Anchorage

L'Île Rousse

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Shelter: NW, W, SW, S, SE
Seabed: sand
Anchoring: Forbidden

Mooring field on buoys off L'Île-Rousse in Balagne, northern Corsica, with 20 berths east of the commercial harbour.

Mooring buoys
Visitor buoys
Pontoon
Beach

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from the N or E with the red rock islets of La Pietra conspicuous. The commercial port handles daily ferries from Nice and Marseille; keep clear of the fairway. Call the harbour on VHF 9 for buoy allocation. Open to winds from NW round to SE; sheltered only from the N behind La Pietra.

Practical

20 buoys on sand, fitted and laid by the harbour authority. Contact the capitainerie of Port Eugène Ceccaldi 5.4 nm west for payment, water, fuel, and technical services not available on the mooring field itself.

Ashore

The town centre sits 300 metres from the landing stage. Covered market on place Paoli runs every morning in summer. Train station of the Chemins de Fer de Corse, which links Calvi, Ponte-Leccia, Bastia, and Ajaccio, stands less than 400 metres from the quay.

History

L'Île-Rousse was founded in 1758 by Pascal Paoli as a Corsican outlet built to rival Genoese-held Calvi. The grid plan of the old town and the name Paoli gave it, Isola Rossa, both date from that foundation.

Key facts

Type: Anchorage
Coordinates: 42.63593, 8.94166 (42°38.16'N 8°56.50'E)
Country: France
Shelter: Sheltered from north-west, west, south-west, south, south-east winds
Seabed: sand
Anchoring: Forbidden
Fees: Paid
VHF channel: 9
Phone: +33495602651
Services: Mooring buoys, Visitor buoys, Pontoon, Beach
Boaters' rating: 4.0/5
Updated: July 7, 2026