A method for integrating and fitting at least one item of equipment and/or at least one line in a technical bay of an aircraft, comprising the steps comprising attaching the equipment and/or the line(s) on an integration module outside the fuselage of the aircraft, introducing the integration module into the fuselage of the aircraft via an opening of a baggage hold, and securing the integration module to a structure of the aircraft. An integration module is provided which comprises a chassis bounding a volume in which are positioned and attached at least one item of equipment and/or at least one line and having a cross section that is approximately identical to that of a baggage container and a length which is less than or equal to that of a baggage container.