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🌡️ AERIAL THERMAL IMAGING · LYON (69) · €500–1,800 PER JOB

Drone aerial thermal imaging in Lyon

Free quote — aerial thermal imaging in Lyon

In Lyon, the thermal camera reveals what damp from the Rhône and the Saône and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes winters do to buildings: thermal bridges, wet insulation, network leaks. One flight at daybreak maps an entire building. The quote reflects the realities on the ground in Lyon: site access, the department's airspace context (69) and the expected deliverable — reply within one working day.

Greater Lyon sits under the CTR of Lyon-Bron business airport, right next to the city, and is bordered to the east by the Lyon-Saint-Exupéry CTR: almost all urban flights happen at reduced height after coordination with air navigation services. The dense centre (Presqu'île, Croix-Rousse slopes) also requires the built-up-area scenario with prior notification to the prefecture. Local demand is driven by a powerful economy: headquarters and laboratories of the chemical valley (Seveso sites, no overflight without agreement), Part-Dieu and Gerland construction projects, commercial real estate, nearby vineyards (Beaujolais, Côtes du Rhône) and a UNESCO-listed heritage — Vieux-Lyon, Fourvière — much in demand for tourism and film work.

Examples of assignments in Lyon

  • Surveys of historic buildings: heat loss, damp and defects invisible to the naked eye
  • Thermal audits of residential blocks, offices and public buildings in Lyon ahead of energy renovation
  • Insulation checks before/after energy renovation works
  • Heat-loss audit of a commercial building or co-owned residence

Sites and landmarks in Lyon

On the mission-planning map, these places in Lyon shape trajectories and framing:

  • Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière
  • Vieux-Lyon
  • Place Bellecour
  • Parc de la Tête d'Or
  • Musée des Confluences

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

Flying in Lyon: the local framework

Thermographic flights in Lyon happen at low height over the building, compatible with the controlled airspace (CTR de Lyon-Bron) 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 Lyon: what budget should you plan?

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

When is the best time for thermography in Lyon?

Heating season, October to March: you need at least a 10 °C gap between inside and outside for meaningful readings. In Lyon (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes), 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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