Cell towers in Ars-en-Re (Charente-Maritime)

Most of the town's 5 masts are pylons (4); 1 water tower make up the rest of the mix.

Antennas are listed at quai de Pree, La Tricherie, 9 quai de la Pree, Les Faux and Grignon.

The declared supports are a 25 m pylon, at quai de Pree, for Free Mobile; a 40 m water tower, at La Tricherie, for Bouygues Telecom, Free Mobile, Orange and SFR; a 20 m pylon, at 9 quai de la Pree, for Bouygues Telecom and SFR; a 51 m pylon, at Les Faux, for Free Mobile; a 17 m pylon, at Grignon, for Orange.

The tallest structure is a 51 m pylon at Les Faux. The median is 25 m, slightly below the Charente-Maritime median of 31 m.

Systems from 1999 are still on the register. Free Mobile opened 5G here in December 2020; Orange followed in April 2021, SFR followed in December 2021. 2022 was the busiest year, with 10 new systems, most of them 5G.

Approved additions not yet in service are pending on one existing mast, for example Free Mobile (4G 2100 MHz) at La Tricherie. 4 Bouygues Telecom 5G transmitters are listed as technically operational — installed, but not yet declared commercially in service.

Among the 20 Charente-Maritime towns with at least five masts, Ars-en-Re ranks 13th by mast count.

On 3.5 GHz, the fastest 5G band: Bouygues Telecom on all 2 masts, Free Mobile on 2 of its 3 masts, Orange on all 2 masts and SFR on all 2 masts.

Saint-Martin-de-Re lies 11 km to the east and has less 5G (80%).

Only one mast carries all four networks.

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