Cell towers in Puylaurens (Tarn)

Declared supports include 1 church or religious building, with pylons making up most of the remainder.

Declared locations include Montplaisir du Razet, Rue du Marché, Le Dretgenq Métairie, Bois de Souleilecat, Bosse de Montaut and Le Galot.

The highest support stands 43 m at Montplaisir du Razet (pylon). The median is 34 m, above the Tarn median of 30 m.

3.5 GHz 5G is declared by Free Mobile on 2 of its 4 masts, Bouygues Telecom on 1 of its 4 masts and SFR on 1 of its 4 masts. Orange only has 5G on 2100 MHz — longer reach, lower speed.

2017 was the busiest year, with 23 new systems, most of them 4G. Free Mobile opened 5G here in December 2020; SFR followed in December 2022, Bouygues Telecom followed in May 2024. The oldest transmitter still listed here goes back to 2002.

Approved additions not yet in service are pending on one existing mast, for example Bouygues Telecom (4G) at Bosse de Montaut and SFR (4G) at Bosse de Montaut. 4 Bouygues Telecom 5G transmitters are listed as technically operational — installed, but not yet declared commercially in service.

By mast count, Puylaurens is 6th of the 16 Tarn towns that have five or more. With 8 masts for 3,257 residents, or 25 per 10,000, it has more masts per inhabitant than the median for those towns (8).

Hivory is the largest declared owner (4 masts), ahead of On Tower France (2).

Nearby, Revel (13 km to the south) has a higher 5G share (100%).

Of the 8 masts in the commune, 7 of the 8 masts host at least two operators.

3,257 residents over 82 km²: supports are mostly pylons, not rooftops.

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