The following page lists all power stations in France.
Station | Location | Capacity (MW) |
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Bouillante 2 Power Plant[1] | Bouillante, Guadeloupe | 15 |
Name | Location | Coordinates | Type | Capacity (MW) | Entered operation | Notes | gallery |
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Belleville NPP | Belleville-sur-Loire | 47.510534°N 2.8761864°E / 47.510534; 2.8761864 (Belleville Nuclear Power Plant) | PWR (pressurized water reactor) | 2,620 (2 x 1,310) | 1987-1988 | Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom |
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Blayais NPP | Braud-et-Saint-Louis | 45.255833°N 0.693056°W / 45.255833; -0.693056 (Blayais Nuclear Power Plant) | PWR | 3,640 (4 x 910) | 1981-1983 | Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom |
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Bugey | Saint-Vulbas | 45.798333°N 5.270833°E / 45.798333; 5.270833 (Bugey Nuclear Power Plant) | PWR | 3,580 (2 x 910, 2 x 880) | 1972 (retired 1994) | Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom and one 550 MW GCR reactors was retired |
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Cattenom NPP | Cattenom | 49.4158°N 6.2181°E / 49.4158; 6.2181 (Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant) | PWR | 5,200 (4 x 1,300) | 1986-1991 | Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom |
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Chinon NPP | Avoine | 47.230556°N 0.170556°E / 47.230556; 0.170556 (Chinon Nuclear Power Plant) | PWR | 3,620 (4 X 905) | 1988 | Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom and 3 GCR reactors was retired (70 180 and 360 MW) |
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Chooz-B NPP | Chooz | 50.09°N 4.789444°E / 50.09; 4.789444 (Civaux Nuclear Power Plant) | PWR | 3,000 (2 x 1,500) | 1998-2000 | Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom Chooz-A is the first PWR reactor in Europe with capacity 310MWe began operation Apr 1967 and retired 1991 |
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Civaux NPP | Civaux | 46.456667°N 0.652778°E / 46.456667; 0.652778 (Cruas Nuclear Power Plant) | PWR | 2,990 (2 x 1,495) | 1998-2000 | Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom |
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Cruas NPP | Cruas | 44.633056°N 4.756667°E / 44.633056; 4.756667 | PWR | 3,660 (4 X 915) | 1983-1984 | Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom |
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Dampierre NPP | Dampierre-en-Burly | 47.7336808°N 2.5172853°E / 47.7336808; 2.5172853 (Dampierre Nuclear Power Plant) | PWR | 3,560 (4 x 890) | 1980-1981 | Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom |
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Fessenheim NPP | Fessenheim | 47.9032247°N 7.5623059°E / 47.9032247; 7.5623059 (Fessenheim Nuclear Power Plant) | PWR | 1,760 (2x 880) | 1977 (retired 2020) | Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom Unit 1 closed in February 2020 and Unit 2 in June. |
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Flamanville NPP | Flamanville | 49.536389°N 1.881667°W / 49.536389; -1.881667 (Flamanville Nuclear Power Plant) | PWR | 4,230 (2 x 1,330, 1 x 1,570) | 1985-2020 | Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom the first EPR (PWR 3rd generation) reactor in France, under construction, production's startup expected in 2020, the 100th reactor ordered from Framatome |
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Golfech NPP | Golfech | 44.1067°N 0.8453°E / 44.1067; 0.8453 (Golfech Nuclear Power Plant) | PWR | 2,620 (2 x 1,310) | 1991-1993 | Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom |
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Gravelines NPP | Gravelines | 51.015278°N 2.136111°E / 51.015278; 2.136111 (Gravelines Nuclear Power Plant) | PWR | 5,460 (6 x 910) | 1980-1985 | Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom |
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Nogent NPP | Nogent-sur-Seine | 48.515278°N 3.517778°E / 48.515278; 3.517778 (Nogent Nuclear Power Plant) | PWR | 2,620 (2 x 1,310) | 1987-1988 | Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom |
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Paluel NPP | Paluel | 49.858056°N 0.635556°E / 49.858056; 0.635556 (Paluel Nuclear Power Plant) | PWR | 5,400 (4 x 1,300) | 1985-1986 | Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom |
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Penly NPP | Penly | 49.976667°N 1.211944°E / 49.976667; 1.211944 (Penly Nuclear Power Plant) | PWR | 2,660 (2 x 1,330) | 1990-1992 | Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom |
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Saint-Alban NPP | Saint-Alban-du-Rhône | 45.4042957°N 4.7555351°E / 45.4042957; 4.7555351 (Saint-Alban Nuclear Power Plant) | PWR | 2,670 (2 x 1,335) | 1985-1986 | Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom |
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Saint-Laurent-B NPP | Saint-Laurent-Nouan | 47.72°N 1.5775°E / 47.72; 1.5775 (Saint-Laurent Nuclear Power Plant) | PWR | 1,830 (2 x 915) | 1981 | Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom and 2 GCR reactors was retired (500 and 530 MW) |
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Tricastin NPC | Bollène | 44.329722°N 4.732222°E / 44.329722; 4.732222 (Tricastin Nuclear Power Center) | PWR | 3,660 (4 x 915) | 1983-1984 | Reactor supplier Framatome T/G supplier Alstom |
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Brennilis NPP | Brennilis | 48.3533°N 3.872203°W / 48.3533; -3.872203 (Brennilis Nuclear Power Plant) | HWGCR (heavy water gas-cooled reactor) | 70 | 1967 retired 1985 | heavy water reactor, only one of its kind in France | ![]() |
Marcoule-G1 | Bagnols-sur-Cèze | 44.143333°N 4.709444°E / 44.143333; 4.709444 (Marcoule) | GCR (gas-cooled reactor) | 5 | 1956 retired 1968 | Reactor supplier SACM T/G supplier Rateau |
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Marcoule-G2 & G3 | Bagnols-sur-Cèze | 44.143333°N 4.709444°E / 44.143333; 4.709444 (Marcoule) | GCR | 86 (2 x 43) | 1959 retired 1984 | Reactor supplier SACM T/G supplier Rateau |
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Phénix | Bagnols-sur-Cèze | 44.143333°N 4.711667°E / 44.143333; 4.711667 (Phénix) | FBR (Fast Breeder reactor) | 250 | 1973 retired 2009 | Reactor supplier CEM T/G supplier CEM |
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Superphénix | Creys-Mépieu | 45.758333°N 5.472222°E / 45.758333; 5.472222 (Superphénix) | FBR | 1,242 | 1986 retired 1998 | Reactor supplier Novatome T/G supplier Ansaldo |
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Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Operational | Notes |
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Provence Power Station | Gardanne | 43.468°N 5.486°E / 43.468; 5.486 (Provence Power Station) | 750 MW (600 MW (coal) + 150 MW (wood-fired)) | 1958-2021 | 297 m tall chimney, managed by GazelEnergie. Unit 4 Biomass in partial operation |
Le Havre Power Station | Le Havre | 49.475°N 0.148°E / 49.475; 0.148 (Le Havre Power Station) | 600 MW (coal) | 1969-2021 | managed by EDF |
Cordemais Power Station | Cordemais | 47.276°N 1.877°W / 47.276; -1.877 (Cordemais Power Station) | 1,200 MW (2 × 600 MW (coal)) | 1967-today | managed by EDF |
Émile Huchet Power Station | Saint-Avold | 49.153°N 6.703°E / 49.153; 6.703 (Émile Huchet Power Station) | 1,478 MW (1 × 618 MW (coal) + 2* 430 MW (oil)) | 1948-today | managed by GazelEnergie |
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