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🌡️ AERIAL THERMAL IMAGING · BAYONNE (64) · €500–1,800 PER JOB

Drone aerial thermal imaging in Bayonne

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In Bayonne, the thermal camera reveals what damp from the Adour and the Nive and Nouvelle-Aquitaine winters do to buildings: thermal bridges, wet insulation, network leaks. One flight at daybreak maps an entire building. From the town centre to the business parks, the pilots covering Bayonne and its department (64) match equipment and flight plan to each order.

Historic capital of the northern Basque Country, Bayonne stacks its red-and-green half-timbered houses along the Nive, beneath the UNESCO-listed Sainte-Marie cathedral (Way of St James) and within Vauban's fortifications. The main airspace constraint comes from Biarritz-Pays Basque airport (LFBZ), whose CTR covers much of the BAB conurbation (Bayonne-Anglet-Biarritz): most urban flights require preparation via the drone map and, where needed, coordination. The local economy blends a commercial port on the Adour (Tarnos), emblematic food production (Bayonne ham, chocolate), aerospace (Dassault in Anglet) and powerful tourism.

Examples of assignments in Bayonne

  • Energy audits of hotels and holiday residences before insulation works
  • Surveys of historic buildings: heat loss, damp and defects invisible to the naked eye
  • Thermal inspection of a ground-mounted or rooftop photovoltaic plant
  • Heat-loss audit of a commercial building or co-owned residence

Local landmarks in Bayonne

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

  • Cathédrale Sainte-Marie (UNESCO)
  • Quais et maisons à colombages de la Nive
  • Remparts de Vauban
  • Château-Vieux
  • Musée Basque

Rates

€500–1,800 per job — the range observed on the 2026 French market, including regulatory preparation, flight and delivery. Pricing reflects the conditions in Bayonne: area, access constraints, any authorisations and the delivery format.

The airspace context in Bayonne

Thermographic flights in Bayonne happen at low height over the building, compatible with the controlled airspace (CTR de l'aéroport de Biarritz-Pays basque (LFBZ)) after a protocol: the dawn slots needed for measurement are built into the coordination.

Drone thermography follows building-inspection rules — open category above the site, specific category in dense areas — plus the sensor's own constraint: flying at times of strong thermal contrast. Full regulations and rates: aerial thermal imaging 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

Aerial thermal imaging in Bayonne: what budget should you plan?

Allow €500–1,800 per job — the 2026 French market range, including regulatory preparation, flight and delivery. In Bayonne, coordination with the local airspace is included in the quote and arranged within a few days.

When is the best time for thermography in Bayonne?

Heating season, October to March: you need at least a 10 °C gap between inside and outside for meaningful readings. In Bayonne (Nouvelle-Aquitaine), winter dawn slots give the best contrast; for photovoltaics it is the opposite — full summer sun.

How much solar capacity can be inspected in one day?

An automated flight covers 10 to 20 MWp per day depending on the plant layout, with automatic hot-spot detection and each faulty module located by its coordinates.

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