Data center race: why Google has set its sights on Châteauroux
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On June 24, 2025, the American giant Google announced the installation of the first large-scale data center on French territory after a series of negotiations with the municipal council of Châteauroux (Indre). Hasan Bratic / MAXPPP
Keen to build its first data center in France, Google has purchased a 195-hectare plot near Châteauroux. Reflecting a favorable context for the development of this sector, this still-preliminary project is already a source of economic dreams for some and worries for others.
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I subscribeIn the fall of 2024, the American giant Google began researching France. Its goal? To find a location to install its first large-scale data center on French territory. A few months later, the land was found: it would be Ozans, a vast 500-hectare business park located a few kilometers from Châteauroux (Indre). Enthusiastic negotiations began with the municipal council and its mayor, Gil Avérous (formerly LR), and on June 24, the announcement was made. For €58.5 million, the American tech giant has reserved a 195-hectare plot there, giving itself one year to complete this project of a “data center linked to the growth of artificial intelligence.”
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