Cell towers in Oloron-Sainte-Marie
ANFR lists 5 masts in Oloron-Sainte-Marie, shared between 4 carriers. They include 1 church or religious building.
Nearest sites
| Operator | Generation | Distance | Bearing | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Mobile | 5G / 4G · 3 sectors | 595 m | 105° E | Verified |
| SFR | 5G / 4G / 3G / 2G · 3 sectors | 595 m | 105° E | Verified |
| Bouygues Telecom | 5G / 4G / 3G / 2G · 3 sectors | 595 m | 105° E | Verified |
| Free Mobile | 5G / 4G · 3 sectors | 1.6 km | 278° W | Verified |
| Orange | 4G · 3 sectors | 1.7 km | 216° SW | Verified |
| Free Mobile | 5G / 4G · 3 sectors | 2 km | 151° SE | Verified |
| Bouygues Telecom | 5G / 4G / 3G / 2G · 3 sectors | 2.5 km | 147° SE | Verified |
| SFR | 5G / 4G / 3G / 2G · 3 sectors | 2.5 km | 147° SE | Verified |
| Orange | 5G / 4G / 3G · 3 sectors | 2.5 km | 147° SE | Verified |
| SFR | 4G / 3G · 3 sectors | 3.4 km | 5° N | Verified |
Map
Carrier breakdown
| Operator | Sites | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Orange | 3 | 60.0% |
| Bouygues Telecom | 2 | 40.0% |
| Free Mobile | 2 | 40.0% |
| SFR | 2 | 40.0% |
1 church or religious building and 4 pylons carry the commune's antennas.
Declared locations include Stade la C.a.p.a, Bourdette, place Gambetta, Serre Soeix and D 919 - Route des Barétous.
Inventory: a 29 m pylon, at Stade la C.a.p.a, for Orange; a 39 m pylon, at Bourdette, for Free Mobile; a 54 m church or religious building, at place Gambetta, for Bouygues Telecom, Free Mobile and SFR; a 50 m pylon, at Serre Soeix, for Bouygues Telecom, Orange and SFR; a 30 m pylon, at D 919 - Route des Barétous, for Orange.
ANFR lists a 54 m church or religious building at place Gambetta as the tallest structure. The median is 39 m, above the Pyrénées-Atlantiques median of 29 m.
2022 was the busiest year, with 17 new systems, most of them 4G. Local 5G started with SFR in September 2021; Free Mobile followed in October 2021, Bouygues Telecom followed in January 2022. The oldest transmitter still listed here goes back to 2001.
Approved additions not yet in service are pending on 3 existing masts, for example Orange (4G 700 MHz) at D 919 - Route des Barétous, Orange (4G and 5G, including 5G at 3.5 GHz) at Stade la C.a.p.a and Orange (4G 2100 MHz) at Serre Soeix. 4 Bouygues Telecom 5G transmitters are listed as technically operational — installed, but not yet declared commercially in service.
By mast count, Oloron-Sainte-Marie is 16th of the 17 Pyrénées-Atlantiques towns that have five or more. With 5 masts for 10,684 residents, or 5 per 10,000, it has fewer masts per inhabitant than the median for those towns (7).
Totem is the largest declared owner (2 masts), ahead of Hivory (1).
3.5 GHz 5G is declared by Bouygues Telecom on all 2 masts, Free Mobile on all 2 masts, Orange on 2 of its 3 masts and SFR on all 2 masts.
Monein lies 14 km to the north and has less 5G (60%).
Supports leave a gap of about 2.2 km to the south-west of the centre.
Source: operator declarations to ANFR, as of October 2026. Projects that are only approved are left out of the totals.
Frequently asked questions
- What do the masts in Oloron-Sainte-Marie stand on?
- 1 church or religious building and 4 pylons carry the commune's antennas.
- Where is the tallest mast in Oloron-Sainte-Marie?
- The tallest declared support is 54 m at place Gambetta (church or religious building).
- When did 5G arrive in Oloron-Sainte-Marie?
- SFR declared the first 5G in September 2021, Free Mobile in October 2021.
- Are new antennas planned in Oloron-Sainte-Marie?
- No new site is approved at the moment. Approved additions not yet in service are pending on 3 existing masts, for example Orange (4G 700 MHz) at D 919 - Route des Barétous, Orange (4G and 5G, including 5G at 3.5 GHz) at Stade la C.a.p.a and Orange (4G 2100 MHz) at Serre Soeix.
- How does Oloron-Sainte-Marie compare with other Pyrénées-Atlantiques towns?
- By mast count, Oloron-Sainte-Marie is 16th of the 17 Pyrénées-Atlantiques towns that have five or more. With 5 masts for 10,684 residents, or 5 per 10,000, it has fewer masts per inhabitant than the median for those towns (7).
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Useful guides
- How to find the cell towers near youFour ways to locate the mobile masts around an address, from official regulator records to crowdsourced maps and your own phone, and how to tell which one you are actually connected to.
- Where to put a 4G or 5G router for the best signalA step-by-step method to place a 4G/5G home router: find your carrier's nearest mast and its direction, pick the right window, then fine-tune with RSRP and SINR readings instead of signal bars.
- Why is my mobile signal bad at home? Causes and fixesThe usual reasons for poor mobile reception indoors, from distance and terrain to building materials, busy cells and the phone itself, and what actually helps for each one.
Data source: ANFR — Licence Ouverte 2.0. See all sources.