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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691AnchorageFranceCalanque de Ratonneau
4.1Anchorage on the north side of Ratonneau island in the Frioul archipelago, off Marseille, with sand bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
692AnchorageFranceÎle des Morts
4.1Anchorage near the Île des Morts at the entrance of the rade de Brest, off the presqu'île de Crozon.
- Sheltered E, SW, W
- 693AnchorageFrance
Île des Rats
4.1River mooring on the Oise at Compiègne, Hauts-de-France, weed bottom, sheltered by the banks.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
694AnchorageFranceLa Meule
4.1Small rocky inlet on the south coast of the Île d'Yeu, used as a fishing and visitor mooring under the white Notre-Dame-de-la-Bonne-Nouvelle chapel.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
- 695AnchorageFrance
Les Conches
4.1Open anchorage off the Longeville-sur-Mer beach in southern Vendée, sand bottom.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
696HarbourMacinaggio, FranceMacinaggio
4.1Marina of 605 berths on the north-east tip of Cap Corse, the first harbour of shelter for boats coming down from the Tuscan archipelago.
697AnchorageFrancePlage Saint-Clair
4.1Anchorage off Saint-Clair beach on the eastern shore of Le Lavandou, Var, with sand bottom and shelter from N, W and NW winds.
- Sheltered N, W, NW
698AnchorageFranceSainte Catherine - Sud
4.1Mooring field of 69 spots in the Lorient roadstead off Locmiquélic, sand bottom, sheltered from NE to SE.
- Paid
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
699AnchorageFranceAnse de Port-Blanc
4.1Small cove on the west side of the Cap d'Erquy headland, in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc, sand bottom, sheltered from NE, E and SE winds.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 700AnchorageFrance
Anse du Poulmic
4.1Anchorage on the south shore of the rade de Brest, Brittany, set back behind the École Navale at Lanvéoc.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
701AnchorageFranceBaie des Roches Bleues
4.1Sand-bottom bay on the south coast of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, between the Pilon anchorage and Saint-Tropez harbour.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
702HarbourDIVES-SUR-MER, FranceDives - Cabourg - Houlgate
4.1Marina of 560 berths at the mouth of the Dives river in Calvados, serving the three seaside towns of Dives-sur-Mer, Cabourg and Houlgate on the Côte Fleurie.
703AnchorageFranceErbalunga
4.1Open roadstead off the village of Erbalunga on the east coast of Cap Corse, 9 km north of Bastia.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
704AnchorageFranceGolfe de Rondinara
4.1Shell-shaped bay on the south-east coast of Corsica between Porto-Vecchio and Bonifacio, classified site since 2010.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
- 705HarbourCours-les-Barres, France
Halte de cours
4.1Small canal stop on the Canal latéral à la Loire at Cours-les-Barres, Cher, between Nevers and Marseilles-lès-Aubigny.
706AnchorageFranceLes îles Paul Ricard
4.1Anchorage between the islands of Les Embiez and Le Gaou, off Six-Fours-les-Plages in the Var.
- Sheltered SE, S
707- 708AnchorageFrance
Plage de Balistra
4.1Anchorage of about ten boats on sand off the Plage de Balistra, south-east coast of Corsica between Porto-Vecchio and Bonifacio.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
- 709AnchorageFrance
Plage de Trez Cao
4.1Open anchorage off the sand beach of Trez Cao, south Finistere, between Concarneau and the Pointe de Trevignon.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
710AnchorageFrancePort Belloc
4.1Anchorage with 22 moorings on sand north of Sauzon, on Belle-Île-en-Mer.
- Paid
- Sheltered W, SW, S
- 711AnchorageFrance
Port Marie
4.1Sand anchorage on the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula, Normandy, open to westerly weather but sheltered from NW, N and NE.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
712HarbourFrancePort Ripaille
4.1Marina on the French south shore of Lake Geneva, in Thonon-les-Bains, at the foot of the Domaine de Ripaille.
- 713HarbourPort-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, France
Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône
4.1Lock-gated port of 340 berths at the mouth of the Grand Rhone, on the western edge of the Camargue, linking the Rhone waterway to the Mediterranean.
714HarbourBriare, FranceTown Quay Briare
4.1Town quay on the Canal latéral à la Loire at Briare, Loiret.
715HarbourLandéda, FranceVill
4.1Small drying harbour on the north bank of the Aber Benoît, in Landéda, north Finistère.
- 716AnchorageFrance
Anse d‘ Alusi
4.1Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica, 4.4 NM SW of Calvi, with a mix of sand and rock on the bottom.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
717AnchorageFrancearcachon bay
4.1Sand anchorage on the north shore of the bassin d'Arcachon, off the oyster village of Le Canon on the presqu'île du Cap-Ferret.
- Sheltered E, S, SE
718AnchorageFranceCala della Chiesa
4.1Small cove on the east coast of the Îles Lavezzi archipelago, south of Bonifacio, with a sandy bottom.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
719AnchorageFranceCala di Stagnolu
4.1Sandy anchorage on the southern tip of Corsica, between Cap Pertusato and the cliffs of Bonifacio, facing the Strait of Bonifacio.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
720AnchorageFranceCala Lazarina
4.1Cove on the Île Lavezzi, a granite archipelago 5 NM south-east of Bonifacio inside the Bouches de Bonifacio marine nature reserve.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
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