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# French government publishes guide to steer data centre siting across 63 sites
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-11-29-france-data-centre-siting-guide/
- Published: 2025-11-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-11T16:03:21.000Z
- Description: France's Direction generale des Entreprises published a guide identifying 63 sites suited to hosting data centres and consolidating support from regional agencies, energy transition aid and fiscal advice for developers and local authorities.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, Policy and law, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [Direction generale des Entreprises guide, 29 November 2025](https://www.entreprises.gouv.fr/secteurs-dactivite/le-secteur-du-numerique-en-france/data-centers-atouts-enjeux-et-accompagnement?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish any new dedicated funding scheme or legal framework beyond mobilising existing support tools.

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