Cell towers in Vitrolles (Bouches-du-Rhône)

Most of the town's 68 masts are buildings (34); 1 camouflaged "tree" pylon, 1 church or religious building and 1 water tower make up the rest of the mix.

Place names on the register include Le Ferrage, rue D'Athenes, 34 Avenue de Romezi les Estroublans - Bp 102, Le Celier, 130 Avenue de l'Europe and Les Estroublancs.

55 systems were switched on in the past 12 months. ANFR has approved 3 new sites that are not live yet, plus additions on 9 existing masts. New: Bouygues Telecom (4G and 5G, including 5G at 3.5 GHz) at Chemin St Bourdon, Free Mobile (4G and 5G, including 5G at 3.5 GHz) at Le Mouton and Orange (4G and 5G, including 5G at 3.5 GHz) at ZAC Ferme de Croze. 35 Bouygues Telecom 5G transmitters are listed as technically operational — installed, but not yet declared commercially in service.

The highest support stands 37 m at Quartier les Plantiers (building). The median is 16 m, slightly below the Bouches-du-Rhône median of 22 m.

The commune owns 5 of the 68 masts, Totem owns 5.

2013 was the busiest year, with 121 new systems, most of them 4G. Free Mobile switched on the first 5G here in December 2020; SFR followed in December 2020, Bouygues Telecom followed in January 2021. The oldest transmitter still listed here goes back to 1997.

3.5 GHz 5G is declared by SFR on 22 of its 23 masts, Orange on 20 of its 21 masts, Free Mobile on 17 of its 18 masts and Bouygues Telecom on 13 of its 25 masts. 94% of the town's masts carry 5G, more than across Bouches-du-Rhône towns with five or more masts (76%).

3.3 km to the north, neighbouring Rognac has only 21 masts.

Of the 68 masts in the commune, only one mast carries all four networks, and Bouygues Telecom is the only carrier on 17 masts.

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

By mast count, Vitrolles is 6th of the 92 Bouches-du-Rhône towns that have five or more. With 68 masts for 36,758 residents, or 18 per 10,000, it has more masts per inhabitant than the median for those towns (13).

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