FRANCE DATA CENTER
REGIONS — AI INFRASTRUCTURE

Hauts-de-France — Status June 2026
Active projects: SoftBank 3.1 GW (Dunkerque, Bosquel, Bouchain) · Nebius 240 MW (Béthune) · Data4 (Escaudain)
Brownfield sites: former Bridgestone (Béthune) · former Usinor (Escaudain confirmed) · multiple steel and chemical sites
Grid: RTE dense infrastructure · 300M EUR grid reinforcement committed
Agency: Hauts-de-France Invest & Expand actively supporting DC investment
Connectivity: North Sea submarine cables · Belgium fiber crossings

Île-de-France — Status June 2026
Active projects: Ardian 500 MW (grid connection secured) · Digital Realty Dugny 200 MW · Les Ulis 130 MW
Advantage: best fiber connectivity · Paris IX internet exchange · enterprise proximity
Constraint: land scarcity in inner ring · development pushed to outer zones
Brownfield: former PSA Aulnay · Renault Flins (RE-FACTORY) · former Seine river industrial sites

Grand Est — Status June 2026
Active projects: EDF brownfield programme Moselle (contracts signed) · ADIRA promotion active
Brownfield: former ArcelorMittal Florange · former Arcelor Gandrange · former chemical sites Carling
Advantage: dense former heavy industry HV infrastructure · Rhine river connectivity
Cross-border: Luxembourg · Belgium · Germany connectivity

Vallée du Rhône — Status June 2026
Active projects: EDF Loire-sur-Rhône AMI open · no committed partner as of June 2026 — OPPORTUNITY
Brownfield: former EDF thermal Loire-sur-Rhône · former Rhodia chemical sites
Advantage: nuclear plant proximity · Lyon tech ecosystem · Rhône river cooling
Agency: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Entreprises supporting DC investment