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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241AnchorageFrancePorz Donan
4.5Sand anchorage off Porz Lazo on the Plouezec coast, east side of the Paimpol bay in northern Brittany.
- Sheltered S, SW, W
- 242AnchorageFrance
Anse de Dinan
4.5Large bay on the west coast of the Presqu'île de Crozon in Finistère, sand bottom, sheltered from the north through south-east.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
243AnchorageFranceAnse de la Maleconche
4.5Sandy anchorage on the north-east coast of Île d'Oléron, 1.2 nm east of Le Douhet harbour.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
244AnchorageFranceBaie de Mont Saint Michel
4.5Vast sand bay between Cancale and Granville, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list for the abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel. Tidal range reaches 14 metres at equinoctial springs, among the largest in Europe.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 245AnchorageFrance
bindy
4.5Sand-bottom anchorage in the Rade de Brest, on the north shore of the Anse de Daoulas, Brittany.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
246AnchorageFranceCalanque des figuières
4.5Rock-bottomed inlet on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Carry-le-Rouet and Le Rove, next to the Société Nautique des Figuières.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
247AnchorageFranceAnse du Gau
4.5Small cove on the west side of Cap Bénat, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and the private harbour of Cap Bénat, in the Var.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
248AnchorageFranceGrande Sanguinaire
4.5Rocky anchorage off Mezzu Mare, the largest of the Sanguinaires islands at the mouth of the Gulf of Ajaccio, western Corsica.
- Sheltered E, SE, S
- 249AnchorageFrance
La Source
4.5Anchorage on the southern coast of the Presqu'île de Crozon, Finistère, Brittany, inside the bay of Douarnenez near Morgat.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
250AnchorageFranceMouillage de Tarente
4.5Anchorage in the baie des Lecques on the Provençal coast, between La Madrague and Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE, S
- 251AnchorageFrance
Pointe du Grand Village
4.5Open roadstead on the east coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, off the village of Locmaria, south Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, N
- 252AnchorageFrance
Ricard
4.5Anchorage off the Île Ricard, in the baie de Morlaix between Roscoff and the Pointe de Primel, in northern Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
- 253AnchorageFrance
Calanque de l'Establon
4.5Small calanque on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Niolon and the port of Corbières, inside the parc marin de la Côte Bleue.
- Sheltered N, W, NW
- 254AnchorageFrance
Île Beyne
4.5River anchorage on the Saône north of Lyon, mud bottom, near the former lock of Port Bernalin.
- Sheltered E, SE, W, NW
255AnchorageFranceîle de Guiriden
4.5Anchorage off the Île de Guiriden in the Glénan archipelago, south Finistère, Brittany. The islet is a long white sand bar that uncovers at low water.
- Sheltered SW, W
- 256AnchorageFrance
La Mauvaise
4.5Anchorage off the Normandy coast north of Granville, sand bottom, sheltered from NW, N, NE and W winds.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
257AnchorageFranceMordreuc
4.5Mud anchorage on the east bank of the Rance maritime, below the hamlet of Mordreuc in Pleudihen-sur-Rance, Côtes-d'Armor.
- Sheltered W, SW
- 258AnchorageFrance
Plage de Porz-Garo
4.5Anchorage off the Porz-Garo beach on the Côte de Granit Rose, Brittany. Seabed of algae-covered rock, shelter from NE, E, S and SE.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
259AnchorageFrancePointe du Chatelet
4.5Anchorage off the northwest tip of the Ile d'Yeu, near the Grand Phare and the wild Cote Sauvage.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
260AnchorageFranceCap Taillat
4.5Anchorage off the sand tombolo of Cap Taillat, on the Var coast between Cavalaire and Ramatuelle. Sand bottom, sheltered from S, SW, W and NW.
- Sheltered S, SW, W, NW
- 261AnchorageFrance
Punta Spano
4.5Anchorage off Punta Spano, on the rocky coast between Lumio and Algajola, about 3 nautical miles north-east of Calvi in Balagne, Corsica.
- Sheltered NE, E
262AnchorageFranceToulvern
4.5Anchorage in the Golfe du Morbihan at the head of the Anse de Toulvern, west of the Île aux Moines, mud bottom, sheltered from winds from NE to SE.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
263AnchorageFranceAnse de Chiuni
4.4Wide sandy bay on the west coast of Corsica, about 2.2 nm north of Cargèse.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
264AnchorageFranceAuray - Bono
4.4Anchorage of about 379 buoys on the rivers of Auray and Le Bono, in the northern Gulf of Morbihan.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, SW, W
265AnchorageFranceCalanque de Port Pin
4.4Narrow calanque between Port-Miou and En-Vau, inside the Parc national des Calanques, east of Marseille.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 266AnchorageFrance
Cherbourg - Petite Rade
4.4Prohibited anchorage zone inside the Petite Rade of Cherbourg, in Normandy. Yachts must use Port Chantereyne, 0.2 nm to the south.
- Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 267AnchorageFrance
La Courtade
4.4North-facing sandy bay on Île de Porquerolles, just east of the village harbour, the longest beach on the island at roughly 2 km, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
- 268AnchorageFrance
La Pie
4.4Buoyed anchorage off the Île de la Pie, north of the Glénan archipelago in southern Brittany, 32 berths on sand.
- Paid
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
269AnchorageFrancePointe Saint-Samson
4.4Anchorage in the approaches to the baie de Morlaix, northern Finistère, between Port Diben and Roscoff.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
270AnchorageFrancePort de Méjean
4.4Small rocky calanque on the Côte Bleue between Marseille and Carry-le-Rouet, west of l'Estaque.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE