Cell towers in Belves (Dordogne)

Most of the town's 5 masts are pylons (3); 2 water towers make up the rest of the mix.

Antennas are listed at 345 Capelou, Tournehil, Lamothe, Pomelle and Menaud.

The declared supports are a 24 m water tower, at 345 Capelou, for Orange; a 32 m water tower, at Tournehil, for Bouygues Telecom and SFR; a 31 m pylon, at Lamothe, for Bouygues Telecom, Free Mobile, Orange and SFR; a 40 m pylon, at Pomelle, for Free Mobile and Orange; a 32 m pylon, at Menaud, for Bouygues Telecom and SFR.

The highest support stands 40 m at Pomelle (pylon). The median height of measured supports is 32 m.

Fast 3.5 GHz 5G is declared by Orange alone, on 1 of its 3 masts. 5G is on 60% of masts here, against 80% across Dordogne towns with five or more masts.

Systems from 2001 are still on the register. Free Mobile opened 5G here in May 2021; SFR followed in June 2024, Bouygues Telecom followed in June 2024. 2017 was the busiest year, with 13 new systems, most of them 4G.

Approved additions not yet in service are pending on one existing mast, for example Free Mobile (4G 800 MHz) at Lamothe. 1 Bouygues Telecom 5G transmitter is listed as technically operational — installed, but not yet declared commercially in service.

Among the 9 Dordogne towns with at least five masts, Belves ranks 9th by mast count.

The widest declared gap between neighbouring supports is about 7.1 km, to the south-west of the centre.

Souillac lies 39 km to the east and has 5 masts declared.

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.