List of tallest structures in France
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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 | 47°10′10.45″N 2°12′16.75″E ; 47°10′25.34″N 2°12′16.81″E | 2 masts |
HWU transmitter, central mast | 350 m | 1970 | Guyed Mast | Rosnay | 46°42′47.49″N 1°14′42.22″E | |
Viaduc de Millau | 343 m | 2004 | Bridge Pillar | Milliau | 44°4′58.94″N 3°1′19.25″E | |
Transmitter Le Mans-Mayet | 342 m | 1993 | Guyed Mast | Mayet | 47°45′52.78″N 0°19′24.37″E | |
TV Mast Niort-Maisonnay | 330 m | 1978 | Guyed Mast | Niort | 46°11′33.92″N 0°3′10.34″W | |
La Regine transmitter | 330 m | 1973 | Guyed Mast | Saissac | 43°23′12.41″N 2°05′50.51″E | Military VLF transmitter |
Transmitter Roumoules | 330 m | 1974 | Guyed Mast | Roumoules | 43°47′36.29″N 6°9′30.61″E | spare transmission mast for longwave, insulated against ground |
Eiffel Tower | 330 m | 1889 | Tower | Paris | 48°51′29.77″N 2°17′40.09″E | |
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 | 50°25′13.99″N 2°39′4″E | |
Kerlouan transmitter | 300 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Kerlouan | 48°38′15.85″N 4°21′2.77″W | Military VLF transmitter |
Transmitter Roumoules | 300 m | 1974 | Guyed Mast | Roumoules | 43°47′41.45″N 6°8′48.41″E ; 43°47′34.56″N 6°8′59.09″E; 43°47′27.7″N 6°9′9.85″E | 3 masts used for longwave broadcasting, insulated against ground |
Provence Power Station | 297 m | 1984 | Chimney | Gardanne | 43°28′10.29″N 5°29′15.58″E | |
Transmitter Fleury | 289 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Fleury | 49°16′38.29″N 3°09′26.45″E | |
Nordheim transmitter | 273 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Nordheim | 48°38′25.67″N 7°29′11.54″E | |
Transmitter Saint Pern | 270 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Saint Pern | 48°17′17.54″N 1°57′33.56″W | |
HWU transmitter, inner ring masts | 270 m | 1970 | Guyed Mast | Rosnay | 46°42′28.69″N 1°14′54.73″E ; 46°42′45.17″N 1°15′12.03″E ; 46°43′37.6″N 1°14′59.91″E ; 46°43′5.77″N 1°14′30.32″E ; 46°42′49.14″N 1°14′13.02″E ; 46°42′30.44″N 1°14′25.45″E | |
Aramon Power Plant Chimney | 252 m | 1977 | Chimney | Aramon | 43°52′57.05″N 4°39′28.99″E | |
Transmitter Bouliac | 252 m | 1957 | Guyed Mast | Bouliac | 44°49′11.44″N 0°30′19.76″W | |
Towers of Lafayette transmitter | 250 m | 1920 | Lattice tower | Marcheprime | 44°42′23″N 0°48′28″W | 8 towers, demolished between 1944 and 1953 |
Masts of Saint Assise transmitter | 250 m | 1921 | Guyed mast | Saint Assise | 48°32′48.96″N 2°34′7.73″E ;48°32′48.1″N 2°34′27.19″E ; 48°32′47.09″N 2°34′46.76″E ; 48°32′46.27″N 2°35′6.13″E ; 48°32′36.13″N 2°34′6.37″E ; 48°32′35.19″N 2°34′25.79″E ; 48°32′34.28″N 2°34′45.24″E ; 48°32′33.37″N 2°35′4.72″E | 8 masts |
Col de la Madone Mediumwave Transmitter, 702 kHz Antenna, Mast West | 250 m | 1975 | Guyed Mast | Peille | 43°47′39.38″N 7°24′56.33″E | |
Transmitter Hautvillers | 245 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Hautvillers | 49°05′52.39″N 3°56′8.33″E | |
Le Havre Power Plant Chimneys | 240 m | 1969/1984 | Chimney | Le Havre | 49°28′33.97″N 0°8′53.96″E; 49°28′31.44″N 0°8′48.05″E | |
Transmitter Metz-Luttange | 240 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Luttange | 49°16′33.48″N 6°18′53.43″E | |
Pont de Normandie, Tower 1 | 236 m | 1995 | Bridge Tower ( suspension bridge) | Le Havre | 49°26′9.88″N 0°16′24.31″E | |
Transmitter Neuvy-Deux-Clochers | 231 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Neuvy-Deux-Clochers | 47°17′26.31″N 2°37′26.46″E | |
Tour First | 231 m | 2011 | Highrise | Paris | 48°53′19.98″N 2°15′5.7″E | |
Transmitter Haute Goulaine | 227 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Haute Goulaine | 47°11′12.83″N 1°26′8.83″W | |
Transmitter Les Riceys | 225 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Troyes, Champagne-Ardenne | 47°58′55.45″N 4°24′8.84″E | |
TV Tower Brest - Roc'h Trédudon | 222 m | ? | Guyed Mast/Tower | Plounéour-Ménez | 48°24′47.7″N 3°53′22.17″W | Partially guyed |
Transmitter Nancy-Malzéville | 222 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Nancy-Malzéville, Lorrain | 48°43′8.05″N 6°12′17.33″E | |
Transmitter Tramoyes | 220 m | 1934 | Guyed Mast | Tramoyes | 45°52′32.41″N 4°57′3.07″E | insulated against ground |
Porcheville Power Plant Chimneys | 220 m | 1968/1975 | Chimney | Porcheville | 48°58′11.83″N 1°45′34.09″E ; 48°58′12.26″N 1°45′27.14″E | |
Cordemais Power Plant Chimneys | 220 m | 1976/1983 | Chimney | Cordemais | 47°16′30.94″N 1°52′41.25″W; 47°16′36.11″N 1°52′53.53″W | |
Transmitter Rennes-Thourie | 220 m | 1982 | Guyed Mast | Thourie | 47°51′18.28″N 1°29′10.29″W | insulated against ground |
Transmitter Amailloux | 220 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Amailloux | 46°45′31.06″N 0°20′52.49″W | |
Transmitter Chissay | 220 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Tours, Centre | 47°22′1.75″N 1°7′14.76″E | |
Transmitter Les Essarts | 220 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Les Essarts | 49°20′28.83″N 1°0′52.6″E | |
Transmitter Maudétour en Vexin | 220 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Maudétour en Vexin, Ile de France | 49°5′24.05″N 1°45′44.04″E | |
Transmitter Mont Bessou | 220 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Mont Bessou, Limousin | 45°34′13.92″N 2°7′24.31″E | |
Transmitter Montlandon | 220 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Montlandon | 48°23′47.47″N 1°0′57.89″E | |
Transmitter Les Cars | 219 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Les Cars, Limousin | 45°39′29.14″N 1°4′15.06″E | |
Transmitter Mont Pinçon | 219 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Mont Pinçon | 48°58′16.04″N 0°36′35.45″W | |
Col de la Madone Mediumwave Transmitter, 702 kHz Antenna, Mast East | 215 m | 1974 | Guyed Mast | Peille | 43°47′40.3″N 7°24′59.23″E | |
Pont de Normandie, Tower 2 | 214 m | 1995 | Bridge Tower ( suspension bridge) | Le Havre | 49°25′42.43″N 0°16′28.08″E | |
LORAN-C transmitter Lessay | 213 m | Guyed Mast | Lessay | 49°8′55.23″N 1°30′16.99″W | insulated against ground | |
LORAN-C transmitter Soustons | 213 m | 1985 | Guyed Mast | Soustons | 43°44′23.2″N 1°22′49.61″W | insulated against ground |
Transmitter Mont des Cats | 210.3 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Godewaersvelde | 50°46′57.79″N 2°40′16.13″E | |
HWU transmitter, outer ring masts | 210 m | 1970 | Guyed Mast | Rosnay | 46°42′13.44″N 1°14′38.12″E ; 46°42′27.26″N 1°15′23.08″E ; 46°43′1.43″N 1°15′27.79″E ; 46°43′21.07″N 1°14′47.78″E ; 46°43′7.09″N 1°14′2.82″E ; 46°42′32.82″N 1°13′57.33″E | |
Tour Montparnasse | 210 m | 1972 | Skyscraper | Paris | 48°50′31.66″N 2°19′19.73″E | |
Transmitter Saint Remy | 208 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Saint Remy | 48°44′6″N 1°52′21″E | 3 masts, dismantled |
Transmitter Chalindrey | 207 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Chalindrey | 47°48′13.02″N 5°24′6.43″E | |
Transmitter Neufchâtel en Bray-Croixdaller | 203 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Neufchâtel en Bray-Croixdalle, Haute-Normandie | 49°47′8.77″N 1°22′28.19″E | |
Transmitter Landouzy | 203 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Landouzy | 49°51′44.35″N 4°0′55.5″E | |
Transmitter Limeux | 203 m | 1968 | Guyed Mast | Limeux | 50°00′44.6″N 1°49′48.6″E | |
Transmitter Malicornay | 203 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Malicornay, Centre | 46°34′44.36″N 1°37′36.41″E | |
Transmitter Saint Just | 203 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Saint-Just-en-Chaussee | 49°30′5.2″N 2°23′47.5″E | |
Transmitter Trainou | 203 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Orleans, Centre | 47°57′52.95″N 2°6′45.24″E | |
Camphin-en-Carembault transmitter | 202 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Camphin-en-Carembault | 50°31′5.25″N 2°59′42.02″E | |
Transmitter Bergerac-Audrix | 200 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Bergerac-Audrix, Aquitaine | 44°52′43.54″N 0°57′22.56″E | |
Transmitter Gisy-Les-Nobles | 200 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Les Cars, Limousin | 48°18′21.44″N 3°16′57.28″E | |
Haut de Dimont Transmitter | 200 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Vittel | 48°9′47.83″N 6°0′39.14″E | |
Transmitter Molesmes | 200 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Auxerre, Bourgogne | 47°36′31.83″N 3°27′29.07″E | |
Transmitter Mont d'Amain | 200 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Mont d'Amain, Basse Normandie | 48°40′13.03″N 0°20′49.52″E | |
Transmitter Mont Rochard | 200 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Mont Rochard | 48°13′9.61″N 0°21′11.71″W | |
Transmitter Saint Léger le Guéretois | 200 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Saint Léger le Guéretois, Limousin | 46°9′22.8″N 1°50′9.38″E | |
Transmitter Verdun-Septsarges | 200 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Verdun-Septsarges, Lorraine | 49°16′22.33″N 5°10′16.46″E | |
Transmitter Willeroncourt | 200 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Willeroncourt, Lorraine | 48°42′22.99″N 5°21′2.25″E | |
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 | 45°47′09″N 4°52′49″E | 2 masts, dismantled in 1960 |
Saint-André-de-Corcy transmitter | 200 m | 1960 | Guyed Mast | Saint-André-de-Corcy | 45°55′43.83″N 4°56′8.81″E | 2 masts, dismantled in 1993 |
Perret Tower | 110 m | 1954 | Residential | Amiens | ||
Perret Tower | 108 m | 1925 | Observation tower | Grenoble |
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