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🌡️ AERIAL THERMAL IMAGING · BORDEAUX (33) · €500–1,800 PER JOB

Drone aerial thermal imaging in Bordeaux

Free quote — aerial thermal imaging in Bordeaux

Post-war blocks, old town houses, public facilities: the buildings of Bordeaux show sharply contrasting thermal profiles that the infrared camera sorts out in a single morning flight. The quote reflects the realities on the ground in Bordeaux: site access, the department's airspace context (33) and the expected deliverable — reply within one working day.

The Bordeaux-Mérignac CTR, shared with air base 106, covers the west of the conurbation: urban flights require coordination with both civil and military aviation. Sensitive sites abound — the Dassault plant and Mérignac aerospace zone, the Bacalan submarine base, the Aquitaine bridge — and the UNESCO-listed quaysides fall under the built-up-area scenario. The Gironde metropolis is a complete market: booming real estate around Euratlantique and the Bassins à flot, prestigious wine estates (Médoc, Pessac-Léognan, Saint-Émilion) that are heavy users of vineyard mapping and monitoring, river tourism on the Garonne, and structural inspections from the Chaban-Delmas bridge to the Cité du Vin.

Examples of assignments in Bordeaux

Sites and landmarks in Bordeaux

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

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 Bordeaux: area, access constraints, any authorisations and the delivery format.

Airspace and formalities in Bordeaux

Thermographic flights in Bordeaux happen at low height over the building, compatible with the controlled airspace (CTR de Bordeaux-Mérignac (aéroport et base aérienne 106)) 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 August 2026 (EU regulations 2019/945 and 2019/947, applicable French decrees).

Frequently asked questions

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

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

When is the best time for thermography in Bordeaux?

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

What time of year should building thermography be done?

From October to April, when the gap between the heated interior and the outside reaches at least 10°C. Flights take place early in the morning, before the sun warms the walls and skews the readings.

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