.
- Sheltered SE, W
- 1630AnchorageFrance
Plage de Saint-Jacques
Day anchorage off the Plage de Saint-Jacques in Sarzeau, on the south coast of the Rhuys peninsula in Morbihan.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 1631AnchorageFrance
Plage de Tibidy
Anchorage off Tibidy beach in the anse de Poulmic, rade de Brest, facing the Île Tibidy.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 1632AnchorageFrance
Plage de Trehervé
Anchorage off a mud-bottomed beach on the Rhuys peninsula, near the entrance of the rivière de Pénerf, in Morbihan.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
1633AnchorageFrancePlage des Carrés
Mooring field off the plage des Carrés at Pornic, on the Jade coast of Loire-Atlantique, sand bottom, sheltered from N, NE and E winds.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 1634AnchorageFrance
Mouillage sud de Belle-Île
Rocky anchorage on the south coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, Brittany, open to the Bay of Biscay.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
- 1635AnchorageFrance
Plage des Pommiers
Sheltered anchorage in a small cove on the Presqu'île de Giens, close to the Port de la Baie Saint-Michel, on the Var coast of Provence.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
1636AnchorageFrancePlage du Bouvet Cove
Daytime anchorage on the south coast of Giens peninsula, east of Port du Niel, facing the Îles d'Hyères.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
- 1637AnchorageFrance
Plage du galon d’or
Open anchorage off the long sand beach of Galon d'Or on the west coast of Île d'Oléron, south of Saint-Trojan-les-Bains.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
1638AnchorageFrancePlage du Lazaret
Anchorage off the Lazaret beach on the Sète lido, sand bottom, sheltered from most quarters except southerly winds.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
1639AnchorageFrancePlage du Moulin
Sand anchorage 0,5 nm south of Saint-Quay-Portrieux in the baie de Saint-Brieuc, Brittany.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
1640AnchorageFrancePlage du Port
Buoy field off the north Finistère coast near Roscoff, sand bottom, open to westerly swell.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
1641AnchorageFrancePlage du Veillon
Anchorage off the sandy Veillon beach at the mouth of the Payré estuary, south of Talmont-Saint-Hilaire in Vendée.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
1642AnchorageFrancePlage la Testa
Sand-bottom anchorage off Pianottoli-Caldarello on the south coast of Corsica, west of Bonifacio.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 1643AnchorageFrance
Plage le Bourdigou
Open anchorage off the Bourdigou beach on the Roussillon coast, between Le Barcares and Sainte-Marie-la-Mer.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
1644AnchorageFrancePlage Napoléon
Sand anchorage off the long Plage Napoléon at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, on the eastern side of the Rhône delta in the Camargue.
- Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, SE
- 1645AnchorageFrance
Plage Nord de Taussat
Anchorage on the northeast shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, off Taussat-les-Bains in Gironde.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
1646AnchorageFrancePlage Saint-Enogat
Open anchorage off the beach of Saint-Énogat on the west side of Dinard, facing the bay of Saint-Malo.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW
1647AnchorageFrancePlage San Giovanni
Sand-bottom anchorage on the south coast of Corsica, between Pianottoli-Caldarello and the Bouches de Bonifacio.
- Sheltered NW, N
- 1648AnchorageFrance
Point du Jour
Anchorage on the Garonne river at Lormont, on the right bank opposite Bordeaux, with a mud bottom.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
1649AnchorageFrancepointe de gueretion
Anchorage on the north coast of Île du Levant, Var, facing the Parc national de Port-Cros to the west.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 1650AnchorageFrance
Pointe de Guerre Vieille
Buoy field off the Pointe de Guerre Vieille on the north side of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, facing the bay of Les Canoubiers.
- Sheltered W