Cell towers in Charnay-les-Macon

Declared locations include La Bruyere, Grande rue de la Coupée, 233 Rue des Reine Lacour Rue Marius Lacrouze, 7 rue du Perthuis, Le Moulin du Blame and 60 et 76 Rue Claude Bernard.

The tallest structure is a 30 m pylon at La Lye. The median is 24 m, slightly below the Saône-et-Loire median of 30 m.

2017 was the busiest year, with 27 new systems, most of them 4G. Free Mobile opened 5G here in December 2020; Orange followed in January 2022, Bouygues Telecom followed in June 2024. The oldest transmitter still listed here goes back to 2002.

Approved additions not yet in service are pending on 2 existing masts, for example Bouygues Telecom (4G and 5G) at Le Moulin du Blame, SFR (4G and 5G) at Le Moulin du Blame and SFR (3G 900 MHz) at La Bruyere. 4 Bouygues Telecom 5G transmitters are listed as technically operational — installed, but not yet declared commercially in service.

3.5 GHz 5G is declared by Bouygues Telecom on 2 of its 3 masts, Free Mobile on 2 of its 3 masts, SFR on 2 of its 3 masts and Orange on 1 of its 2 masts. 75% of the town's masts carry 5G, fewer than across Saône-et-Loire towns with five or more masts (92%).

Of the 8 masts in the commune, Free Mobile is the only carrier on 3 masts.

Saint-Etienne-sur-Chalaronne lies 19 km to the south and has 6 masts declared.

8,227 residents over 12 km²: supports are mostly pylons, not rooftops.

6 pylons and 2 buildings carry the commune's antennas.

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