The effect of both anion type and loading on the amount and strength of basic sites of a series of AlPO4 -Al2O3 (APAl-P, 25 wt.% Al2O3) modified with F- or SO42- ions (1-3 wt.%) was studied. Surface basicity was measured by studying the adsorption of acidic molecules [benzoic acid (BA, pK(a) = 4.2) and phenol (PH, pK(a) = 9.9)], from cyclohexane solutions. The data obtained follow the Langmuir adsorption isotherm and the monolayer coverage at equilibrium (at 298 K), X(m), is assumed as the amount of basic sites corresponding to the specific pK(a) of the acid probe used. The amount of basic sites of anion-treated APAl-P catalysts is lower than that of the unmodified one, and on increasing the anion loading, the basicity of the catalysts gradually decreases. Furthermore, the decrease in surface basicity by anion loading is more accentuated in the case of fluoride ion and, thus, the number of strongest basic sites (measured vs. PH) sharply decreases.