Cell towers in Chaunay (Vienne)

Most of the town's 6 masts are pylons (5); 1 water tower make up the rest of the mix.

Masts stand at Le Moulin Palu, Les Chabannes, La Roche de Bord, Le Cabinet, Grande Rue and Le Chemin de Chaunay.

The declared supports are a 51 m pylon, at Le Moulin Palu, for Free Mobile; a 30 m pylon, at Les Chabannes, for Free Mobile and Orange; a 30 m pylon, at La Roche de Bord, for Orange; a 49 m water tower, at Le Cabinet, for Bouygues Telecom and SFR; a 34 m pylon, at Grande Rue, for Orange; a 30 m pylon, at Le Chemin de Chaunay, for Orange.

ANFR has approved one new site that is not live yet, plus additions on 2 existing masts. New: Bouygues Telecom (4G and 5G) at Les Petites Boisnes and SFR (4G and 5G) at Les Petites Boisnes. 1 Bouygues Telecom 5G transmitter is listed as technically operational — installed, but not yet declared commercially in service.

The highest support stands 51 m at Le Moulin Palu (pylon). The median height of measured supports is 32 m.

5G is on 67% of masts here, against 89% across Vienne towns with five or more masts.

Systems from 1995 are still on the register. Free Mobile opened 5G here in August 2021; Bouygues Telecom followed in December 2024, SFR followed in January 2025. 2016 was the busiest year, with 8 new systems, most of them 3G.

3 supports carry only Orange.

Among the 12 Vienne towns with at least five masts, Chaunay ranks 8th by mast count.

3 masts belong to Totem and 1 to TDF.

The widest declared gap between neighbouring supports is about 2.6 km, to the south-west of the centre.

Nearby, Sauze-Vaussais (9.3 km to the south-west) has a higher 5G share (80%).

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