Anchorage

Anse de Méjan

4.6FranceVar

Shelter: NW, N, NE, W
Seabed: sand, algae
Anchoring: Allowed

Small cove on the eastern flank of Cap Brun, east of Toulon and west of Carqueiranne, with room for two or three boats on sand and patches of algae.

Mooring buoys
Pontoon
Beach
Seagrass

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from the SE on sand between 5 and 10 metres, keeping clear of the rocks close under the cliffs on both sides of the cove. Sheltered from the N, NE, NW and W by the Cap Brun massif, exposed to the E and SE where the swell enters head on. It rolls even in calm weather from the wash of traffic in and out of Toulon, so a night here can be uncomfortable. Busy by day with day boats, quieter after dark.

Practical

No services on the anchorage. A few mooring buoys lie on the west side but they are privately held under AOT, so do not count on them, and there is a tap at the first-aid post on the beach. Port Saint-Louis du Mourillon 1.6 nm to the W for water, diesel and a small shopping street. Toulon Darse Nord 1.9 nm to the W for a larger marina, fuel and all shops of the city centre.

Ashore

A restaurant, L'Escale, sits on the water and is reached by dinghy, popular enough to need booking, with a second restaurant in the small cove to the east. The Sentier du littoral runs along the top of Cap Brun and links the anse to the Batterie du Cap Brun, a 19th century coastal battery, 600 m to the W. Plage de Méjan, a small sand and pebble beach, sits at the head of the cove.