Best anchorages and harbours in France

Le port du Loiron

Small drying harbour at Angoulins, on the Pertuis d'Antioche between Châtelaillon and La Rochelle.

Le Pouldu

Anchorage off Le Pouldu, at the mouth of the Laita river between Finistere and Morbihan, southern Brittany.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Le Rieul

Mooring on buoys off the plage de Longchamp at Saint-Briac-sur-Mer, Côte d'Émeraude, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Le Rohaliguen

Buoy field of 31 moorings off Rohaliguen, on the north coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer in Brittany.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Le Rohaliguen

Rocky anchorage on the south coast of the Rhuys peninsula in southern Brittany, just east of the fishing port of Saint-Jacques, commune of Sarzeau.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Le rouet

Small harbour on the Côte Bleue at the east end of Carry-le-Rouet, between Marseille and Martigues.

Le Somail

Historic halt on the Canal du Midi at Le Somail, commune of Sallèles-d'Aude, Occitanie, about 15 km west of Narbonne.

Le Traon

Buoy mooring on mud in the Rivière d'Auray, Golfe du Morbihan, Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E

Les Alises

Anchorage on the north coast of the Île d'Oléron, close to Saint-Denis-d'Oléron, Charente-Maritime.

• Sheltered S, SW, W

Les Chappas

Sand-bottom anchorage on the Provence coast, open to the south between Port de Eygoires and Baie Saint Michel.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Les Eaux Blanches

Shallow light-craft area on the étang de Thau at Sète, on the lagoon side of the Languedoc coast.

Les Echos De BRUNEVAL

Beach anchorage under the chalk cliffs of the Pays de Caux in Normandie, 0,8 nm north of the Port du Havre-Antifer oil terminal.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Les Formes

Mud-bottom anchorage in the Baie de Bourgneuf, southern Loire-Atlantique, sheltered from NW and W.

• Sheltered NW, W

Les HÔPITAUX

Drying cove east of Cap d'Erquy in the Côtes-d'Armor, north Brittany, used by shallow-draught boats and local dinghies.

Les Oursinières

Sand-bottom anchorage on the south side of the Presqu'île de Giens in the bay of Le Pradet, Var.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

LesCanalous

Canal boat hire base on the Canal du Rhône à Sète at Carnon, commune of Mauguio, Hérault.

Locaboat

Canal boat rental base on the Canal du Nivernais near Corbigny, in the commune of Pazy in the Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Lock Mooring In Pound Danger Low Pier Cable In Front Of Mooring

Canal stop on the Canal des Vosges in Lorraine, Meurthe-et-Moselle, roughly halfway between Nancy and Épinal.

Locmalo

Anchorage off the hamlet of Locmalo, on the western shore of the Gâvres peninsula at the entrance to the Lorient roadstead, Brittany.

• Paid
• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Locquemeau

Small drying harbour on the west side of the Baie de Lannion, in Trédrez-Locquémeau, northern Brittany.

• Sheltered E, S

Locquirec

Tidal drying harbour of 433 moorings on the north coast of Finistère, at the mouth of the Douron estuary, between the bays of Lannion and Morlaix.

Logéo West - Le Poul

Mooring field on buoys off Le Logeo, on the western shore of the Gulf of Morbihan, sand bottom.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Lomener

Small harbour at Lomener in Ploemeur, on the Morbihan coast west of Lorient.

Lorient Port à sec

Dry stack marina of 280 spaces at Lorient La Base, on the west bank of the Ter, in the former submarine base of Keroman.

Lormont Bas

Small tidal harbour on the right bank of the Garonne in Lormont, across the river from Bordeaux.

Luc sur mer

Open roadstead off Luc-sur-Mer on the Calvados coast, between Courseulles and Ouistreham.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Lumes

Small river halt on the Meuse in the Ardennes, 8 berths, south-east of Charleville-Mezieres.

Magouer

Small harbour on the west bank of the ria d'Étel at Plouhinec, facing the town of Étel across the channel in Morbihan.

Magouër

Mooring field of 31 buoys on the west bank of the Étel river, opposite the village of Étel in Morbihan.

• Paid
• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Maison blanche

Anchorage in the rade de Brest, on the south shore between Pointe de l'Armorique and the entrance to the Élorn, in Finistère.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W