Cell towers in Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales)

3 water towers and 47 buildings, 30 pylons and 1 mast carry the commune's antennas.

Declared locations include Stade Brutus Avenue de l'Aerodrome, 26 avenue du Dr Alexis Carrel, 22 Résidence Universalis 1, 19 avenue de Prades, Mas St Christophe and 2 et 6 avenue du Languedoc.

51 systems were switched on in the past 12 months. ANFR has approved 4 new sites that are not live yet, plus additions on 13 existing masts. New: Bouygues Telecom (4G and 5G, including 5G at 3.5 GHz) at Las Passeres Rouges Est, Bouygues Telecom (3G, 4G and 5G) at 2218 Chemin de Charlemagne and Free Mobile (4G and 5G, including 5G at 3.5 GHz) at Avenue Maurice Bellonte. 70 Bouygues Telecom 5G transmitters are listed as technically operational — installed, but not yet declared commercially in service.

The commune owns 7 of the 81 masts, Totem owns 8.

2016 was the busiest year, with 219 new systems, most of them 4G. Free Mobile switched on the first 5G here in December 2020; Orange followed in March 2021, SFR followed in August 2021. The oldest transmitter still listed here goes back to 1995.

ANFR lists a 47 m water tower at rue Aristide Maillol as the tallest structure. The median is 26 m, above the Pyrénées-Orientales median of 23 m.

Of the 81 masts in the commune, 7 masts carry all four networks.

By mast count, Perpignan is 1st of the 18 Pyrénées-Orientales towns that have five or more. With 81 masts for 121,616 residents, or 7 per 10,000, it has fewer masts per inhabitant than the median for those towns (13).

3.5 GHz 5G is declared by Bouygues Telecom on 34 of its 37 masts, SFR on 34 of its 37 masts, Orange on 33 of its 37 masts and Free Mobile on 32 of its 37 masts.

Supports leave a gap of about 2.3 km to the east of the centre.

Nearby, Cabestany (4.1 km to the south-east) has only 5 masts.

At 68 km² with 121,616 residents, the commune is dense enough that most antennas sit on rooftops rather than pylons. It is part of the CU Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole intercommunal grouping.

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