> I have lived in France and now Hungary. I have never seen power lines > above ground, but I have heard there are some in rural France.
You'll find them even in Budapest: https://www.google.com/maps/@47.4720119,19.1245507,3a,75y,127.74h,82.44t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sWCy2Wa7XFx751XnTwI4ZEA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 https://www.google.com/maps/@47.4326756,19.0117106,3a,75y,258.31h,97.99t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1shghXkZI-u04Nh_Y-b_MbiA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 https://www.google.com/maps/@47.4530487,19.1693045,3a,75y,202.63h,100.06t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1soSuaHQbCGTcdj-DoRhbYew!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 András