Fil d'Ariane
Albi, Occitanie, France
Source: OpenStreetMap
Fil d'Ariane is an operating data center in Occitanie, France. DataCentersExposed has documented a 34,693 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
Real parent
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Operator
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Est. capacity
~5-15 MW
Footprint
34,693 sq ft
Grid carbon
41 gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
95%
DC power price
12.24¢/kWh
Region
Occitanie
Overview
source: linkdata center
The grid behind this site
source: Ember · EurostatGrid carbon intensity
41 gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
95%
Fossil electricity
5%
Data-center power price
12.24¢/kWh
A 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)- Sénégal : PAIX Data Centres annonce la construction d’un centre de données à Dakarcio-mag.com· Jan 27, 2025
- AFR-IX Telecom installe un POP majeur dans le Rack Center de l’Afrique de l’Ouestafriqueitnews.com· Feb 12, 2021
- Le Tarn vend son opérateur de télécomsLes Echos· Feb 27, 2020
- Albi. Ariane. Network quitte le giron départementalladepeche.fr· Feb 5, 2020
- Creuse : Un data center innovant à La SouterraineLe Moniteur· Oct 17, 2019
- La société e-téra visée par une enquêteladepeche.fr· Feb 28, 2018
Environmental permits
source: Géorisques (ICPE)- CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE0006809698ICPE Autorisation · Albi 81000 · registered as "CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE" · ~210 m from the mapped location
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