Cell towers in Tende (Alpes-Maritimes)

The widest declared gap between neighbouring supports is about 3.7 km, to the west of the centre. 1 support is declared underground, in a gallery or a tunnel. For questions about exposure, see the exposure guide.

Most of the town's 7 masts are pylons (5); 1 underground or tunnel site make up the rest of the mix.

Antennas are listed at Casterino, Agaiseo, Pian Tendasque, Tunnel de Tende, Chem du Cimetière and St Dalma.

ANFR has approved one new site that is not live yet, plus additions on 5 existing masts. New: Orange (4G and 5G) at 1110 Chemin des Spegi. 1 Bouygues Telecom 5G transmitter is listed as technically operational — installed, but not yet declared commercially in service.

5G is on 29% of masts here, against 81% across Alpes-Maritimes towns with five or more masts.

Systems from 1998 are still on the register. Orange switched on the first 5G here in March 2025; Bouygues Telecom followed in October 2025. 2023 was the busiest year, with 16 new systems, most of them 4G.

The tallest structure is a 31 m pylon at St Dalma. The median is 15 m, slightly below the Alpes-Maritimes median of 19 m.

4 masts carry all four networks.

Among the 41 Alpes-Maritimes towns with at least five masts, Tende ranks 32nd by mast count.

3 masts belong to Totem and 1 to TDF.

18 km to the south, neighbouring Breil-sur-Roya has a higher 5G share (75%).

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