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🛡️ SECURITY & SURVEILLANCE · SAINT-DENIS (93) · €600–2,500 PER DAY

Drone security & surveillance in Saint-Denis

Drones have become a remarkably effective security auxiliary: alarm verification in minutes where a patrol takes an hour, perimeter surveillance of large industrial and logistics sites, thermal cameras detecting a human presence at night several hundred metres away, inspection of fences and blind spots of fixed cameras. Paired with a security control room, they multiply a ground team's coverage without multiplying headcount.

We offer one-off missions (surveillance of a private event, a sensitive construction site over a weekend, intrusion searches) as well as recurring arrangements in partnership with licensed private security companies holding the required CNAPS authorisations. Every mission undergoes a prior legal review: image capture falls under GDPR and, for public roads, under a framework strictly reserved for the authorities.

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Rates

€600–2,500 per day — the range observed on the 2026 French market, including regulatory preparation, flight and delivery. The exact quote depends on the site, the deliverable and the airspace context in Saint-Denis.

Common use cases

The local context in Saint-Denis

Saint-Denis stacks up Paris-region constraints: the conurbation's low-altitude no-fly zone requiring prefecture authorisation, the Paris-Le Bourget CTR immediately north-east, and Stade de France surroundings placed under temporary flight restrictions for every major match or concert. Since the 2024 Games, security protocols in this sector remain particularly strict.

Yet it is one of Greater Paris's most dynamic territories: the athletes' village converted into an eco-district, Line 15 and Pleyel crossing works, the Plaine Saint-Denis headquarters (television studios, SNCF) and the royal necropolis basilica feed steady demand for construction imagery, inspection and communications.

Applicable regulations

Private drone surveillance is only lawful above private property with the site operator's consent: drone surveillance of public roads is reserved for law enforcement under a specific legal framework. Night flights, essential for security work, are prohibited in the open category and require the specific category (an operational authorisation with SORA risk assessment or a suitable scenario). Added to this are French internal-security code obligations for surveillance activities (CNAPS licence for the partner security company) and GDPR: informing site employees, minimising capture, limited retention of recordings. AlphaTango registration, height under 120 m, pilot trained in night thermal operations.

Frequently asked questions

Can a drone monitor the street outside my business?

No: drone image capture of public roads is reserved for the authorities (police, gendarmerie) under a strict legal framework. We only monitor the interior of your property, with the camera angled to exclude public space.

Can the drone fly at night for surveillance?

Yes, but only in the specific category with a suitable operational authorisation, which we hold. Thermal cameras make night detection far more effective than conventional CCTV.

Can the footage serve as evidence in case of intrusion?

Yes, if capture was lawful: flight over your own property, declared system, employees informed. Time-stamped recordings are then admissible and handed to law enforcement if charges are filed.

Can this service be flown anywhere in Saint-Denis?

Almost: Zone interdite basse altitude de l'agglomération parisienne; CTR de Paris-Le Bourget; ZRT événementielles autour du Stade de France. Depending on the exact location, the pilot picks the right framework (open or specific category) and files the required declarations — included in the quote.

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