Country
France: 209 data centres, 54 operators, 1,383 MW live
There are 209 data centres in France, across 58 markets, 54 operators, 192 operational, 1,383 MW live (15% modelled), 3,420 MW total potential. Largest by total potential: Sesterce (2 sites), then Data4.
Map of 197 data centres in France
Every France site DC Atlas tracks with a position on record, coloured by status.
France is one scope of the whole corpus. See every facility DC Atlas tracks on the global data center map.
Live
1,383MW
15% modelled
Under construction
779MW
Planned
1,241MW
Total potential
3,420MW
6% of pipeline modelled
Who supplies the power
100% of the data centres we track in France have a named power supplier
- Enedis190sites
- EDF10sites
- Villejust electricity substation2sites
- Boralex, Engie and TotalEnergies2sites
- RTE2sites
- ERDF1site
1 further supplier serve smaller numbers of sites here.
Who is building in France
The 10 largest operators here by total potential, of 54 tracked in this country.
| Operator | Sites | Live | Total potential |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sesterce | 2 | — | 1,040 MW |
| Data4 | 3 | 255 MW | 505 MW |
| Digital Realty | 23 | 317 MW | 317 MW |
| Nebius | 2 | 5 MW | 245 MW |
| CloudHQ | 1 | — | 150 MW |
| Colt DCS | 6 | 23 MW | 128 MW |
| NTT Global Data Centers | 2 | — | 116 MW |
| Equinix | 12 | 94 MW | 96 MW |
| OpCore | 6 | 74 MW | 86 MW |
| Microsoft | 1 | 70 MW | 70 MW |
When France was built
950 MW of the live capacity here carries a commissioning date — 53% of the operational sites in this country.
Recent activity
45 recorded developments in France, the latest on 22 Sept 2026.
SEGRO and Pure Data Centres Form JV for 48 MW Paris Data Center
SEGRO has entered into a 50-50 joint venture with Pure Data Centres Group Limited to develop a fully fitted data center in the Paris region with a capacity of 48 MW. The project is valued at approximately £800 million. BCLP law firm provided legal counsel on the transaction, which represents a significant investment in French hyperscale infrastructure.
euNetworks launches Alpine fiber route connecting Paris and Milan data centers
euNetworks, a European bandwidth infrastructure company, has launched a direct 1,057 km fiber route between Paris and Milan data centers. The new Alpine route establishes a direct connection between two of Europe's largest data center markets and integrates with euNetworks' metro fiber networks, which include 38 on-net data centers in Paris and 18 in Milan. This expansion strengthens connectivity across major European data center hubs.
Segro and Pure Data Centres Form JV for 75 MW Paris Data Center
Segro and Pure Data Centres Group (backed by Oaktree and Brookfield) have formalized a 50/50 joint venture to develop a 75 MW data center (48 MW IT) in the Paris region, with pre-leasing commitments from a hyperscaler. The facility will be built at either the former H&M site in Le Bourget or at Petits Carreaux business park in Val-de-Marne. This partnership combines Segro's real estate expertise with Pure Data Centres' operational capabilities to serve growing cloud infrastructure demand in Europe.
Pure DC and SEGRO form JV to develop 48MW Paris data centre
Pure Data Centres Group and SEGRO have established a joint venture to develop a 48MW fully fitted data centre facility in Paris. The facility will target long-term leases with global hyperscale operators. This represents the second joint venture between the two companies, expanding their collaborative development pipeline in Europe.
Le Bourget mayor demands cancellation of 75MW data center at former H&M site
Mehdi Nezzar, newly elected mayor of Le Bourget in the northeastern Paris suburbs, is demanding the cancellation of a 75MW data center planned by Segro at a former H&M warehouse. The facility faced local opposition. Le Bourget has demonstrated resistance to data center development in its commune. This action signals potential municipal blocking of the project.
WhiteFiber Signs $160M AI Compute Infrastructure Agreement in Paris
WhiteFiber, Inc. announced a five-year agreement with an investment-grade technology customer to provide AI compute infrastructure in the Paris region using advanced NVIDIA GPU systems. The deal has a total contract value exceeding $160 million and is expected to commence service in July 2026. The deployment will be supported by customer prepayments and project-level financing, with WhiteFiber having secured third-party data center capacity in France.
Tremblay-en-France Lumen 003 ownership change
Tremblay-en-France Lumen 003 changed ownership on 1 November 2023, when Lumen Technologies closed the sale of its European, Middle Eastern, and African business to Colt Technology Services.
Marseille Lumen 002 ownership change
Marseille Lumen 002 changed ownership on 1 November 2023 as part of Lumen Technologies' closed sale of its EMEA business to Colt Technology Services.
Who is hiring in France
7 open data centre roles at 3 operators we track
3 operators are recruiting in France, 7 roles in total, the largest of them Scaleway at 3. Only 2 of the 7 are build-side; the rest run the estate, critical facilities accounting for 3. 2 of the 7 were posted in the last 30 days.
The mix
- critical facilities3
- security2
- construction1
- design and engineering1
The roles behind those numbers
Most recently opened
- Nebiuscritical facilities15 Sept 2026
- nLightencritical facilities1 Sept 2026
- nLightencritical facilities15 Jul 2026
- Scalewaysecurity30 Jun 2026
- Scalewaydesign and engineering21 Apr 2026
Counted from the operators' own public careers feeds, read daily. A role counts here when the employer runs a data centre we track and the work is operational rather than back office. What these roles involve, and what they pay.
Questions about France
- How many data centres are there in France?
- There are 209 data centres in France, across 58 markets, 54 operators, 192 operational, 1,383 MW live (15% modelled), 3,420 MW total potential. Largest by total potential: Sesterce (2 sites), then Data4.
- How much data centre capacity does France have?
- DC Atlas tracks 209 data centres in France. 1,383 MW is live, 779 MW is under construction, 1,241 MW is planned, for 3,420 MW of total potential at full buildout.
- Who are the largest data centre operators in France?
- 54 operators run facilities in France. Sesterce is the largest by total potential, with 2 sites and 1,040 MW.
- Which utilities supply power to data centres in France?
- Enedis, EDF and Villejust electricity substation serve the most data centre sites in France. DC Atlas holds a named power supplier for 100% of the facilities it tracks here.
Every data centre we track in France
202 of 209 with a published page · page 1 of 2
Saint-Denis12
- Paris Nebius 001
- Saint-Denis Aruba.it 001
- Saint-Denis Digital Realty 001
- Saint-Denis Digital Realty 016
- Saint-Denis Digital Realty 019
- Saint-Denis Digital Realty 020
- Saint-Denis Equinix 001
- Saint-Denis Equinix 001
- Saint-Denis Equinix 005
- Saint-Denis Equinix 007
- Saint-Denis Equinix 009
- Saint-Denis MOD Mission Critical 001