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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2581AnchorageFrancePlage des Carrés
Mooring field off the plage des Carrés at Pornic, on the Jade coast of Loire-Atlantique, sand bottom, sheltered from N, NE and E winds.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
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Mouillage sud de Belle-Île
Rocky anchorage on the south coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, Brittany, open to the Bay of Biscay.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
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Plage des Pommiers
Sheltered anchorage in a small cove on the Presqu'île de Giens, close to the Port de la Baie Saint-Michel, on the Var coast of Provence.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
2584AnchorageFrancePlage du Bouvet Cove
Daytime anchorage on the south coast of Giens peninsula, east of Port du Niel, facing the Îles d'Hyères.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
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Plage du galon d’or
Open anchorage off the long sand beach of Galon d'Or on the west coast of Île d'Oléron, south of Saint-Trojan-les-Bains.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
2586AnchorageFrancePlage du Lazaret
Anchorage off the Lazaret beach on the Sète lido, sand bottom, sheltered from most quarters except southerly winds.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
2587AnchorageFrancePlage du Moulin
Sand anchorage 0,5 nm south of Saint-Quay-Portrieux in the baie de Saint-Brieuc, Brittany.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
2588AnchorageFrancePlage du Port
Buoy field off the north Finistère coast near Roscoff, sand bottom, open to westerly swell.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
2589AnchorageFrancePlage du Veillon
Anchorage off the sandy Veillon beach at the mouth of the Payré estuary, south of Talmont-Saint-Hilaire in Vendée.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
2590AnchorageFrancePlage la Testa
Sand-bottom anchorage off Pianottoli-Caldarello on the south coast of Corsica, west of Bonifacio.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
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Plage le Bourdigou
Open anchorage off the Bourdigou beach on the Roussillon coast, between Le Barcares and Sainte-Marie-la-Mer.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
2592AnchorageFrancePlage Napoléon
Sand anchorage off the long Plage Napoléon at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, on the eastern side of the Rhône delta in the Camargue.
- Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, SE
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Plage Nord de Taussat
Anchorage on the northeast shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, off Taussat-les-Bains in Gironde.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
2594AnchorageFrancePlage Saint-Enogat
Open anchorage off the beach of Saint-Énogat on the west side of Dinard, facing the bay of Saint-Malo.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW
2595AnchorageFrancePlage San Giovanni
Sand-bottom anchorage on the south coast of Corsica, between Pianottoli-Caldarello and the Bouches de Bonifacio.
- Sheltered NW, N
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Point du Jour
Anchorage on the Garonne river at Lormont, on the right bank opposite Bordeaux, with a mud bottom.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
2597AnchorageFrancepointe de gueretion
Anchorage on the north coast of Île du Levant, Var, facing the Parc national de Port-Cros to the west.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
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Pointe de Guerre Vieille
Buoy field off the Pointe de Guerre Vieille on the north side of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, facing the bay of Les Canoubiers.
- Sheltered W
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Pointe de Kerners
Anchorage off the Pointe de Kerners on the northern shore of the Golfe du Morbihan, near the commune of Arzon.
- Sheltered E, SE, S
2600AnchorageFrancePointe de l’Observatoire
Anchorage on the red porphyry coast of the Estérel, between Anthéor and Le Trayas in the Var, on rock and weed.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
2601AnchorageFrancePointe de la Chaine
Anchorage off the Pointe de la Chaine on the eastern side of the baie de Cancale, Ille-et-Vilaine, northern Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, W
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Pointe de la Jument
Anchorage on sand off the Pointe de la Jument, at the entrance of the bay of Douarnenez, Finistere.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW
2603AnchorageFrancePointe du Bec
Rocky anchorage off Pornichet on the southern Brittany coast, just east of the Baie de La Baule.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 2604AnchorageFrance
Mouillage de la Salis
Anchorage off Plage de la Salis, east of the Cap d'Antibes peninsula, on the French Riviera.
- Sheltered W
2605AnchorageFrancePointe Erlong
Sandy anchorage in the Golfe du Morbihan, off the Locmariaquer peninsula near the entrance to the gulf.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
2606HarbourPort-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, FrancePôle Nautisme Mer Port St Louis
Main yard and pleasure port of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, at the eastern mouth of the Rhône in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Managed by the SPL Nautisme Mer et Développement.
2607HarbourReuil, FrancePont de Damery Pontoon
River pontoon on the Marne at the foot of the road bridge linking Reuil to Damery, in the Champagne vineyards.
2608AnchorageFrancePont du Brault
Anchorage on the Sevre Niortaise near the Brault road bridge, at the eastern edge of the Baie de l'Aiguillon in Vendee.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, SW, S, SE
2609AnchorageFrancePont du maréchal Juin
River mooring on the Seine at Boissise-le-Roi in Seine-et-Marne, just downstream of the maréchal Juin road bridge, around 45 km upstream of Paris.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 2610AnchorageFrance
Pont tournants
Anchorage on rock bottom just outside the swing bridges of Le Grau-du-Roi, at the mouth of the canal linking the sea to Aigues-Mortes.
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