Cell towers in Avion (Pas-de-Calais)

Place names on the register include Boulevard Henri Martel, Boulevard Anatole France, Zal du Carreau de la Fosse 7, rue de Bastisle, Cite du 13 and Rue du 2 Février 1965.

2019 was the busiest year, with 19 new systems, most of them 4G. Free Mobile switched on the first 5G here in December 2020; Orange followed in December 2020, SFR followed in March 2021. The oldest transmitter still listed here goes back to 2013.

Approved additions not yet in service are pending on 2 existing masts, for example Bouygues Telecom (4G and 5G) at Boulevard Anatole France and Bouygues Telecom (5G 2100 MHz) at Rue du 2 Février 1965. 7 Bouygues Telecom 5G transmitters are listed as technically operational — installed, but not yet declared commercially in service.

ANFR lists a 41 m building at Boulevard Anatole France as the tallest structure. The median height of measured supports is 29 m.

Of the 9 masts in the commune, only one mast carries all four networks, and Bouygues Telecom is the only carrier on 4 masts.

Cellnex is the largest declared owner (4 masts), ahead of Hivory (1).

3.5 GHz 5G is declared by Bouygues Telecom on 4 of its 5 masts, Free Mobile on 3 of its 4 masts, Orange on all 3 masts and SFR on all 2 masts.

Mericourt lies 2.5 km to the south-east and has 11 masts declared.

By mast count, Avion is 17th of the 61 Pas-de-Calais towns that have five or more. With 9 masts for 17,435 residents, or 5 per 10,000, it has fewer masts per inhabitant than the median for those towns (9).

5 pylons and 4 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.