Cell towers in Beziers (Hérault)

Declared supports include 2 water towers, 1 historic monument and 1 camouflaged "tree" pylon, with buildings making up most of the remainder.

Declared locations include Ancienne Route de Bédarrieux, 4 Rue Azalais de Portiragnes, Château D'Eau - Montée du Rouat, Traverse de Notre Dame, rue de l'Industrie and 7 Rue William et Catherine Booth.

77 systems were switched on in the past 12 months. ANFR has approved 3 new sites that are not live yet, plus additions on 17 existing masts. New: Bouygues Telecom (4G and 5G, including 5G at 3.5 GHz) at 1 B place des Allies, Bouygues Telecom (4G and 5G, including 5G at 3.5 GHz) at 40 Rue Charles Gounod and Free Mobile (4G and 5G, including 5G at 3.5 GHz) at 9004 Avenue Jean Moulin. 38 Bouygues Telecom 5G transmitters are listed as technically operational — installed, but not yet declared commercially in service.

2013 was the busiest year, with 117 new systems, most of them 4G. Free Mobile opened 5G here in December 2020; Bouygues Telecom followed in August 2021, SFR followed in August 2021. The oldest transmitter still listed here goes back to 1995.

ANFR lists a 52 m water tower at Château D'Eau - Montée du Rouat as the tallest structure. The median height of measured supports is 22 m.

Of the 58 masts in the commune, 3 masts carry all four networks, and Orange is the only carrier on 21 masts.

By mast count, Beziers is 2nd of the 31 Hérault towns that have five or more. With 58 masts for 81,545 residents, or 7 per 10,000, it has fewer masts per inhabitant than the median for those towns (11).

3.5 GHz 5G is declared by Orange on 26 of its 31 masts, Bouygues Telecom on 17 of its 24 masts, SFR on 16 of its 24 masts and Free Mobile on 11 of its 20 masts.

Supports leave a gap of about 2.7 km to the west of the centre.

6.4 km to the south-east, neighbouring Sauvian has only 5 masts.

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