diff --git a/apps/portal-shell/src/app/components/footer/footer.html b/apps/portal-shell/src/app/components/footer/footer.html
index 233d27e..78fd94e 100644
--- a/apps/portal-shell/src/app/components/footer/footer.html
+++ b/apps/portal-shell/src/app/components/footer/footer.html
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
   aria-label="Page footer"
   class="flex h-10 shrink-0 items-center justify-between border-t border-gray-200 bg-white px-4 text-xs text-gray-500 dark:border-gray-800 dark:bg-gray-900 dark:text-gray-400 sm:px-6"
 >
-  <p i18n="@@footer.copyright">&copy; {{ year }} APF France handicap</p>
-
-  <div class="flex items-center gap-4">
-    <app-locale-switcher />
+  <div class="flex items-center gap-3">
+    <p i18n="@@footer.copyright">&copy; {{ year }} APF France handicap</p>
+    <span aria-hidden="true" class="text-gray-300 dark:text-gray-700">·</span>
     <nav i18n-aria-label="@@footer.aria.legal" aria-label="Legal">
       <a
         routerLink="/accessibility"
@@ -16,4 +15,9 @@
       >
     </nav>
   </div>
+
+  <div class="flex items-center gap-4">
+    <app-locale-switcher />
+    <app-theme-switcher />
+  </div>
 </footer>
diff --git a/apps/portal-shell/src/app/components/footer/footer.spec.ts b/apps/portal-shell/src/app/components/footer/footer.spec.ts
index 768d06c..e8aa9dc 100644
--- a/apps/portal-shell/src/app/components/footer/footer.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/portal-shell/src/app/components/footer/footer.spec.ts
@@ -42,4 +42,24 @@ describe('Footer', () => {
     await fixture.whenStable();
     expect(fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('app-locale-switcher')).not.toBeNull();
   });
+
+  it('embeds the theme switcher (moved here from the header)', async () => {
+    const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(Footer);
+    await fixture.whenStable();
+    expect(fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('app-theme-switcher')).not.toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('groups copyright + accessibility on the left, switchers on the right', async () => {
+    const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(Footer);
+    await fixture.whenStable();
+    const root = fixture.nativeElement as HTMLElement;
+    const clusters = Array.from(root.querySelectorAll('footer > div'));
+    expect(clusters).toHaveLength(2);
+    // Left cluster — info / legal.
+    expect(clusters[0]?.querySelector('p')?.textContent).toContain('APF France handicap');
+    expect(clusters[0]?.querySelector('a[href="/accessibility"]')).not.toBeNull();
+    // Right cluster — device preferences.
+    expect(clusters[1]?.querySelector('app-locale-switcher')).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(clusters[1]?.querySelector('app-theme-switcher')).not.toBeNull();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/apps/portal-shell/src/app/components/footer/footer.ts b/apps/portal-shell/src/app/components/footer/footer.ts
index ea2d6c6..0479089 100644
--- a/apps/portal-shell/src/app/components/footer/footer.ts
+++ b/apps/portal-shell/src/app/components/footer/footer.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,30 @@
 import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component } from '@angular/core';
 import { RouterLink } from '@angular/router';
 import { LocaleSwitcher } from '../locale-switcher/locale-switcher';
+import { ThemeSwitcher } from '../theme-switcher/theme-switcher';
 
 /**
  * Thin full-width footer pinned to the bottom of the shell.
  *
- * v1 ships:
- *   - APF France handicap copyright with the current year.
- *   - Locale switcher (FR / EN) — per ADR-0019, hard-refreshes to
- *     the matching `/fr/...` or `/en/...` prefix.
- *   - Accessibility statement link — single i18n-marked link
- *     pointing to the canonical `/accessibility` path.
+ * Layout — two clusters separated by `justify-between`:
+ *   - **Left cluster** — APF France handicap copyright + accessibility
+ *     statement link, joined by a typographic separator. Static
+ *     informational content that anchors the page (who owns it, where
+ *     to find legal info).
+ *   - **Right cluster** — device preferences the reader controls:
+ *     locale switcher (per ADR-0019) and theme switcher (light / dark
+ *     / system). The theme switcher is in the footer rather than the
+ *     header so the same trigger location works for anonymous and
+ *     authenticated readers; moving it between auth states would
+ *     break consistency for a control whose purpose (changing read
+ *     conditions) is identical across both.
  *
- * The footer is reserved for cross-cutting page furniture. A
- * dev-only version badge lands here once `SERVICE_VERSION` is wired
+ * A dev-only version badge lands here once `SERVICE_VERSION` is wired
  * to a build-time injection.
  */
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-footer',
-  imports: [RouterLink, LocaleSwitcher],
+  imports: [RouterLink, LocaleSwitcher, ThemeSwitcher],
   templateUrl: './footer.html',
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
 })
diff --git a/apps/portal-shell/src/app/components/header/header.html b/apps/portal-shell/src/app/components/header/header.html
index 2c8631c..d8bc409 100644
--- a/apps/portal-shell/src/app/components/header/header.html
+++ b/apps/portal-shell/src/app/components/header/header.html
@@ -61,16 +61,6 @@
       >
         <lib-icon name="circle-help" />
       </button>
-      <app-theme-switcher />
-      <button
-        type="button"
-        class="inline-flex h-11 w-11 items-center justify-center rounded-full text-gray-600 transition-colors hover:bg-gray-100 hover:text-brand-primary-500 focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-brand-primary-500 dark:text-gray-300 dark:hover:bg-gray-800 dark:hover:text-brand-primary-300"
-        i18n-aria-label="@@header.action.settings"
-        aria-label="Settings"
-      >
-        <lib-icon name="settings" />
-      </button>
-
       @switch (authState().kind) { @case ('loading') {
       <span
         aria-hidden="true"
diff --git a/apps/portal-shell/src/app/components/header/header.spec.ts b/apps/portal-shell/src/app/components/header/header.spec.ts
index 462db79..1d0383b 100644
--- a/apps/portal-shell/src/app/components/header/header.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/portal-shell/src/app/components/header/header.spec.ts
@@ -96,17 +96,23 @@ describe('Header', () => {
     expect(label).not.toBeNull();
   });
 
-  it('renders the notifications / help / settings action buttons', async () => {
+  it('renders the notifications / help action buttons', async () => {
     const { fixture } = await setup({ onBootstrap: 'anonymous' });
     const root = fixture.nativeElement as HTMLElement;
     expect(root.querySelector('button[aria-label="Notifications"]')).not.toBeNull();
     expect(root.querySelector('button[aria-label="Help"]')).not.toBeNull();
-    expect(root.querySelector('button[aria-label="Settings"]')).not.toBeNull();
   });
 
-  it('embeds the theme switcher', async () => {
+  it('no longer embeds the theme switcher (moved to the footer)', async () => {
     const { fixture } = await setup({ onBootstrap: 'anonymous' });
-    expect(fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('app-theme-switcher')).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('app-theme-switcher')).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('no longer embeds a standalone Settings button (UserMenu carries it)', async () => {
+    const { fixture } = await setup({ onBootstrap: 'anonymous' });
+    expect(
+      (fixture.nativeElement as HTMLElement).querySelector('button[aria-label="Settings"]'),
+    ).toBeNull();
   });
 
   it('renders the logo zone, expanded with wordmark by default', async () => {
diff --git a/apps/portal-shell/src/app/components/header/header.ts b/apps/portal-shell/src/app/components/header/header.ts
index d06be96..8334df7 100644
--- a/apps/portal-shell/src/app/components/header/header.ts
+++ b/apps/portal-shell/src/app/components/header/header.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { Icon, UserMenu, type UserMenuItem } from 'shared-ui';
 import { LayoutStateService } from 'shared-state';
 import { environment } from '../../../environments/environment';
 import { CapabilitiesService } from '../../services/capabilities.service';
-import { ThemeSwitcher } from '../theme-switcher/theme-switcher';
 
 /**
  * Top-of-page banner.
@@ -18,18 +17,19 @@ import { ThemeSwitcher } from '../theme-switcher/theme-switcher';
  *     `LayoutStateService`.
  *   - Global search input (placeholder; wired to a real search service
  *     once we have content to query).
- *   - Action cluster: notifications, help, settings, and a user
- *     widget. The widget renders one of three states — loading,
- *     anonymous (a "Sign in" button), authenticated (avatar with
- *     initials + display name + "Sign out" button) — driven by
- *     `AuthService` (ADR-0009).
+ *   - Action cluster: notifications, help, and the user widget. The
+ *     widget renders one of three states — loading, anonymous
+ *     (a "Sign in" button), authenticated (avatar dropdown) — driven
+ *     by `AuthService` (ADR-0009). Theme + locale switchers live in
+ *     the footer alongside the accessibility statement so a single
+ *     "device-prefs" cluster carries them across auth states.
  *
  * Lives at app level (not in libs/shared/ui/) on purpose: one consumer
  * for now. Promotion when a second app needs it.
  */
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-header',
-  imports: [RouterLink, Icon, ThemeSwitcher, UserMenu],
+  imports: [RouterLink, Icon, UserMenu],
   templateUrl: './header.html',
   styleUrl: './header.scss',
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
diff --git a/apps/portal-shell/src/locale/messages.fr.xlf b/apps/portal-shell/src/locale/messages.fr.xlf
index 3f2a71e..dfd89f6 100644
--- a/apps/portal-shell/src/locale/messages.fr.xlf
+++ b/apps/portal-shell/src/locale/messages.fr.xlf
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@
         <source>Notifications</source>
         <target>Notifications</target>
       </trans-unit>
-      <trans-unit id="header.action.settings" datatype="html">
-        <source>Settings</source>
-        <target>Paramètres</target>
-      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="header.authError" datatype="html">
         <source>Can't reach the server</source>
         <target>Serveur injoignable</target>