Cell towers in Auterive (Haute-Garonne)

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

Masts stand at Sicardou, Les Bruyères de la Bourdet, La Matte and Le Rouat.

The declared supports are a 33 m pylon, at Sicardou, for Orange; a 30 m pylon, at Les Bruyères de la Bourdet, for Free Mobile and Orange; a 26 m pylon, at La Matte, for Free Mobile and Orange; a 45 m water tower, at Le Rouat, for Bouygues Telecom, Orange and SFR; a 30 m pylon, at La Matte, for Bouygues Telecom and SFR.

Systems from 1998 are still on the register. Free Mobile switched on the first 5G here in December 2020; SFR followed in August 2021, Bouygues Telecom followed in August 2021. 2019 was the busiest year, with 12 new systems, most of them 4G.

Approved additions not yet in service are pending on one existing mast, for example Bouygues Telecom (4G and 5G, including 5G at 3.5 GHz) at Le Rouat, Free Mobile (4G and 5G, including 5G at 3.5 GHz) at Le Rouat and Orange (4G and 5G, including 5G at 3.5 GHz) at Le Rouat. 3 Bouygues Telecom 5G transmitters are listed as technically operational — installed, but not yet declared commercially in service.

The highest support stands 45 m at Le Rouat (water tower). The median height of measured supports is 30 m.

On 3.5 GHz, the fastest 5G band: Orange on 3 of its 4 masts, Bouygues Telecom on 1 of its 2 masts, Free Mobile on 1 of its 2 masts and SFR on 1 of its 2 masts.

The widest declared gap between neighbouring supports is about 1.9 km, to the east of the centre.

Labarthe-sur-Leze lies 13 km to the north-west and has less 5G (71%).

Colocation covers 4 supports.

Among the 40 Haute-Garonne towns with at least five masts, Auterive ranks 35th by mast count. With 5 masts for 10,456 residents, or 5 per 10,000, it has fewer masts per inhabitant than the median for those towns (9).

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