Anse du Gouvernement

The Anse du Gouvernement lies just around the shore from Saint-Pierre town, a small cove of shingle and rock below low ground with the harbour entrance and the Île aux Marins in view across the water. It is the nearest piece of open shore to the town and people walk out to it in the evening. The name comes from the administration's old ground above the cove.

What's there

• The shingle cove - the small stone beach below the low ground.
• The harbour view - the entrance and the Île aux Marins across the water.
• The short walk - the nearest open shore to the town.
• The seabirds - gulls and terns working the water off the point.

When to go

June to September is the workable season. Fog is common through the summer. Winter makes the walk out unpleasant rather than impossible.

Before you go

It is a small cove and half an hour covers it. There is no beach in the sunbathing sense; this is North Atlantic shingle. The wind off the water is cold most of the year.

Nearby

Saint-Pierre town is south, and the Île aux Marins is across the harbour.