Cell towers in Biard (Vienne)

1 water tower and 7 pylons carry the commune's antennas.

Declared locations include Zone Artisanale du Vignaud, ZAE de la Tardiverie, La Fenêtre, La Fenetre, rue Vignaud and 2 Rue de la Tardiverie.

2021 was the busiest year, with 21 new systems, most of them 4G. Free Mobile opened 5G here in July 2021; SFR followed in October 2021, Orange followed in January 2022. The oldest transmitter still listed here goes back to 1997.

ANFR lists a 33 m pylon at 2 Rue de la Tardiverie as the tallest structure. The median is 27 m, slightly below the Vienne median of 32 m.

Of the 8 masts in the commune, Orange is the only carrier on 3 masts.

By mast count, Biard is 7th of the 12 Vienne towns that have five or more.

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

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

3 km to the east, neighbouring Poitiers has 46 masts, more than here.

1,910 residents over 7 km²: supports are mostly pylons, not rooftops.

Of the 78 systems declared here, 17 are installed but not yet in commercial service (ANFR, as of October 2026).