France's data centres draw 5.4 TWh of electricity a year, which places it 10th of the 33 countries this atlas carries a figure for.
That is 0.9% of everything the country generates — around the 1.2% median across those countries.
Set against 1.4 GW of installed capacity, that implies a 44% load factor.
One metro is tracked here: Paris, at 667 MW and under construction.
667 MW of that is not yet operating: it is under construction or still an announcement.
Its strongest showing anywhere in the atlas is Power & Grid on the ownership basis, at #2 of 17.
It does not register at all on Memory & Storage.
7 suppliers are domiciled here, booking roughly $77bn between them; the largest is Schneider Electric.
Its single strongest grip on the buildout is Submarine cable, where firms domiciled here hold 25% of global supply in a sub-layer weighted 0.85 for how hard it is to substitute.
About $118bn of AI infrastructure investment has been announced for France, though announced is not built — that figure is graded A.
National context
Where France ranks
The same tables read three ways. A country can lead one basis and be invisible on another, and that gap is the whole point of the atlas.
| Tier | Physicalassets here | Ownershiprevenue booked | Controlcould stop you |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silicon | #11of 14 | — | — |
| Memory & Storage | — | — | — |
| Networking | #9of 9 | #4of 4 | #4of 5 |
| Systems & Facility | #13of 54 | — | — |
| Power & Grid | #10of 77 | #2of 17 | #5of 12 |
Data centre metros (1)
| Paris — Under construction666.8 MW at 6.7% vacancy. Led all FLAP-D markets in H1 2026 with 72.5 MW delivered, ahead of its own full-year forecast — French nuclear capacity and EDF's grid-ready pipeline are the draw. | 667 MW A |
Supply positions
Share of each global sub-layer held by firms domiciled here, and how hard that sub-layer would be to substitute. Those two multiplied are what the control basis ranks on.
Networking
| Sub-layer | Share | Substitutability |
|---|---|---|
| Submarine cable | 25% C | ×0.85 |
Strongest single grip: Submarine cable — 25% × 0.85 substitutability weight.
Power & Grid
| Sub-layer | Share | Substitutability |
|---|---|---|
| Transformers & switchgear | 11% C | ×0.80 |
| Cables & HVDC | 11% C | ×0.90 |
| Nuclear & SMR | 16% C | ×0.70 |
Strongest single grip: Nuclear & SMR — 16% × 0.70 substitutability weight.
Suppliers domiciled here (7)
| Schneider Electric — Electrical distribution, DC powerPower & GridVery large share of revenue sits outside the grid perimeter. | $41bn |
| Électricité de France — Nuclear new buildPower & GridNuclear engineering scope only. | $10bn |
| Legrand — Electrical infrastructurePower & Grid | $9bn |
| Nexans — HV and submarine cablePower & Grid | $8bn |
| Framatome — Reactors, fuelPower & Grid | $5bn |
| Alcatel Submarine Networks — Submarine cable systemsNetworkingFrench state took a controlling stake, explicitly on sovereignty grounds. | $2bn |
| Alstom — Traction and gridPower & GridSmall grid perimeter. | $2bn |
Revenue is the group or segment figure closest to each tier's perimeter. Segment boundaries differ between issuers, so treat the split as indicative.