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Top-down orthophoto-style view of farmland parcels captured by drone

🗺️ SURVEYING & PHOTOGRAMMETRY · AVIGNON (84) · €800–3,000 PER DAY

Drone surveying & photogrammetry in Avignon

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In Avignon, drone surveys support projects along the Rhône: banks, flood zones, bridges and land awaiting development. Centimetre-grade orthophotos replace days of ground survey work. From the town centre to the business parks, the pilots covering Avignon and its department (84) match equipment and flight plan to each order.

Demand is driven by world-famous heritage — the Popes' Palace, the Avignon bridge, the Rocher des Doms — by Côtes du Rhône wine growing (Châteauneuf-du-Pape fifteen kilometres away, a big buyer of estate imagery), by festival events and by Provençal real estate between the Rhône and the Luberon. Avignon's sky is shared between Avignon-Provence airport to the south-east, the Pujaut airfield to the north-west and a mistral that blows hard down the Rhône valley: weather windows require serious planning.

Typical missions in Avignon

  • 3D models of monuments in Avignon — including Remparts d'Avignon — for heritage architects and archiving
  • Orthophotos, digital terrain models and topographic plans for surveyors and developers in Avignon
  • Erosion monitoring of riverbanks, dunes or coastal cliffs
  • Stockpile volume measurement in quarries or recycling platforms

Sites and landmarks in Avignon

These sites in Avignon anchor the flight plans and the framing:

  • Palais des Papes
  • Pont Saint-Bénézet
  • Remparts d'Avignon
  • Rocher des Doms
  • Île de la Barthelasse

Rates

€800–3,000 per day — the range observed on the 2026 French market, including regulatory preparation, flight and delivery. Pricing reflects the conditions in Avignon: area, access constraints, any authorisations and the delivery format.

Flying in Avignon: the local framework

Photogrammetric flight plans in Avignon are set within the controlled airspace ceilings (Aéroport d'Avignon-Provence): ground resolution is guaranteed by adapting height and overlap, with the protocol cleared before the mission.

Photogrammetric surveys fly in the open category over controlled sites, on automated grids below 120 m; urban footprints or sites crossed by third parties move to the specific category with a declaration. Full regulations and rates: surveying & photogrammetry across France →

Information checked against the regulations in force as of September 2026 (EU regulations 2019/945 and 2019/947, applicable French decrees).

Frequently asked questions

Surveying & photogrammetry in Avignon: what budget should you plan?

Allow €800–3,000 per day — the 2026 French market range, including regulatory preparation, flight and delivery. In Avignon, coordination with the local airspace is included in the quote and arranged within a few days.

What accuracy can a drone survey achieve in Avignon?

With GNSS-measured ground control points, the orthophoto and point cloud reach 2–5 cm planimetric accuracy — enough for a preliminary design survey. For legally binding documents we work under a partner chartered surveyor covering Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Does vegetation interfere with photogrammetric surveys?

Yes: photogrammetry measures the visible surface, so the canopy rather than the ground beneath. For wooded areas, we offer drone LiDAR, which penetrates vegetation and reconstructs the bare terrain.

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