An incomplete list of the tallest structures in France. The list contains all types of structures, may be incomplete and should be expanded.
Name | Pinnacle height | Year | Structure type | Town | Coordinates | Remarks | |
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Longwave transmitter Allouis | 350 m | 1974 | Guyed Mast | Allouis | ; | 2 masts | |
HWU transmitter, central mast | 350 m | 1970 | Guyed Mast | Rosnay | |||
Viaduc de Millau | 343 m | 2004 | Bridge Pillar | Milliau | |||
Transmitter Le Mans-Mayet | 342 m | 1993 | Guyed Mast | Mayet | |||
TV Mast Niort-Maisonnay | 330 m | 1978 | Guyed Mast | Niort | |||
330 m | 1973 | Guyed Mast | Saissac | Military VLF transmitter | |||
Transmitter Roumoules | 330 m | 1974 | Guyed Mast | Roumoules | spare transmission mast for longwave, insulated against ground | ||
Eiffel Tower | 330 m | 1889 | Tower | Paris | |||
Col de la Madone transmitter, longwave masts | 320 m | 1965 | Guyed mast | Peille | 3 masts, insulated against ground, demolished after Roumoules transmitter went in service | ||
Transmitter Bouvigny-Boyeffles | 307 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Bouvigny-Boyeffles | |||
Kerlouan transmitter | 300 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Kerlouan | Military VLF transmitter | ||
Transmitter Roumoules | 300 m | 1974 | Guyed Mast | Roumoules | ; ; | 3 masts used for longwave broadcasting, insulated against ground | |
Provence Power Station | 297 m | 1984 | Chimney | Gardanne | |||
Transmitter Fleury | 289 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Fleury | |||
Nordheim transmitter | 273 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Nordheim | |||
Transmitter Saint Pern | 270 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Saint Pern | |||
HWU transmitter, inner ring masts | 270 m | 1970 | Guyed Mast | Rosnay | ; ; ; ; ; | ||
Aramon Power Plant Chimney | 252 m | 1977 | Chimney | Aramon | |||
Transmitter Bouliac | 252 m | 1957 | Guyed Mast | Bouliac | |||
Towers of Lafayette transmitter | 250 m | 1920 | Lattice tower | Marcheprime | 8 towers, demolished between 1944 and 1953 | ||
Masts of Saint Assise transmitter | 250 m | 1921 | Guyed mast | Saint Assise | ; ; ; ; ; ; ; | 8 masts | |
Col de la Madone Mediumwave Transmitter, 702 kHz Antenna, Mast West | 250 m | 1975 | Guyed Mast | Peille | |||
Transmitter Hautvillers | 245 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Hautvillers | |||
Le Havre Power Plant Chimneys | 240 m | 1969/1984 | Chimney | Le Havre | |||
Transmitter Metz-Luttange | 240 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Luttange | |||
Pont de Normandie, Tower 1 | 236 m | 1995 | Bridge Tower (suspension bridge) | Le Havre | |||
Transmitter Neuvy-Deux-Clochers | 231 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Neuvy-Deux-Clochers | |||
231 m | 2011 | Highrise | Paris | ||||
Transmitter Haute Goulaine | 227 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Haute Goulaine | |||
Transmitter Les Riceys | 225 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Troyes, Champagne-Ardenne | |||
TV Tower Brest - Roc'h Trédudon | 222 m | ? | Guyed Mast/Tower | Plounéour-Ménez | Partially guyed | ||
Transmitter Nancy-Malzéville | 222 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Nancy-Malzéville, Lorrain | |||
Transmitter Tramoyes | 220 m | 1934 | Guyed Mast | Tramoyes | Insulated against ground. Dynamited in late 2023 | ||
Porcheville Power Plant Chimneys | 220 m | 1968/1975 | Chimney | Porcheville | ; | ||
Cordemais Power Plant Chimneys | 220 m | 1976/1983 | Chimney | Cordemais | |||
Transmitter Rennes-Thourie | 220 m | 1982 | Guyed Mast | Thourie | insulated against ground | ||
Transmitter Amailloux | 220 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Amailloux | |||
Transmitter Chissay | 220 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Tours, Centre | |||
Transmitter Les Essarts | 220 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Les Essarts | |||
Transmitter Maudétour en Vexin | 220 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Maudétour en Vexin, Ile de France | |||
Transmitter Mont Bessou | 220 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Mont Bessou, Limousin | |||
Transmitter Montlandon | 220 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Montlandon | |||
Transmitter Les Cars | 219 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Les Cars, Limousin | |||
Transmitter Mont Pinçon | 219 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Mont Pinçon | |||
Col de la Madone Mediumwave Transmitter, 702 kHz Antenna, Mast East | 215 m | 1974 | Guyed Mast | Peille | |||
Pont de Normandie, Tower 2 | 214 m | 1995 | Bridge Tower (suspension bridge) | Le Havre | |||
LORAN-C transmitter Lessay | 213 m | Guyed Mast | Lessay | insulated against ground | |||
LORAN-C transmitter Soustons | 213 m | 1985 | Guyed Mast | Soustons | insulated against ground | ||
Transmitter Mont des Cats | 210.3 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Godewaersvelde | |||
HWU transmitter, outer ring masts | 210 m | 1970 | Guyed Mast | Rosnay | ; ; ; ; ; | ||
Tour Montparnasse | 210 m | 1972 | Skyscraper | Paris | |||
Transmitter Saint Remy | 208 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Saint Remy | 3 masts, dismantled | ||
Transmitter Chalindrey | 207 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Chalindrey | |||
Transmitter Neufchâtel en Bray-Croixdaller | 203 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Neufchâtel en Bray-Croixdalle, Haute-Normandie | |||
Transmitter Landouzy | 203 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Landouzy | |||
Transmitter Limeux | 203 m | 1968 | Guyed Mast | Limeux | |||
Transmitter Malicornay | 203 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Malicornay, Centre | |||
Transmitter Saint Just | 203 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Saint-Just-en-Chaussee | |||
Transmitter Trainou | 203 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Orleans, Centre | |||
Camphin-en-Carembault transmitter | 202 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Camphin-en-Carembault | |||
Transmitter Bergerac-Audrix | 200 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Bergerac-Audrix, Aquitaine | |||
Transmitter Gisy-Les-Nobles | 200 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Les Cars, Limousin | |||
Haut de Dimont Transmitter | 200 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Vittel | |||
Transmitter Molesmes | 200 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Auxerre, Bourgogne | |||
Transmitter Mont d'Amain | 200 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Mont d'Amain, Basse Normandie | |||
Transmitter Mont Rochard | 200 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Mont Rochard | |||
Transmitter Saint Léger le Guéretois | 200 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Saint Léger le Guéretois, Limousin | |||
Transmitter Verdun-Septsarges | 200 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Verdun-Septsarges, Lorraine | |||
Transmitter Willeroncourt | 200 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Willeroncourt, Lorraine | |||
Brumath radio mast | 200 m | 1940 | Guyed Mast | Brumath | demolished on 15 June 1940 | ||
La Doua transmitter, 200 metres masts | 200 m | 1919 | Guyed Mast | Lyon | 2 masts, dismantled in 1960 | ||
Saint-André-de-Corcy transmitter | 200 m | 1960 | Guyed Mast | Saint-André-de-Corcy | 2 masts, dismantled in 1993 | ||
Perret Tower | 110 m | 1954 | Residential | Amiens | |||
Perret Tower | 108 m | 1925 | Observation tower | Grenoble |
Name | Pinnacle height | Year | Structure type | Town | Coordinates | Remarks | |
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Chabrier Omega Mast | 427 m | 1976 | Guyed Mast | Saint-Paul, Reunion | grounded mast, used for carrying an umbrella antenna for VLF-transmission, demolished on 14 April 1999 by explosives | ||
Arnouville Radio Mast | 127 m | Guyed Mast | Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe | insulated against ground, used for broadcasting on 640 kHz | |||
Sainte-Rose Wind Park | 123 m | 2019 | Wind turbine | Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe | ; ; ; ; ; ; ; | 8 wind turbines of G90-2.0 MW type, nacelle height: 78 metres, rotor diametre: 90 metres, power: 2000 kW | |
Tour Pointe Simon | 105.5 m | 2012 | Skyscraper | Fort-de-France, Martinique | 21 floors | ||
Nawagued Radio Mast | 105 m | Lattice tower | Nawagued, Lifou | ||||
Kourou Sounding Rocket Launch Site Meteorological Mast | 103 m | Guyed Mast | Kourou | ||||
Sainte Marie Radio Mast | 100 m | Guyed Mast | Nouméa, New Caledonia | insulated against ground, used for broadcasting on 666 kHz | |||
Pointe Vénus Radio Mast | 100 m | Guyed Mast | Mahina, Tahiti | insulated against ground |