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🛡️ SECURITY & SURVEILLANCE · ANTIBES (06) · €600–2,500 PER DAY

Drone security & surveillance in Antibes

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 Antibes.

Common use cases

The local context in Antibes

Antibes-Juan-les-Pins lines up superb subjects: the ramparts of old Antibes dropping into the sea, Fort Carré, Port Vauban — Europe's largest marina with its billionaires' quay — and Cap d'Antibes fringed with villas. The main constraint is aeronautical: the city is squeezed between the Nice-Côte d'Azur CTR to the east and the Cannes-Mandelieu CTR to the west, capping or forbidding flights depending on the sector; a careful check of the Géoportail drone map is essential.

The economic fabric is dense: yachting and refit at Port Vauban, hotels, prestige real estate, and the Sophia Antipolis technology park at the city gates, home to tech companies keen on aerial imagery and digital twins of their campuses. Yacht photographers, estate agents and festivals (Jazz à Juan) feed the local drone market.

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 Antibes?

Almost: CTR de Nice-Côte d'Azur à l'est; CTR de Cannes-Mandelieu à l'ouest; Plages et port très fréquentés en saison. 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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