Cell towers in Venelles (Bouches-du-Rhône)

Declared supports include 2 water towers and 1 church or religious building, with pylons making up most of the remainder.

Declared locations include Les Cabassols, 96 Allee du Verdon, Chem des Bigourdins, Rue Felix Chabaud, La Touloubre and 1 rue des Piboules.

The commune owns 3 of the 10 masts, Hivory owns 3.

2016 was the busiest year, with 18 new systems, most of them 4G. Bouygues Telecom opened 5G here in November 2020; Free Mobile followed in December 2020, SFR followed in December 2020. The oldest transmitter still listed here goes back to 1997.

Approved additions not yet in service are pending on 3 existing masts, for example Bouygues Telecom (4G and 5G, including 5G at 3.5 GHz) at Rue Felix Chabaud, Bouygues Telecom (4G 700 MHz) at 1 rue des Piboules and Bouygues Telecom (4G and 5G, including 5G at 3.5 GHz) at Rue Felix Chabaud. 3 Bouygues Telecom 5G transmitters are listed as technically operational — installed, but not yet declared commercially in service.

The tallest structure is a 33 m pylon at Les Cabassols. The median height of measured supports is 20 m.

3.5 GHz 5G is declared by Orange on 3 of its 4 masts, SFR on all 3 masts, Free Mobile on all 2 masts and Bouygues Telecom on 1 of its 4 masts. 90% of the town's masts carry 5G, more than across Bouches-du-Rhône towns with five or more masts (76%).

6.7 km to the south-east, neighbouring Saint-Marc-Jaumegarde has only 5 masts.

8,418 residents over 21 km²: supports are mostly pylons, not rooftops. It is part of the Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence intercommunal grouping.

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