Cell towers in Hourtin (Gironde)

Declared supports include 1 water tower, with pylons making up most of the remainder.

Declared locations include Le Garthieu-Nord, Garthieu, 13 Rue des Immortelles, Les Genets, Mangane and Avenue du Lac.

The highest support stands 57 m at Contaut (pylon). The median is 42 m, above the Gironde median of 36 m.

The commune owns 2 of the 9 masts, Hivory owns 3.

2022 was the busiest year, with 17 new systems, most of them 4G. Local 5G started with SFR in August 2021; Bouygues Telecom followed in September 2021, Free Mobile followed in October 2022. The oldest transmitter still listed here goes back to 1997.

Approved additions not yet in service are pending on 4 existing masts, for example Bouygues Telecom (4G 2100 MHz) at Contaut, Free Mobile (4G and 5G) at Contaut and Free Mobile (4G and 5G, including 5G at 3.5 GHz) at Avenue du Lac. 8 Bouygues Telecom 5G transmitters are listed as technically operational — installed, but not yet declared commercially in service.

Of the 9 masts in the commune, Orange is the only carrier on 3 masts.

By mast count, Hourtin is 32nd of the 62 Gironde towns that have five or more. With 9 masts for 4,045 residents, or 22 per 10,000, it has more masts per inhabitant than the median for those towns (10).

3.5 GHz 5G is declared by Bouygues Telecom on 3 of its 6 masts, SFR on 3 of its 6 masts, Orange on 2 of its 5 masts and Free Mobile on 1 of its 2 masts.

Supports leave a gap of about 2.8 km to the north-west of the centre.

Carcans lies 12 km to the south and has a higher 5G share (100%).

4,045 residents over 222 km²: supports are mostly pylons, not rooftops.

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