Cell towers in Surgeres (Charente-Maritime)

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

Declared locations include Saint Pierre, Rue des Compagnons du Tour de France, Hameau de France, Rue Ronsard and Le Fief Barabin.

Inventory: a 36 m pylon, at Saint Pierre, for Bouygues Telecom and SFR; a 37 m pylon, at Rue des Compagnons du Tour de France, for Free Mobile; a 51 m water tower, at Hameau de France, for Bouygues Telecom and SFR; a 33 m pylon, at Rue Ronsard, for Orange; a 50 m pylon, at Le Fief Barabin, for Bouygues Telecom, Orange and SFR; a 35 m pylon, at Rue Ronsard, for Free Mobile.

The tallest structure is a 51 m water tower at Hameau de France. The median is 36 m, above the Charente-Maritime median of 31 m.

2016 was the busiest year, with 16 new systems, most of them 4G. Free Mobile opened 5G here in December 2020; SFR followed in November 2021, Bouygues Telecom followed in January 2022. The oldest transmitter still listed here goes back to 1993.

14 systems were switched on in the past 12 months. Approved additions not yet in service are pending on 2 existing masts, for example Bouygues Telecom (4G and 5G) at Le Fief Barabin, SFR (4G and 5G) at Le Fief Barabin and SFR (3G 900 MHz) at Saint Pierre. 3 Bouygues Telecom 5G transmitters are listed as technically operational — installed, but not yet declared commercially in service.

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

Supports leave a gap of about 2 km to the south of the centre.

Aytre lies 28 km to the west and has 8 masts declared.

Of the 6 masts in the commune, 3 of the 6 masts host at least two operators.

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