Cell towers in Faches-Thumesnil (Nord)

Masts stand at avenue du Ganeral Leclerc, rue Henri Dillies, rue Louis Bergot, avenue de Bordeaux, 169 Rue du Faubourg D'Arras and 82 rue Chem des Margueritois.

Over the past 12 months ANFR recorded 12 new systems here. ANFR has approved one new site that is not live yet, plus additions on 2 existing masts. New: Free Mobile (4G and 5G, including 5G at 3.5 GHz) at 73 Chemin des Margueritois. 11 Bouygues Telecom 5G transmitters are listed as technically operational — installed, but not yet declared commercially in service.

Most antennas sit on rooftops (9 of 14), so heights stay modest; the tallest support is 36 m at rue Henri Dillies.

Systems from 1994 are still on the register. Free Mobile opened 5G here in December 2020; Bouygues Telecom followed in January 2021, SFR followed in June 2021. 2021 was the busiest year, with 33 new systems, most of them 5G.

On 3.5 GHz, the fastest 5G band: Bouygues Telecom on 5 of its 6 masts, Free Mobile on all 5 masts, SFR on 5 of its 6 masts and Orange on all 3 masts.

2.4 km to the north-east, neighbouring Ronchin has 16 masts declared.

Among the 94 Nord towns with at least five masts, Faches-Thumesnil ranks 23rd by mast count. With 14 masts for 18,619 residents, or 8 per 10,000, it has fewer masts per inhabitant than the median for those towns (9).

At 5 km² with 18,619 residents, the commune is dense enough that most antennas sit on rooftops rather than pylons. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille intercommunal grouping.

Most of the town's 14 masts are buildings (9).

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