Data centers in France
Datacenter Atlas tracks 451 facilities in France, 396 data centers and 45 network points of presence: 5% of the global inventory and #3 worldwide by facility count.
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MW: megawatts of power for the computers. PUE: all the electricity a site draws divided by what reaches its computers (1.0 = nothing lost). Networks present: telecom networks recorded at each site, added up. Record quality (A to D) rates the record, not the site. Glossary →
Map
Largest hubs
- Paris165
- Lille31
- Lyon25
- Marseille19
- Montpellier12
- Nice11
- Strasbourg10
- Rennes9
A hub is a town with at least 5 facilities, with its close neighbours. Facilities in smaller towns are not listed here, so the hubs do not add up to the country total.
Top operators
All 451 facilities
Sorted by disclosed IT load, then networks present. A row opens the full, source-linked record on the map. No IT load is disclosed for any of these sites, so the column is hidden.
⚡ Electricity context
- Electricity demand
- 476.8 TWh (2025)
- Grid carbon intensity
- 42 gCO₂/kWh
- Renewables share
- 26.1 %
- Low-carbon share
- 94.8 %
Source: Ember yearly electricity data (CC BY 4.0). Method
Water & climate exposure
- Data centers at high water stress (index ≥ 60)
- 34 of the 395 scored · 1 located at town level only is not scored
- Median baseline water stress (WRI Aqueduct, 0–5)
- 1.41
- Median riverine flood risk (0–5)
- 1
- Free-cooling hours ≤ 18 °C (median)
- 6,948 h/yr (79 %)
- Median cooling degree days
- 195
Derived indicators: WRI Aqueduct 4.0, GHSL, climate normals. See methodology. Method
Social friction index
Main driver: Neighbourhood (84/100)
How close people live: residents within 1 km and distance to the nearest homes. High = many close neighbours.
- Water
- Energy & grid
- Neighbourhood
- Concentration
- Policy context
- Observed conflict
Composite of water, grid, neighbourhood, concentration, policy and observed-conflict pressure. A derived indicator: not a measurement of public opinion. Method
Regulation
17 measures recorded
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Documented local conflicts & agreements
- Versailles appeal court rejects associations' challenge to CyrusOne Wissous data center · 2026-04-02 · lawsuit · approved
- Marseille collective contests Digital Realty's MRS5 data center at the port · 2024-09-16 · protest · ongoing
- Equinix PA10 waste heat supplies Saint-Denis district and Olympic Aquatic Centre · 2024-07 · heat reuse commitment · approved
- Marseille council adopts strategy to regulate data centers and subsea cables · 2023-10-20 · zoning change · approved
Announced large projects
- Campus AI (Paris region AI campus, pilot site Fouju) · Campus AI JV (MGX / Bpifrance / Mistral AI / Nvidia) · announced · 1,400 MW announced
- Brookfield / Data4 Cambrai AI data center (former Cambrai-Épinoy air base) · Brookfield · announced · 1,000 MW announced
- Data4 Escaudain campus (Parc des Soufflantes) · Data4 (Brookfield) · announced · 700 MW announced
- Verne / Ardian AI campus (Île-de-France) · Ardian (Verne) · announced · 500 MW announced
- SoftBank Bouchain AI data center (EDF former power station site) · SoftBank · announced · 400 MW announced
- Eclairion Loire-sur-Rhône AI data center (former EDF coal plant) · Eclairion · announced · 350 MW announced
- Nebius Béthune AI data center (former Bridgestone plant) · Nebius · announced · 240 MW announced
- Digital Realty Dugny Digital Hub (PAR15-PAR17) · Digital Realty · under construction · 176 MW announced
Questions
How many data centers are there in France?
Datacenter Atlas (release 26.08-c2) records 451 facilities in France: 396 data centers, 45 network points of presence and 10 unclassified sites. The count covers facilities documented in OpenStreetMap, PeeringDB, Wikidata and operator disclosures.
Which companies operate data centers in France?
The operators with the most tracked facilities in France are Bouygues Télécom, Cogent, Etix Everywhere, Digital Realty, Equinix.
Where are data centers concentrated in France?
The largest hubs by facility count are Paris (165), Lille (31), Lyon (25), Marseille (19), Montpellier (12).
Cite this page: Datacenter Atlas (2026). France, release 26.08-c2. https://www.datacenter-atlas.com/country/france · ODbL / CC BY 4.0