List of tallest structures in France
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Template:Short description Template:GeoGroupTemplate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longwave transmitter Allouis | 350 m | 1974 | Guyed Mast | Allouis | Template:Coord ; Template:Coord | 2 masts |
| HWU transmitter, central mast | 350 m | 1970 | Guyed Mast | Rosnay | Template:Coord | |
| Viaduc de Millau | 343 m | 2004 | Bridge Pillar | Milliau | Template:Coord | |
| Transmitter Le Mans-Mayet | 342 m | 1993 | Guyed Mast | Mayet | Template:Coord | |
| TV Mast Niort-Maisonnay | 330 m | 1978 | Guyed Mast | Niort | Template:Coord | |
| La Regine transmitter | 330 m | 1973 | Guyed Mast | Saissac | Template:Coord | Military VLF transmitter |
| Transmitter Roumoules | 330 m | 1974 | Guyed Mast | Roumoules | Template:Coord | spare transmission mast for longwave, insulated against ground |
| Eiffel Tower | 330 m | 1889 | Tower | Paris | Template:Coord | |
| 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 | Template:Coord | |
| Kerlouan transmitter | 300 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Kerlouan | Template:Coord | Military VLF transmitter |
| Transmitter Roumoules | 300 m | 1974 | Guyed Mast | Roumoules | Template:Coord ; Template:Coord; Template:Coord | 3 masts used for longwave broadcasting, insulated against ground |
| Provence Power Station | 297 m | 1984 | Chimney | Gardanne | Template:Coord | |
| Transmitter Fleury | 289 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Fleury | Template:Coord | |
| Nordheim transmitter | 273 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Nordheim | Template:Coord | |
| Transmitter Saint Pern | 270 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Saint Pern | Template:Coord | |
| HWU transmitter, inner ring masts | 270 m | 1970 | Guyed Mast | Rosnay | Template:Coord ; Template:Coord ; Template:Coord ; Template:Coord ; Template:Coord ; Template:Coord | |
| Aramon Power Plant Chimney | 252 m | 1977 | Chimney | Aramon | Template:Coord | |
| Transmitter Bouliac | 252 m | 1957 | Guyed Mast | Bouliac | Template:Coord | |
| Towers of Lafayette transmitter | 250 m | 1920 | Lattice tower | Marcheprime | Template:Coord | 8 towers, demolished between 1944 and 1953 |
| Masts of Saint Assise transmitter | 250 m | 1921 | Guyed mast | Saint Assise | Template:Coord ;Template:Coord ; Template:Coord ; Template:Coord ; Template:Coord ; Template:Coord ; Template:Coord ; Template:Coord | 8 masts |
| Col de la Madone Mediumwave Transmitter, 702 kHz Antenna, Mast West | 250 m | 1975 | Guyed Mast | Peille | Template:Coord | |
| Transmitter Hautvillers | 245 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Hautvillers | Template:Coord | |
| Le Havre Power Plant Chimneys | 240 m | 1969/1984 | Chimney | Le Havre | Template:Coord; Template:Coord | |
| Transmitter Metz-Luttange | 240 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Luttange | Template:Coord | |
| Pont de Normandie, Tower 1 | 236 m | 1995 | Bridge Tower ( suspension bridge) | Le Havre | Template:Coord | |
| Transmitter Neuvy-Deux-Clochers | 231 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Neuvy-Deux-Clochers | Template:Coord | |
| Tour First | 231 m | 2011 | Highrise | Paris | Template:Coord | |
| Transmitter Haute Goulaine | 227 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Haute Goulaine | Template:Coord | |
| Transmitter Les Riceys | 225 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Troyes, Champagne-Ardenne | Template:Coord | |
| TV Tower Brest - Roc'h Trédudon | 222 m | ? | Guyed Mast/Tower | Plounéour-Ménez | Template:Coord | Partially guyed |
| Transmitter Nancy-Malzéville | 222 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Nancy-Malzéville, Lorrain | Template:Coord | |
| Transmitter Tramoyes | 220 m | 1934 | Guyed Mast | Tramoyes | Template:Coord | Insulated against ground. Dynamited in late 2023 |
| Porcheville Power Plant Chimneys | 220 m | 1968/1975 | Chimney | Porcheville | Template:Coord ; Template:Coord | |
| Cordemais Power Plant Chimneys | 220 m | 1976/1983 | Chimney | Cordemais | Template:Coord; Template:Coord | |
| Transmitter Rennes-Thourie | 220 m | 1982 | Guyed Mast | Thourie | Template:Coord | insulated against ground |
| Transmitter Amailloux | 220 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Amailloux | Template:Coord | |
| Transmitter Chissay | 220 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Tours, Centre | Template:Coord | |
| Transmitter Les Essarts | 220 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Les Essarts | Template:Coord | |
| Transmitter Maudétour en Vexin | 220 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Maudétour en Vexin, Ile de France | Template:Coord | |
| Transmitter Mont Bessou | 220 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Mont Bessou, Limousin | Template:Coord | |
| Transmitter Montlandon | 220 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Montlandon | Template:Coord | |
| Transmitter Les Cars | 219 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Les Cars, Limousin | Template:Coord | |
| Transmitter Mont Pinçon | 219 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Mont Pinçon | Template:Coord | |
| Col de la Madone Mediumwave Transmitter, 702 kHz Antenna, Mast East | 215 m | 1974 | Guyed Mast | Peille | Template:Coord | |
| Pont de Normandie, Tower 2 | 214 m | 1995 | Bridge Tower ( suspension bridge) | Le Havre | Template:Coord | |
| LORAN-C transmitter Lessay | 213 m | Guyed Mast | Lessay | Template:Coord | insulated against ground | |
| LORAN-C transmitter Soustons | 213 m | 1985 | Guyed Mast | Soustons | Template:Coord | insulated against ground |
| Transmitter Mont des Cats | 210.3 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Godewaersvelde | Template:Coord | |
| HWU transmitter, outer ring masts | 210 m | 1970 | Guyed Mast | Rosnay | Template:Coord ; Template:Coord ; Template:Coord ; Template:Coord ; Template:Coord ; Template:Coord | |
| Tour Montparnasse | 210 m | 1972 | Skyscraper | Paris | Template:Coord | |
| Transmitter Saint Remy | 208 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Saint Remy | Template:Coord | 3 masts, dismantled |
| Transmitter Chalindrey | 207 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Chalindrey | Template:Coord | |
| Transmitter Neufchâtel en Bray-Croixdaller | 203 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Neufchâtel en Bray-Croixdalle, Haute-Normandie | Template:Coord | |
| Transmitter Landouzy | 203 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Landouzy | Template:Coord | |
| Transmitter Limeux | 203 m | 1968 | Guyed Mast | Limeux | Template:Coord | |
| Transmitter Malicornay | 203 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Malicornay, Centre | Template:Coord | |
| Transmitter Saint Just | 203 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Saint-Just-en-Chaussee | Template:Coord | |
| Transmitter Trainou | 203 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Orleans, Centre | Template:Coord | |
| Camphin-en-Carembault transmitter | 202 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Camphin-en-Carembault | Template:Coord | |
| Transmitter Bergerac-Audrix | 200 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Bergerac-Audrix, Aquitaine | Template:Coord | |
| Transmitter Gisy-Les-Nobles | 200 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Les Cars, Limousin | Template:Coord | |
| Haut de Dimont Transmitter | 200 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Vittel | Template:Coord | |
| Transmitter Molesmes | 200 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Auxerre, Bourgogne | Template:Coord | |
| Transmitter Mont d'Amain | 200 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Mont d'Amain, Basse Normandie | Template:Coord | |
| Transmitter Mont Rochard | 200 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Mont Rochard | Template:Coord | |
| Transmitter Saint Léger le Guéretois | 200 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Saint Léger le Guéretois, Limousin | Template:Coord | |
| Transmitter Verdun-Septsarges | 200 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Verdun-Septsarges, Lorraine | Template:Coord | |
| Transmitter Willeroncourt | 200 m | ? | Guyed Mast | Willeroncourt, Lorraine | Template:Coord | |
| 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 | Template:Coord | 2 masts, dismantled in 1960 |
| Saint-André-de-Corcy transmitter | 200 m | 1960 | Guyed Mast | Saint-André-de-Corcy | Template:Coord | 2 masts, dismantled in 1993 |
| Perret Tower | 110 m | 1954 | Residential | Amiens | ||
| Perret Tower | 108 m | 1925 | Observation tower | Grenoble |
Overseas territories of France
| Name | Pinnacle height | Year | Structure type | Town | Coordinates | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chabrier Omega Mast | 427 m | 1976 | Guyed Mast | Saint-Paul, Reunion | Template:Coord | grounded mast, used for carrying an umbrella antenna for VLF-transmission, demolished on 14 April 1999 by explosives |
| La Perriere Wind Park | 137 m | 2022 | Wind turbine | Sainte-Suzanne, Reunion | Template:Coord ; Template:Coord ; Template:Coord ;Template:Coord ; Template:Coord ; Template:Coord ; Template:Coord ; Template:Coord ; Template:Coord | 9 wind turbines of Vestas V110 type, nacelle height: 82 metres, rotor diametre: 110 metres, power: 2200 kW |
| Chimney of Koniambo Power Plant | 135 m | 2010 | Chimney | Voh, New Caledonia | Template:Coord | |
| Koniambo Metallurgical Plant | 127 m | Industrial framework | Voh, New Caledonia | Template:Coord | ||
| Arnouville Radio Mast | 127 m | Guyed Mast | Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe | Template:Coord | insulated against ground, used for broadcasting on 640 kHz | |
| Sainte-Rose Wind Park | 123 m | 2019 | Wind turbine | Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe | Template:Coord ; Template:Coord ; Template:Coord ;Template:Coord ; Template:Coord ;Template:Coord ; Template:Coord ; Template:Coord | 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 | Template:Coord | 21 floors |
| Nawagued Radio Mast | 105 m | Lattice tower | Nawagued, Lifou | Template:Coord | demolished | |
| Kourou Sounding Rocket Launch Site Meteorological Mast | 103 m | Guyed Mast | Kourou | Template:Coord | ||
| Sainte Marie Radio Mast | 100 m | Guyed Mast | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Template:Coord | insulated against ground, used for broadcasting on 666 kHz, demolished | |
| Pointe Vénus Radio Mast | 100 m | Guyed Mast | Mahina, Tahiti | Template:Coord | insulated against ground, demolished |