Cell towers in Arcachon (Gironde)

Most of the town's 14 masts are buildings (8); 2 road gantries, 1 water tower and 1 camouflaged "tree" pylon make up the rest of the mix.

Declared locations include 21 Avenue Charles de Gaulle, Le Bourg, avenue Michel Montaigne, boulevard Veyrier Montagnères, 200 Boulevard de la Plage and 50 B boulevard Deganne.

27 systems were switched on in the past 12 months. ANFR has approved 2 new sites that are not live yet, plus additions on 5 existing masts. New: Orange (4G and 5G, including 5G at 3.5 GHz) at 1 Boulevard Cote D'Argent and Orange (4G and 5G, including 5G at 3.5 GHz) at Chemin D'Accès à la Chapelle du Moulleau. 8 Bouygues Telecom 5G transmitters are listed as technically operational — installed, but not yet declared commercially in service.

The highest support stands 60 m at 50 B boulevard Deganne (building). The median is 19 m, slightly below the Gironde median of 36 m.

The commune owns 4 of the 14 masts, Totem owns 1.

2013 was the busiest year, with 20 new systems, most of them 4G. Orange switched on the first 5G here in May 2021; Bouygues Telecom followed in August 2021, SFR followed in August 2021. The oldest transmitter still listed here goes back to 1997.

Of the 14 masts in the commune, Orange is the only carrier on 8 masts.

3.5 GHz 5G is declared by Orange on 7 of its 10 masts, Bouygues Telecom on all 4 masts, SFR on all 4 masts and Free Mobile on 3 of its 4 masts.

3.8 km to the south-east, neighbouring La Teste-de-Buch has 19 masts, more than here.

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