Cell towers in Villars (Loire)

Antennas are listed at Rochefoy, Le Curnieux, 7 Rue de l'Artisanat, Le Marthourey and La Boutonne.

The declared supports are a 27 m pylon, at Rochefoy, for Bouygues Telecom and SFR; a 28 m pylon, at Le Curnieux, for Bouygues Telecom and Orange; a 21 m building, at 7 Rue de l'Artisanat, for Free Mobile; a 32 m pylon, at Le Marthourey, for Bouygues Telecom, Free Mobile and Orange; a 31 m pylon, at La Boutonne, for Free Mobile and SFR.

Systems from 1998 are still on the register. Local 5G started with Bouygues Telecom in November 2020; Free Mobile followed in December 2020, SFR followed in December 2020. 2021 was the busiest year, with 15 new systems, most of them 5G.

Over the past 12 months ANFR recorded 8 new systems here. 6 Bouygues Telecom 5G transmitters are listed as technically operational — installed, but not yet declared commercially in service.

The tallest structure is a 32 m pylon at Le Marthourey. The median is 28 m, above the Loire median of 25 m.

Among the 28 Loire towns with at least five masts, Villars ranks 28th by mast count. With 5 masts for 7,664 residents, or 7 per 10,000, it has fewer masts per inhabitant than the median for those towns (9).

2 masts belong to Hivory and 1 to Cellnex.

On 3.5 GHz, the fastest 5G band: Bouygues Telecom on all 3 masts, Free Mobile on 2 of its 3 masts, Orange on all 2 masts and SFR on all 2 masts.

Nearby, Saint-Priest-en-Jarez (1.8 km to the east) has less 5G (83%).

Colocation covers 4 supports.

Most declared azimuths point outward, along a corridor or valley rather than at the centre.

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

Of the 76 systems declared here, 19 are installed but not yet in commercial service (ANFR, as of October 2026).