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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1261HarbourBoucau, FranceAnglet - Brise-Lames
3.6Marina of 425 berths on the right bank of the Adour estuary between Anglet and Boucau, on the Basque coast.
- 1262AnchorageFrance
Anse des Soux
3.6Sandy cove on the south coast of the Île d'Yeu, between the Pointe des Corbeaux and the Pointe du But, sheltered from the north.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
1263AnchorageFranceBaie du Rabat
3.6Small sand anchorage on the east side of the Giens peninsula, south of Hyères.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
- 1264AnchorageFrance
Cornée du Moulin
3.6Inland mooring on a canal in the Grand Est region, mud bottom, full shelter from all directions.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
1265HarbourMénétréol-sous-Sancerre, FranceHalte De Plaisance - Menetreol sous Sancerre
3.6Eight-berth halt on the Canal latéral à la Loire between the Bannay and Thauvenay locks, at the foot of the Sancerre hill.
1266AnchorageFranceÎle de Bagaud
3.6Buoy field of 31 mooring buoys off Île de Bagaud in the Port-Cros National Park, Hyères archipelago, with sand and algae bottom.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, W, E, SE
- 1267AnchorageFrance
Macinaggio Sud
3.6Anchorage on the east coast of Cap Corse, just south of Macinaggio port, on a weed bottom with holding patchy on posidonia.
- Sheltered SW, W
- 1268HarbourNivillac, France
Multi Nautique marina
3.6River marina on the Vilaine, at Foleux on the commune of Nivillac, about 3.5 nautical miles upstream of La Roche-Bernard in southern Brittany.
1269HarbourPortbail, FrancePort-Bail-sur-Mer
3.6Tidal harbour of 330 berths on the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula, inside the estuary of the Ollonde river.
1270HarbourFranceSpay
3.6River pontoon on the Sarthe south of Le Mans, between Arnage and Fille-sur-Sarthe, in Pays de la Loire.
- 1271AnchorageFrance
A cala di u Timuzzolu
3.6Anchorage on the south shore of the golfe d'Ajaccio, west Corsica, sheltered from south-east winds on a rocky bottom.
- Sheltered S, SE
- 1272AnchorageFrance
Anse des Sablettes
3.6Long sandy bay between La Seyne-sur-Mer and the Saint-Mandrier peninsula. Anchoring is prohibited here.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
1273AnchorageFranceBeg er Sennerion
3.6Small sand anchorage on Île d'Hoedic, just east of Port de l'Argol.
- Sheltered W
- 1274AnchorageFrance
Belvédère
3.6Sand-bottom anchorage off the Belvédère rocks, 0.2 nm north of Bormes-les-Mimosas and 0.8 nm south-west of Le Lavandou, on the Var coast of Provence.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
1275AnchorageFranceLa Tour Fondue
3.6Anchorage off the Tour Fondue headland at the southern tip of the Giens peninsula, Var, opposite Porquerolles.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
1276HarbourFranceLe Plomb
3.6Drying tidal harbour on the Pertuis Breton shore at L'Houmeau, north of La Rochelle, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
- 1277AnchorageFrance
Plage de l'homme mort
3.6Anchorage off a small cove on the Esterel coast between Boulouris and Agay, commune of Saint-Raphaël, Var.
- Sheltered NW, N
- 1278AnchorageFrance
Plage du Guerzido
3.6Anchorage off Guerzido beach on the south coast of the Île de Bréhat, in the archipelago north of Paimpol.
- Sheltered NW, N
- 1279AnchorageFrance
Pointe de Galant
3.6Sand-bottom anchorage on the north side of the Baie des Lecques, near Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer in western Var.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
1280HarbourL'Épine, FrancePort de Morin
3.6Tidal harbour of 850 berths at L'Épine on the west coast of Noirmoutier, sheltered behind a sand spit at the mouth of the étier de l'Arceau.
1281AnchorageFrancePorto-Vecchio
3.6Anchorage in the Gulf of Porto-Vecchio on the south-east coast of Corsica, mud bottom with good holding, protected from W, SW, S, SE and E.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
1282AnchorageFranceRade de Villefranche
3.6Deep natural bay between Nice and Cap-Ferrat on the French Riviera, one of the deepest harbours on the Mediterranean coast with depths reaching 95 m close to shore.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
1283AnchorageFranceAnse de Porsmoguer
3.6Sandy cove on the Iroise coast of Plouarzel, west Finistère, between Pointe de Kermorvan and Pointe de Corsen.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
1284HarbourFranceAvignon
3.6River port on the Rhône along the Allées de l'Oulle, on the left bank opposite the Île de la Barthelasse, in the city of Avignon.
1285HarbourGâvres, FranceBan-Gâvres
3.6Small harbour of 5 visitor berths on the Gâvres peninsula, at the south entrance of the Lorient harbour.
1286AnchorageFranceBourgenay
3.6Rock-bottom anchorage off Talmont-Saint-Hilaire in Vendée, just outside the marina of Port Bourgenay on the Côte de Lumière.
- Sheltered NE, E
1287HarbourMontreuil-Juigné, FranceHalte Fluviale Montreuil Juigné
3.6River halt on the Mayenne between Angers and the confluence with the Loire, upstream of the écluse de l'Écluseau.
1288AnchorageFranceÎle aux Oiseaux
3.6Low sand and marsh island in the middle of the Bassin d'Arcachon, known for its two cabanes tchanquées on stilts.
- Sheltered W, NW
- 1289AnchorageFrance
Les Carniquets
3.6Drying sand anchorage in the Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel, off the Normandy coast north of Granville.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW, W, NW
1290AnchorageFranceMeaux
3.6River stopover on the Marne at Meaux in Seine-et-Marne, mud bottom, fully sheltered from all wind sectors.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
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