Anchorage

Le blavet aval ferme

Shelter: NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
Seabed: mud
Anchoring: Allowed

River anchorage on the lower Blavet below Hennebont, sheltered from all directions, mud bottom.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Up the Blavet from Lorient through Port-Louis and the Pen Mané reach, passing under the Saint-Christophe road bridge. The river is navigable to Hennebont at high water, with drying banks on either side. Tidal, watch the ebb on the way back down and the overhead clearance of the bridges.

Practical

Hennebont town quay 1.5 NM north with visitor berths, water and electricity on the pontoon, fuel at Lorient only. No services at the anchorage itself.

Ashore

Hennebont at 1.5 NM, medieval ramparts and Basilique Notre-Dame-de-Paradis from the 16th century. National stud farm founded in 1857, open to visitors. Voie verte V7 cycle path along the Blavet towards Pontivy.

Key facts

Type: Anchorage
Coordinates: 47.77263, -3.28517 (47°46.36'N 3°17.11'W)
Country: France
Shelter: Sheltered from north-west, north, north-east, west, east, south-west, south, south-east winds
Seabed: mud
Anchoring: Allowed
Boaters' rating: 4.2/5
Updated: July 7, 2026