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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91AnchorageFranceCalanque de Podestat
4.8Small rocky calanque on the southern coast of Marseille inside the Parc national des Calanques, between Les Goudes and Callelongue.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
- 92AnchorageFrance
Er Runio
4.8Sandy anchorage in the Gulf of Morbihan, Brittany, close to Locmariaquer, with shelter from W, SW and S.
- Sheltered W, SW, S
- 93AnchorageFrance
Iles de Glenans
4.8Archipelago of nine main islands 10 nm south of Concarneau, south Finistère, forming a shallow lagoon known as La Chambre.
- Sheltered NW, NE, W, SW
- 94AnchorageFrance
Mouillage Port De Ville De Istres
4.8Anchorage off Istres on the western shore of the Étang de Berre, Provence, mud bottom.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 95AnchorageFrance
Porz Kernok
4.8Drying harbour on the east side of Île de Batz, off Roscoff in north Finistère, the main anchorage of the island.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW
96AnchorageFranceBaie de Daoulas
4.8Anchorage in the Baie de Daoulas, a sheltered branch of the Rade de Brest in Finistère, on mud holding.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 97HarbourCarteret, France
Barneville-Carteret
4.8Tidal harbour on the west coast of the Cotentin in Manche, with a retention gate on the Gerfleur estuary keeping 700 berths afloat.
98AnchorageFranceLac du Der
4.8Anchorage on Lac du Der-Chantecoq, a 4 800 ha reservoir in the Marne and Haute-Marne departments, Grand Est.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
99AnchorageFrancePlage d'Excenevex
4.8Sand-bottom anchorage off the only natural sand beach on Lake Geneva, in the Baie de Coudrée between Thonon and Yvoire.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
- 100AnchorageFrance
Plage de Kermorvan
4.8Sand anchorage off the isthmus beach of Kermorvan on the east side of the Quiberon peninsula in Morbihan, Brittany. Mooring with up to 80 berths on buoys, anchoring regulated.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
- 101AnchorageFrance
Plage de la Terrière
4.8Open anchorage off a long sand beach at La Tranche-sur-Mer, Vendée, facing the Pertuis Breton.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
102AnchorageFrancePointe du Chatelet
4.8Anchorage on the Rance maritime between Saint-Malo and Dinan, on the right bank opposite Saint-Suliac.
- Sheltered S, SW, W
103HarbourLe Grau-du-Roi, FrancePort Camargue
4.8Marina of 5 000 berths at Le Grau-du-Roi, on the western edge of the Camargue delta in Occitanie.
104AnchorageFrancePort de la Vesse - Niolon
4.8Small calanque cut into the Côte Bleue cliffs between Niolon and Corbière, west of Marseille, with a tiny fishing hamlet at the head.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
- 105AnchorageFrance
St Cyprien
4.8Sand-bottom anchorage off the long beach of Saint-Cyprien in the Golfe du Lion, Occitanie, between Canet-en-Roussillon and Argelès-sur-Mer.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
106HarbourThéoule-sur-Mer, FranceThéoule-sur-Mer
4.8Marina of 176 berths on the Corniche de l'Esterel, 8 NM southwest of Cannes, at the foot of the red porphyry cliffs.
- 107AnchorageFrance
Capu Biancu
4.8Anchorage on the north shore of the Golfe de Sant'Amanza in southern Corsica, at the foot of the Capu Biancu headland.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
108AnchorageFranceCargèse
4.8Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica, in the bay of Cargese between the gulf of Sagone and the gulf of Porto.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 109AnchorageFrance
Les Rouignous
4.8Anchorage off Les Rouignous in the Rivière de Crac'h estuary, just south of La Trinité-sur-Mer, Morbihan.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 110AnchorageFrance
Pointe de Ficajola
4.8Rocky anchorage on the west coast of Corsica near Piana, inside the Golfe de Porto, sheltered from SE, S and SW winds.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW
111AnchorageFrancePointe du Diable
4.8Anchorage under the Pointe du Diable on the east side of the Cap Bénat, between Le Lavandou and Bormes-les-Mimosas in the Var.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
112HarbourSaint Quay Portrieux, FrancePort-Armor
4.8Deep-water marina at Saint-Quay-Portrieux on the Côtes-d'Armor coast, 1,030 berths accessible at all states of tide.
113AnchorageFrancePunta Vecchia
4.8Anchorage on the north tip of Cap Corse, between Macinaggio and Barcaggio, facing the Îles Finocchiarola.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW, W
114AnchorageFranceAnse du Caro
4.8Small cove on the south shore of the rade de Brest, between Le Moulin Blanc and the Pointe de l'Armorique, with a water tap ashore.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
115AnchorageFranceCalanque de Flancadou
4.8Small calanque on the west side of Île de Pomègues, archipel du Frioul, off Marseille.
- Sheltered E, SE, S
116AnchorageFranceCancale
4.8Open roadstead off the oyster port of Cancale, facing the Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel in Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 117HarbourChâtillon-Coligny, France
Halte nautique De Châtillon Coligny
4.8Canal halt with 14 berths at Châtillon-Coligny, on the Canal de Briare in the Loiret.
118AnchorageFranceLes amis du Passage
4.8Anchorage in the inner roadstead of Brest, off the Moulin Blanc area, west Finistère.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 119AnchorageFrance
Mouillage des Sabias
4.8Anchorage on the south coast of Île d'Yeu, two miles from Port-Joinville, sheltered from winds from the north sector.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
- 120AnchorageFrance
Plougasnou - Terenez
4.8Anchorage off the hamlet of Térénez on the north Finistère coast, sand bottom, 8 moorings available.
- Paid
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
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