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. 211
    MouillageFrance

    Porto Pollo

    4.5

    Buoy field in the Gulf of Valinco on the west coast of Corsica, off the village of Porto-Pollo in the commune of Serra-di-Ferro.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
  2. Veulettes212
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    Veulettes

    4.5

    Open roadstead off the shingle beach of Veulettes-sur-Mer on the Côte d'Albâtre, Seine-Maritime, between Fécamp and Saint-Valery-en-Caux.

    • Sheltered SW, S, SE
  3. 213
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    Anse de Favone

    4.5

    Sand-bottomed bay at the mouth of the Favone stream, on the east coast of Corsica, 5 NM south of Solenzara.

    • Sheltered S, SW, W, NW
  4. 214
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    Anse de Sponsaglia

    4.5

    Sandy anchorage on the east coast of southern Corsica, between Porto-Vecchio and the Gulf of Santa Manza.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W
  5. Plage de l'Estagnol215
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    Plage de l'Estagnol

    4.5

    Sandy anchorage in the bay of l'Estagnol, west of Cap de Brégançon, on the commune of Bormes-les-Mimosas.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW
  6. 216
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    Pointe du Dattier

    4.5

    Sand-bottomed anchorage on the Corniche des Maures between Cavalaire and Le Lavandou, commune of Le Rayol-Canadel, Var.

    • Sheltered N, NE, NW
  7. Punta di Rondinara217
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    Punta di Rondinara

    4.5

    Semicircular sand bay on the east coast of Corsica between Porto-Vecchio and Bonifacio, closed by Punta di Rondinara to the north and Punta di Capo Rosso to the south.

    • Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
  8. Capu di Acciaju Sud218
    MouillageFrance

    Capu di Acciaju Sud

    4.5

    Sandy anchorage at the southern entrance of the Gulf of Porto-Vecchio, on the east coast of Corsica.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
  9. Crique de Niel219
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    Crique de Niel

    4.5

    Small cove on the east side of the presqu'île de Giens, just south of the fishing harbour of Port du Niel, in Provence.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
  10. Grande Calanque220
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    Grande Calanque

    4.5

    Anchorage off the Cap Bénat peninsula on the Var coast, between Le Lavandou and the Hyères islands.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
  11. Plage de la Galère221
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    Plage de la Galère

    4.5

    Sand anchorage on the west side of the Cap Bénat peninsula, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and Le Lavandou in the Var.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
  12. 222
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    Port d’Orange

    4.5

    Small anchorage on the east side of the Quiberon peninsula in southern Brittany, sand bottom, sheltered from NW to SW winds.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
  13. 223
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    Porto Novo West

    4.5

    Inner western part of the Golfe de Porto Novo on the east coast of southern Corsica, south of Porto-Vecchio.

    • Sheltered N, S, SW, W, NW
  14. 224
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    Anse de Saint-Cadou

    4.5

    Sheltered cove on the Odet river estuary south of Quimper, Finistère, southern Brittany.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
  15. La Rochelle before marina225
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    La Rochelle before marina

    4.5

    Waiting anchorage west of the Port des Minimes entrance in La Rochelle, used before lock openings or when berths are full.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
  16. 226
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    Plage de Sant' Amanza

    4.5

    Anchorage in the Golfe de Sant'Amanza, on the south-east coast of Corsica, 3.5 NM north-east of Bonifacio.

    • Sheltered E, SE, S
  17. 227
    MouillageFrance

    Anse de l’Iboga

    4.5

    Sand anchorage in the Gironde estuary near the Pointe de Grave, close to the northern tip of the Médoc peninsula.

    • Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
  18. 228
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    Cappicciolu di Volpi

    4.5

    Anchorage on the south side of the Gulf of Sant'Amanza, southern Corsica, 5.8 NM NE of Bonifacio.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
  19. 229
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    Plage des Sablettes

    4.5

    Anchorage off the Sablettes beach at Menton, on the Franco-Italian border in the eastern Riviera.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
  20. Plage du corbeau230
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    Plage du corbeau

    4.5

    Anchorage on sand in the rade de Brest, Finistère, about 2.6 NM SE of the Marina du Château.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SE
  21. 231
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    Pointe De Castelmeur

    4.5

    Fair-weather anchorage off the Pointe de Castelmeur on the Cap Sizun coast in Finistère, west Brittany.

    • Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
  22. 232
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    Sèche de Cassin

    4.5

    Offshore shoal in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, between Pampelonne and the Baie des Canebiers, usable as a fair-weather anchorage.

    • Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
  23. Thia233
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    Thia

    4.5

    Anchorage on the south coast of Corsica, west of Pianottoli-Caldarello, between rocky headlands fringing the Bouches de Bonifacio.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
  24. Anse de Porticciu234
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    Anse de Porticciu

    4.5

    Sandy cove on the south coast of Corsica, between Pianottoli-Caldarello and Bonifacio, fond de sable.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
  25. 235
    MouillageFrance

    Anse de Ranquet

    4.5

    Shallow sandy cove on the north-east shore of the Étang de Berre, a short hop south of Istres.

    • Sheltered S, SW, W
  26. Costaérès236
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    Costaérès

    4.5

    Anchorage between the Île de Costaérès and the pink granite coast at Ploumanac'h, Côtes-d'Armor, sand bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
  27. 237
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    Plage de la Romaniquette

    4.5

    Anchorage in the Étang de Berre lagoon, west of Saint-Chamas, with sand and algae seabed.

    • Sheltered W
  28. 238
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    Plages des Anneries

    4.5

    Shallow beach anchorage on the north coast of the Île de Ré, east of the Pointe du Grouin, in New Aquitaine.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E
  29. Pointe de Perharidy239
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    Pointe de Perharidy

    4.5

    Anchorage off the Pointe de Perharidy west of Roscoff, north Brittany. Sand and weed bottom, sheltered from W through SE.

    • Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
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    Pointe de Triu

    4.5

    Rocky point on the west coast of Corsica, between the bay of Sagone and Cargèse, in the Golfe de Sagone.

    • Sheltered N, NE, W, NW