Anchorage

Plage de Manec’h

Shelter: NW, N, NE, W, E, SW
Seabed: sand
Anchoring: Allowed

Sand anchorage at the mouth of the Aven and Bélon rivers, next to Port-Manec'h in southern Finistère.

Water
Pontoon
Beach

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Entry from the W between the Pointe de Beg Morg and the Pointe de Kerhermen. Sand bottom, sheltered from almost every quarter except directly from the S. Holding is good on sand. Keep clear of the swimming zone off Port-Manec'h beach and of the mooring field belonging to the SNSM station.

Practical

Water available. Port-Manec'h lies 0.1 NM to the SW with visitor moorings managed by the commune of Névez, a slipway and a small grocery in summer. Rosbras, 1.1 NM upriver to the N on the Aven, offers a riverside pontoon.

Ashore

GR34 coastal path passes above the cove, linking Port-Manec'h to Raguénez beach to the W and to the Bélon oyster beds to the E. Trégunc and Pont-Aven, the village that drew Gauguin and the Pont-Aven school, are within cycling distance at 6 and 4 km respectively.

Key facts

Type: Anchorage
Coordinates: 47.80315, -3.73685 (47°48.19'N 3°44.21'W)
Country: France
Shelter: Sheltered from north-west, north, north-east, west, east, south-west winds
Seabed: sand
Anchoring: Allowed
Services: Water, Pontoon, Beach
Boaters' rating: 4.4/5
Updated: July 7, 2026