Cell towers in Bobigny (Seine-Saint-Denis)

8 supports are declared underground, in a gallery or a tunnel. For questions about exposure, see the exposure guide.

Most of the town's 42 masts are buildings (27); 8 underground or tunnel sites make up the rest of the mix.

Place names on the register include Métro Bobigny-Pablo Picasso, Pont de Pierre, rue Romain Roland, rue Toussaint Louverture, Métro Bobigny rue Queneau L14 and rue de la Prospérité.

29 systems were switched on in the past 12 months. ANFR has approved 4 new sites that are not live yet, plus additions on 11 existing masts. New: Bouygues Telecom (4G and 5G) at 23 Avenue Paul Eluard, Free Mobile (4G and 5G, including 5G at 3.5 GHz) at 38 Mail Simone de Beauvoir and Free Mobile (4G and 5G, including 5G at 3.5 GHz) at 2 Rue de Bresse. 21 Bouygues Telecom 5G transmitters are listed as technically operational — installed, but not yet declared commercially in service.

2013 was the busiest year, with 77 new systems, most of them 4G. SFR switched on the first 5G here in November 2020; Bouygues Telecom followed in November 2020, Free Mobile followed in December 2020. The oldest transmitter still listed here goes back to 1999.

27 of the 42 masts are rooftop-mounted. The tallest support is 58 m at 4 rue du Chem Vert (building). The median height of measured supports is 25 m.

3.5 GHz 5G is declared by Free Mobile on 13 of its 17 masts, Bouygues Telecom on 9 of its 15 masts, Orange on 9 of its 14 masts and SFR on 8 of its 11 masts.

1.8 km to the north, neighbouring Drancy has 51 masts declared.

Of the 42 masts in the commune, Bouygues Telecom is the only carrier on 11 masts.

By mast count, Bobigny is 9th of the 36 Seine-Saint-Denis towns that have five or more.

At 7 km² with 56,927 residents, the commune is dense enough that most antennas sit on rooftops rather than pylons. It is part of the Métropole du Grand Paris intercommunal grouping.

Source: operator declarations to ANFR, as of October 2026. Projects that are only approved are left out of the totals.