Cell towers in Saint-Chamond (Loire)

Place names on the register include RTE de Chavanne, Les Grandes Bruyères, La Croix Berthaud, 48 rue Général de Gaulle, Paraqueue Est and Fonsala.

2013 was the busiest year, with 52 new systems, most of them 4G. Local 5G started with Bouygues Telecom in November 2020; Free Mobile followed in December 2020, SFR followed in December 2020. The oldest transmitter still listed here goes back to 1996.

Approved additions not yet in service are pending on 6 existing masts, for example Bouygues Telecom (4G 700 MHz) at Adapei, Bouygues Telecom (4G and 5G) at Coailleux and Free Mobile (4G 800 MHz) at 47 Rue Marcellin Champagnat. 27 Bouygues Telecom 5G transmitters are listed as technically operational — installed, but not yet declared commercially in service.

ANFR lists a 46 m building at 1-3 square Janon as the tallest structure. The median height of measured supports is 27 m.

By mast count, Saint-Chamond is 3rd of the 28 Loire towns that have five or more.

3.5 GHz 5G is declared by Bouygues Telecom on 13 of its 16 masts, Orange on 10 of its 11 masts, Free Mobile on 8 of its 13 masts and SFR on 6 of its 9 masts.

Supports leave a gap of about 1.7 km to the south-west of the centre.

Nearby, Sorbiers (5.8 km to the west) has only 6 masts.

Of the 32 masts in the commune, only one mast carries all four networks.

Supports split between 18 pylons and 14 buildings.

Source: operator declarations to ANFR, as of October 2026. Projects that are only approved are left out of the totals.