Cell towers in Monein (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)

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

Declared locations include Quartier Marquemale, Saüt Nord, Route du Laring, Marquemade Sud and Conte.

Inventory: a 30 m pylon, at Quartier Marquemale, for Orange; a 46 m pylon, at Saüt Nord, for Orange; a 36 m pylon, at Route du Laring, for Orange; a 66 m water tower, at Marquemade Sud, for Bouygues Telecom and SFR; a 44 m pylon, at Conte, for Free Mobile.

3.5 GHz 5G is declared by Free Mobile on its only mast and Orange on 1 of its 3 masts. 60% of the town's masts carry 5G, fewer than across Pyrénées-Atlantiques towns with five or more masts (88%).

ANFR lists a 66 m water tower at Marquemade Sud as the tallest structure. The median is 44 m, above the Pyrénées-Atlantiques median of 29 m.

2015 was the busiest year, with 7 new systems, most of them 3G. Free Mobile opened 5G here in December 2020; Bouygues Telecom followed in September 2021, SFR followed in March 2024. The oldest transmitter still listed here goes back to 1998.

Approved additions not yet in service are pending on 2 existing masts, for example Bouygues Telecom (4G and 5G, including 5G at 3.5 GHz) at Marquemade Sud, Orange (5G 3.5 GHz) at Saüt Nord and SFR (4G and 5G, including 5G at 3.5 GHz) at Marquemade Sud. 1 Bouygues Telecom 5G transmitter is listed as technically operational — installed, but not yet declared commercially in service.

Of the 5 masts in the commune, Orange is the only carrier on 3 masts.

By mast count, Monein is 15th of the 17 Pyrénées-Atlantiques towns that have five or more. With 5 masts for 4,446 residents, or 11 per 10,000, it has more masts per inhabitant than the median for those towns (7).

Totem is the largest declared owner (2 masts), ahead of TDF (1).

Supports leave a gap of about 6.9 km to the south-east of the centre.

Lons lies 14 km to the east and has a higher 5G share (86%).

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