Data4 Chosen for €5bn Data Center Project in Northern France
January 03, 2026
DATA4 Group
Data4, in partnership with BT Immo, has been selected to develop a €5 billion ($5.86bn) data center campus at the former Usinor steelworks site in the Soufflantes industrial park, Escaudain. Located near Valenciennes in Northern France, the site is one of 35 turnkey locations identified by the French government for digital infrastructure and offers up to 700MW of power via the RTE network.
Following a successful bid over competitors like AWS, the consortium is entering a two-month feasibility study phase. If approved, the project aims to be operational by 2030, transforming a brownfield site that has been dormant for 45 years into a major regional technology hub.
| Distance | Site | About |
|---|---|---|
| 0.04 miles | Data4: Escaudain Expansion | |
| 8.34 miles | ETIX Lille #3 | |
| 12.03 miles | EURA DC Douai 1 |
Created in 2006 by Colony Capital, DATA4 is the European specialist in the construction and operation of ultra-secure data centers for French and international companies in the digital, manufacturing, service and banking and insurance sectors, who are seeking to outsource their data.
DATA4 manages flexible, high-performance and carrier- and cloud-neutral data centers, offering solutions from one colocation rack all the way through to purpose-built, dedicated facilities.
DATA4 Group operates data centers in France, Italy and Luxembourg, with a total net technical area of 22,000m² of IT rooms and more than 32 MW of IT power.
2006: Creation of DATA4, joint venture between Alcatel, French telecommunications giant, and Colony Capital, international investment fund.
2007: The first client is hosted on the Paris campus
2009: The third building comes on line
2010: The fourth building comes on line
2011: The fifth building comes on line
2012: The sixth building comes on line and incorporates a high-density room.
2012: Acquisition of 3 data centers in Luxembourg, from Secure IT
2013: Creation of the Milan campus
2014: The first client from Milan is hosted
2015: A new executive committee is appointed to support the Group's growth targets.
2015: Second and third buildings in Milan comes on line
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