Cogent Lille
Hauts-de-France, France
Source: OpenStreetMap
Cogent Lille is an operating data center in Hauts-de-France, France, operated by Cogent Communications. DataCentersExposed has documented a 9,764 sq ft footprint and 1 environmental-permit record at this site. It runs on France's grid, which was 5% fossil-fuelled at 41 gCO₂e/kWh in 2025 (Ember).
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkCogent Lille is a mapped data center in France, operated by Cogent Communications. Available records describe it as a Cogent data center with a footprint of 9,764 square feet. Ownership details above the operator are not disclosed in available records.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentCogent Communications
- Files asCogent Communications
- This facilityCogent Lille
The grid behind this site
source: Ember · EurostatA large data center in France pays 12.24¢/kWh for electricity — a household pays 29.26¢, 58% more than the data center (Eurostat).
National grid context, not this facility's own metering. Full country picture: France data centers.
In the news
source: Google News (local + English)- L’action Cogent Communications bondit après la vente d’un centre de données pour 225 millionsInvesting.com France· Jun 29, 2026
- Data centers : La consommation électrique explose en France avec l’IA, malgré une amélioration de l’efficacité énergétiqueL'Usine Digitale· May 22, 2026
- Isère. À Grenoble, des riverains exaspérés par les bruits d’un data centerLe Dauphiné Libéré· Jul 12, 2021
- eStruxture Data Centers élargit son partenariat avec Cogent CommunicationsPR Newswire Canada· Sep 11, 2019
- Castle-IT ouvre un data center en Indre-et-LoireDistributique· Dec 30, 2017
- Data centre company Saragon formed from takeover of Cogent assetsTelecompaper· Aug 25, 2026
Environmental permits
source: Géorisques (ICPE)- SGAMI Nord0007005697ICPE Enregistrement · Lille 59800 · registered as "SGAMI Nord" · ~239 m from the mapped location