Best anchorages and harbours in France
2788 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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301PortLe Château-d'Oléron, FranceChâteau D Oleron
4.5Tidal harbour of 200 berths on the eastern coast of Oleron island, facing the Brouage marshes in Charente-Maritime.
302MouillageFranceCrique de Niel
4.5Small 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
303MouillageFranceGrande Calanque
4.5Anchorage off the Cap Bénat peninsula on the Var coast, between Le Lavandou and the Hyères islands.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
304MouillageFrancePlage de la Galère
4.5Sand 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
- 305MouillageFrance
Port d’Orange
4.5Small anchorage on the east side of the Quiberon peninsula in southern Brittany, sand bottom, sheltered from NW to SW winds.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 306MouillageFrance
Porto Novo West
4.5Inner 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
307PortSables D'Olonnes, FranceQuai Garnier
4.5Town-quay pontoons on the Chaume side of the Les Sables-d'Olonne channel, 120 berths, maximum draught 1.5 m.
- 308MouillageFrance
Anse de Saint-Cadou
4.5Sheltered cove on the Odet river estuary south of Quimper, Finistère, southern Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
309MouillageFranceLa Rochelle before marina
4.5Waiting 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
- 310MouillageFrance
Plage de Sant' Amanza
4.5Anchorage in the Golfe de Sant'Amanza, on the south-east coast of Corsica, 3.5 NM north-east of Bonifacio.
- Sheltered E, SE, S
- 311
312PortSaint-Hubert, FrancePort La Galère
4.5Small marina of 16 berths on the Corniche de l'Estérel, below the La Galère residential estate designed by architect Jacques Couëlle.
- 313MouillageFrance
Anse de l’Iboga
4.5Sand anchorage in the Gironde estuary near the Pointe de Grave, close to the northern tip of the Médoc peninsula.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
- 314MouillageFrance
Cappicciolu di Volpi
4.5Anchorage on the south side of the Gulf of Sant'Amanza, southern Corsica, 5.8 NM NE of Bonifacio.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
315PortLocmiquélic, FranceLocmiquélic - Sainte-Catherine
4.5Marina of 475 berths at Locmiquélic on the east bank of the Lorient harbour, 0.6 NM south of Pen-Mané.
- 316MouillageFrance
Plage des Sablettes
4.5Anchorage off the Sablettes beach at Menton, on the Franco-Italian border in the eastern Riviera.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
317MouillageFrancePlage du corbeau
4.5Anchorage on sand in the rade de Brest, Finistère, about 2.6 NM SE of the Marina du Château.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 318MouillageFrance
Pointe De Castelmeur
4.5Fair-weather anchorage off the Pointe de Castelmeur on the Cap Sizun coast in Finistère, west Brittany.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
319PortMandelieu la Napoule, FrancePort de la Rague
4.5Marina of 421 berths on the western shore of the Golfe de la Napoule, in Mandelieu-la-Napoule, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
- 320MouillageFrance
Sèche de Cassin
4.5Offshore 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
321MouillageFranceThia
4.5Anchorage on the south coast of Corsica, west of Pianottoli-Caldarello, between rocky headlands fringing the Bouches de Bonifacio.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
322MouillageFranceAnse de Porticciu
4.5Sandy cove on the south coast of Corsica, between Pianottoli-Caldarello and Bonifacio, fond de sable.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
- 323MouillageFrance
Anse de Ranquet
4.5Shallow sandy cove on the north-east shore of the Étang de Berre, a short hop south of Istres.
- Sheltered S, SW, W
324PortBordeaux, FrancePonton Cité du Vin, Bordeaux
4.5River pontoon on the Garonne at the foot of the Cité du Vin building in Bordeaux, used by river shuttles and visiting yachts waiting for the lock.
325PortFranceClub nautique de Vassivière - Port Crozat
4.5Sailing club harbour on the lake of Vassivière, a 1000 ha reservoir on the Limousin plateau, in New Aquitaine.
326MouillageFranceCostaérès
4.5Anchorage between the Île de Costaérès and the pink granite coast at Ploumanac'h, Côtes-d'Armor, sand bottom.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 327MouillageFrance
Plage de la Romaniquette
4.5Anchorage in the Étang de Berre lagoon, west of Saint-Chamas, with sand and algae seabed.
- Sheltered W
- 328MouillageFrance
Plages des Anneries
4.5Shallow beach anchorage on the north coast of the Île de Ré, east of the Pointe du Grouin, in New Aquitaine.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
329MouillageFrancePointe de Perharidy
4.5Anchorage off the Pointe de Perharidy west of Roscoff, north Brittany. Sand and weed bottom, sheltered from W through SE.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
- 330MouillageFrance
Pointe de Triu
4.5Rocky point on the west coast of Corsica, between the bay of Sagone and Cargèse, in the Golfe de Sagone.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
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