🌾 PRECISION AGRICULTURE · €8–30 PER HECTARE · 121 CITIES
Drone precision agriculture: 2026 rates, anywhere in France
Agricultural drones give farmers a plot-by-plot view that neither satellites (resolution and cloud cover) nor field walks can match: multispectral NDVI/NDRE crop-vigour mapping, early detection of water stress or disease outbreaks, plant counting after emergence, variable-rate nitrogen application maps directly usable by the tractor console. A 50-hectare plot is mapped in under an hour of flight.
We work on arable crops, vineyards, orchards and grassland, alone or in partnership with your agronomist — raw data is only worth the interpretation and recommendations built on it. Recurring campaigns (3 to 5 passes per season) track crop dynamics and objectively measure the effect of interventions. Drone spraying itself remains tightly restricted in France; we focus on observation, diagnosis and data.
Rates
€8–30 per hectare — the 2026 French market range. The quote depends on the site, the expected deliverable and the local airspace context.
Common use cases
- NDVI vigour maps for variable-rate nitrogen application
- Early detection of disease or water stress in vineyards
- Plant counting and density estimation after sowing
- Game or hail damage assessment for compensation claims
- Field drainage and wet-zone mapping
- Monitoring of agronomic trials and micro-plots
Applicable regulations
Agricultural flights take place in open rural areas, the ideal setting for open-category sub-category A3: far from people and more than 150 m from residential areas, below 120 m, with the operator registered on AlphaTango. Beware however of regulated zones invisible to the naked eye: the military very-low-altitude network (RTBA), air-ambulance helicopter corridors, protected natural areas (some bird-protection zones and reserves prohibit low flight to protect birdlife) — the Géoportail drone map is authoritative. Drone spraying of plant-protection products benefits, since French law 2025-365 of 23 April 2025 and its spring 2026 implementing texts, from a permanent derogation: plots with slopes of 20% or more, banana plantations and grapevine mother stock, only with biocontrol, organic-approved or low-risk products; spraying falls under a specific framework distinct from simple observation.
Information checked against the regulations in force as of August 2026 (EU regulations 2019/945 and 2019/947, applicable French decrees).
Frequently asked questions
How do drone images differ from free satellite imagery?
Resolution (3 to 10 cm/pixel versus 10 m for Sentinel-2), availability (drones fly below clouds, on the exact date needed) and sensors (calibrated multispectral with red-edge bands). For in-field variable-rate management, drones are unmatched.
Are the application maps compatible with my equipment?
Yes: we export to ISOXML and shapefile formats read by John Deere, Trimble, Raven and Kuhn consoles and most ISOBUS terminals, as well as to common agronomy platforms.
Can the drone spray my fields?
Yes, within a precise derogation framework since law 2025-365 and its spring 2026 implementing texts: plots with slopes of at least 20%, banana plantations and grapevine mother stock, only with biocontrol, organic-approved or low-risk products. Outside that framework, aerial spraying remains prohibited; we then provide the maps that optimise your conventional sprayer passes.
Drone precision agriculture, city by city
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Bretagne
Grand Est
Hauts-de-France
Île-de-France
Normandie
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Occitanie
Pays de la Loire
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