Cell towers in Rodez (Aveyron)

Masts stand at Rue Eugène Viala, Bel Air, 3 Pl. de l'Olmet, 21 rue Raynal, 4 - 6 - 8 avenue de Paris and Rue des Charpentiers.

Systems from 1999 are still on the register. Free Mobile opened 5G here in December 2020; SFR followed in August 2021, Bouygues Telecom followed in August 2021. 2017 was the busiest year, with 33 new systems, most of them 4G.

Approved additions not yet in service are pending on 2 existing masts, for example Bouygues Telecom (4G and 5G, including 5G at 3.5 GHz) at 25 rue Neuve, Bouygues Telecom (4G and 5G, including 5G at 3.5 GHz) at Rue Eugène Viala and Orange (5G, including 5G at 3.5 GHz) at 25 rue Neuve. 4 Bouygues Telecom 5G transmitters are listed as technically operational — installed, but not yet declared commercially in service.

Most antennas sit on rooftops (10 of 15), so heights stay modest; the tallest support is 44 m at rue Eugène Loup.

Only one mast carries all four networks; 6 supports carry only Orange.

Among the 8 Aveyron towns with at least five masts, Rodez ranks 2nd by mast count. With 15 masts for 23,981 residents, or 6 per 10,000, it has fewer masts per inhabitant than the median for those towns (11).

On 3.5 GHz, the fastest 5G band: Orange on 8 of its 9 masts, Free Mobile on all 5 masts, Bouygues Telecom on 2 of its 6 masts and SFR on 2 of its 6 masts.

24 km to the north-east, neighbouring Espalion has only 5 masts.

Most declared azimuths point outward, along a corridor or valley rather than at the centre.

At 11 km² with 23,981 residents, the commune is dense enough that most antennas sit on rooftops rather than pylons. It is part of the CA Rodez Agglomération intercommunal grouping.

10 buildings and 3 pylons, 1 radio relay tower and 1 mast carry the commune's antennas.

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