Cell towers in Bandol (Var)

Declared supports include 1 camouflaged "tree" pylon, with pylons making up most of the remainder.

Declared locations include Residence les Dauphins, Quartier Pont D'Aran, 342 avenue de la Gare, 765 avenue Albert 1er, Quartier les Routes and Les Hauts de Bandol.

ANFR has approved one new site that is not live yet, plus additions on 4 existing masts. New: Free Mobile (4G and 5G, including 5G at 3.5 GHz) at 388 Boulevard des Graviers. 9 Bouygues Telecom 5G transmitters are listed as technically operational — installed, but not yet declared commercially in service.

2014 was the busiest year, with 24 new systems, most of them 4G. Free Mobile opened 5G here in December 2020; Bouygues Telecom followed in December 2020, Orange followed in July 2021. The oldest transmitter still listed here goes back to 1995.

The highest support stands 23 m at Quartier les Routes (pylon). The median is 15 m, slightly below the Var median of 19 m.

3.5 GHz 5G is declared by Orange on 7 of its 8 masts, Free Mobile on all 5 masts, Bouygues Telecom on 4 of its 5 masts and SFR on 2 of its 3 masts.

Nearby, Sanary-sur-Mer (5.1 km to the south-east) has 24 masts, more than here.

Of the 17 masts in the commune, Orange is the only carrier on 5 masts.

By mast count, Bandol is 18th of the 58 Var towns that have five or more. With 17 masts for 8,267 residents, or 21 per 10,000, it has more masts per inhabitant than the median for those towns (12).

8,267 residents over 9 km²: supports are mostly pylons, not rooftops. It is part of the CA Sud Sainte Baume intercommunal grouping.

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