Oscar
Occitanie, France
Source: OpenStreetMap
Oscar is a mapped data center in Occitanie, France, operated by Air France. DataCentersExposed has documented a 36,314 sq ft footprint 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 14, 2026
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Overview
source: linkOscar is a mapped data center in France operated by Air France. Available records list its footprint at 36,314 square feet and describe it as an Air France data center. No parent company above Air France is disclosed in available records.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentAir France
- Files asAir France
- This facilityOscar
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)- À La Courneuve (Seine-Saint-Denis), « le plus grand data center de France » a ouvert sans faire de bruitCourrier picard· Jun 11, 2026
- SoftBank en France : 75 Mds€ pour 5 GW d’IA [Mai 2026]tech-insider.org· May 31, 2026
- Gourmand en terres, eau et électricité : le « data center » va-t-il dévorer la France ?La Vie Ouvrière· May 21, 2026
- VIDEO - Un data center peut consommer jusqu'à 19 millions de litres d'eau par jourLes Echos· May 18, 2026
- Stratos, ce méga-projet de « data center » qui sème la zizanie aux Etats-UnisLe Soir· May 12, 2026
- MGX, le très peu rassurant fonds émirati derrière l'immense centre de données « souverain » prévu en Seine-et-MarneObservatoire des multinationales· May 7, 2026