Cell towers in Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise

Declared locations include Bertelage, Super Besse, Super-Besse and 2 Avenue du Sancy.

Inventory: a 34 m pylon, at Bertelage, for Bouygues Telecom, Free Mobile, Orange and SFR; a 25 m pylon, at Super Besse, for SFR; a 15 m pylon, at Super-Besse, for Orange; a 21 m building, at 2 Avenue du Sancy, for Free Mobile; a 15 m pylon, at Super Besse, for Free Mobile.

3.5 GHz 5G is declared by Orange on all 2 masts and SFR on 1 of its 2 masts. Free Mobile only has 5G on 700 MHz — longer reach, lower speed. 100% of the town's masts carry 5G, more than across Puy-de-Dôme towns with five or more masts (88%).

2019 was the busiest year, with 11 new systems, most of them 4G. Free Mobile opened 5G here in April 2021; Orange followed in January 2025, SFR followed in February 2025. The oldest transmitter still listed here goes back to 2000.

ANFR lists a 34 m pylon at Bertelage as the tallest structure. The median height of measured supports is 21 m.

By mast count, Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise is 19th of the 25 Puy-de-Dôme towns that have five or more.

Supports leave a gap of about 5.1 km to the west of the centre. Most declared azimuths point outward, along a corridor or valley rather than at the centre.

3 Free Mobile 5G transmitters are listed as technically operational — installed, but not yet declared commercially in service.

12 km to the north-west, neighbouring Mont-Dore has less 5G (80%).

Of the 5 masts in the commune, only one mast carries all four networks.

4 pylons and 1 building carry the commune's antennas.

These figures are what operators declare to ANFR, as of October 2026.