Cell towers in Quend (Somme)

Most of the town's 5 masts are pylons (3); 1 water tower and 1 camouflaged "tree" pylon make up the rest of the mix.

Declared locations include Au Sentier de la Procession, Petite Californie, 11 Avenue des Pins, 52 Rue de la Gare and Rue Notre Dame.

Inventory: a 35 m pylon, at Au Sentier de la Procession, for Bouygues Telecom, Free Mobile and SFR; a 25 m water tower, at Petite Californie, for Bouygues Telecom, Free Mobile, Orange and SFR; a 26 m camouflaged "tree" pylon, at 11 Avenue des Pins, for Bouygues Telecom, Free Mobile and SFR; a 44 m pylon, at 52 Rue de la Gare, for Free Mobile and Orange; a 19 m pylon, at Rue Notre Dame, for Orange.

ANFR lists a 44 m pylon at 52 Rue de la Gare as the tallest structure. The median is 26 m, slightly below the Somme median of 31 m.

2018 was the busiest year, with 34 new systems, most of them 4G. Free Mobile switched on the first 5G here in December 2020; SFR followed in April 2023, Bouygues Telecom followed in April 2023. The oldest transmitter still listed here goes back to 2000.

By mast count, Quend is 5th of the 6 Somme towns that have five or more.

Totem is the largest declared owner (2 masts), ahead of TDF (1).

3.5 GHz 5G is declared by Bouygues Telecom on 2 of its 3 masts, SFR on 2 of its 3 masts, Free Mobile on 1 of its 4 masts and Orange on 1 of its 3 masts.

5 Bouygues Telecom 5G transmitters are listed as technically operational — installed, but not yet declared commercially in service.

Supports leave a gap of about 2 km to the west of the centre.

Berck lies 9.7 km to the north and has 10 masts, more than here.

Of the 5 masts in the commune, only one mast carries all four networks.

These figures are what operators declare to ANFR, as of October 2026.