Cell towers in Abbeville (Somme)

Declared supports include 2 water towers, with pylons making up most of the remainder.

Masts stand at La Justice, Les Pres Collort, 1 place Max Lejeune, RTE de Doullens, Fond de Canteleu and Boulevard de la Portelette.

2 masts belong to the commune itself and 1 to Hivory; the rest sit mainly on private buildings.

Systems from 1995 are still on the register. Free Mobile switched on the first 5G here in April 2021; Orange followed in May 2022, SFR followed in July 2022. 2022 was the busiest year, with 30 new systems, most of them 5G.

Over the past 12 months ANFR recorded 13 new systems here. Approved additions not yet in service are pending on 2 existing masts, for example Bouygues Telecom (4G and 5G) at Fond de Canteleu and Orange (5G 700 MHz) at Cote de la Justice D1001. 7 Bouygues Telecom 5G transmitters are listed as technically operational — installed, but not yet declared commercially in service.

On 3.5 GHz, the fastest 5G band: Free Mobile on 5 of its 8 masts, Bouygues Telecom on all 4 masts, Orange on all 4 masts and SFR on all 4 masts. 5G is on 100% of masts here, against 80% across Somme towns with five or more masts.

The highest support stands 58 m at Fond de Canteleu (water tower). The median height of measured supports is 33 m.

Only one mast carries all four networks; 4 supports carry only Free Mobile.

27 km to the north-west, neighbouring Quend has only 5 masts.

The widest declared gap between neighbouring supports is about 1.8 km, to the north-west of the centre.

22,395 residents over 26 km²: supports are mostly pylons, not rooftops. It is part of the CA de la Baie de Somme intercommunal grouping.

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