Cell towers in Charleville-Mezieres (Ardennes)

Masts stand at La Grande Terre, ZAC le Bois Fortant, Le Clos Journey, Parc Deville, 45 avenue de Manchester and rue des Forges St Charles.

Over the past 12 months ANFR recorded 55 new systems here. ANFR has approved 4 new sites that are not live yet, plus additions on 8 existing masts. New: Free Mobile (4G and 5G, including 5G at 3.5 GHz) at Rue Michael Faraday, Free Mobile (4G and 5G, including 5G at 3.5 GHz) at La Brouette and Free Mobile (4G and 5G, including 5G at 3.5 GHz) at 18 Avenue de l'Industrie. 13 Bouygues Telecom 5G transmitters are listed as technically operational — installed, but not yet declared commercially in service.

The highest support stands 50 m at ZAC le Bois Fortant (pylon). The median height of measured supports is 30 m.

Systems from 1995 are still on the register. Local 5G started with Free Mobile in December 2020; Orange followed in December 2021, SFR followed in April 2024. 2021 was the busiest year, with 66 new systems, most of them 4G.

5 masts carry all four networks; 7 supports carry only Orange.

Among the 7 Ardennes towns with at least five masts, Charleville-Mezieres ranks 1st by mast count. With 26 masts for 45,560 residents, or 6 per 10,000, it has fewer masts per inhabitant than the median for those towns (10).

On 3.5 GHz, the fastest 5G band: Orange on all 14 masts, Free Mobile on 9 of its 12 masts, Bouygues Telecom on 6 of its 13 masts and SFR on 6 of its 12 masts.

Nearby, Rethel (39 km to the south-west) has only 5 masts.

The widest declared gap between neighbouring supports is about 2.7 km, to the east of the centre.

15 buildings and 11 pylons carry the commune's antennas.

Figures above cover installations declared to ANFR as in service or technically operational, as of October 2026; approved projects are not counted.