List of tallest structures in France

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 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 325 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
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 ? Guyed Mast Peille 43°47′39.38″N 7°24′56.33″E
Aramon Power Plant Chimney 250 m ? Chimney Aramon 43°52′57.05″N 4°39′28.99″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 ? 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 ? 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 ? 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 June 15, 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 1949-1952 Residential Amiens
Perret Tower 108 m 1924-1925 Observation tower Grenoble


Oversea territories of France
Name Pinnacle height Year Structure type Town Coordinates Remarks
Chabrier Omega Mast 427 m 1976 Guyed Mast Saint-Paul, Reunion 20°58′26.9″S 55°17′23.62″E grounded mast, used for carrying an umbrella antenna for VLF-transmission, demolished on April 14th, 1999 by explosives
Arnouville Radio Mast 127 m Guyed Mast Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe 16°13′30.6″N 61°35′36.56″W insulated against ground, used for broadcasting on 640 kHz
Sainte-Rose Wind Park 123 m 2019 Wind turbine Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe 16°19′31.91″N 61°44′5.69″W ; 16°19′27.43″N 61°44′8.51″W ; 16°19′23.04″N 61°44′11.37″W ;16°19′15.98″N 61°44′11.93″W ; 16°18′53.3″N 61°43′35.08″W ;16°18′48.45″N 61°43′37.57″W ; 16°18′44.11″N 61°43′40.47″W ; 16°18′39.58″N 61°43′43.16″W 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 14°36′7.05″N 61°04′23.73″W 21 floors
Nawagued Radio Mast 105 m Lattice tower Nawagued, Lifou 21°05′6.89″S 167°12′12.8″E
Sainte Marie Radio Mast 100 m Guyed Mast Nouméa, New Caledonia 22°17′54.99″S 166°29′13.2″E insulated against ground, used for broadcasting on 666 kHz
Pointe Vénus Radio Mast 100 m Guyed Mast Mahina, Tahiti 17°30′0.82″S 149°29′3.29″W insulated against ground

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