# List of power stations in France

The following page lists all power stations in France.

## Geothermal

| Station | Location | Capacity (MW) |
| Bouillante 2 Power Plant | Bouillante, Guadeloupe | 15 |

## Nuclear

| Name | Location | Coordinates | Type | Capacity (MW) | Entered operation | Notes | gallery |
| Belleville NPP | Belleville-sur-Loire | 47°30′38″N 2°52′34″E﻿ / ﻿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 | Belleville NPP |
| Blayais NPP | Braud-et-Saint-Louis | 45°15′21″N 0°41′35″W﻿ / ﻿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 | Blayais NPP |
| Bugey | Saint-Vulbas | 45°47′54″N 5°16′15″E﻿ / ﻿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 | Bugey NPP |
| Cattenom NPP | Cattenom | 49°24′57″N 6°13′05″E﻿ / ﻿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 | Cattenom NPP |
| Chinon NPP | Avoine | 47°13′50″N 0°10′14″E﻿ / ﻿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) | Chinon NPP |
| Chooz-B NPP | Chooz | 50°05′24″N 4°47′22″E﻿ / ﻿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 | Chooz NPP |
| Civaux NPP | Civaux | 46°27′24″N 0°39′10″E﻿ / ﻿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 | Civaux NPP |
| Cruas NPP | Cruas | 44°37′59″N 4°45′24″E﻿ / ﻿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 | Cruas NPPThe power plant at night |
| Dampierre NPP | Dampierre-en-Burly | 47°44′01″N 2°31′02″E﻿ / ﻿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 | Dampierre NPP |
| Flamanville NPP | Flamanville | 49°32′11″N 1°52′54″W﻿ / ﻿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 | Flamanville NPP (the third reactor is under construction) |
| Golfech NPP | Golfech | 44°06′24″N 0°50′43″E﻿ / ﻿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 | Golfech NPP |
| Gravelines NPP | Gravelines | 51°00′55″N 2°08′10″E﻿ / ﻿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 | Gravelines NPP |
| Nogent NPP | Nogent-sur-Seine | 48°30′55″N 3°31′04″E﻿ / ﻿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 | Nogent-sur-Seine NPP |
| Paluel NPP | Paluel | 49°51′29″N 0°38′08″E﻿ / ﻿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 | Paluel NPP |
| Penly NPP | Penly | 49°58′36″N 1°12′43″E﻿ / ﻿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 | Penly NPP |
| Saint-Alban NPP | Saint-Alban-du-Rhône | 45°24′15″N 4°45′20″E﻿ / ﻿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 | Saint-Alban NPP |
| Saint-Laurent-B NPP | Saint-Laurent-Nouan | 47°43′12″N 1°34′39″E﻿ / ﻿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) | Saint-Laurent-des-Eaux NPP |
| Tricastin NPC | Bollène | 44°19′47″N 4°43′56″E﻿ / ﻿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 | Tricastin NPP in the foreground (the 2 cooling tower belong to the old uranium enrichment plant in the background (which consumes 3/4 of the Tricastin Plant output)) |
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| Brennilis NPP | Brennilis | 48°21′12″N 3°52′20″W﻿ / ﻿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 | Brennilis NPP |
| Fessenheim NPP | Fessenheim | 47°54′12″N 7°33′44″E﻿ / ﻿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. | Fessenheim NPP |
| Marcoule-G1 | Bagnols-sur-Cèze | 44°08′36″N 4°42′34″E﻿ / ﻿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 | Marcoule nuclear site. G1 is the yellow building |
| Marcoule-G2 & G3 | Bagnols-sur-Cèze | 44°08′36″N 4°42′34″E﻿ / ﻿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 | G2 and G3 at Marcoule |
| Phénix | Bagnols-sur-Cèze | 44°08′36″N 4°42′42″E﻿ / ﻿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 | on the left : Phénix reactor; on the right G2 & G3 |
| Superphénix | Creys-Mépieu | 45°45′30″N 5°28′20″E﻿ / ﻿45.758333°N 5.472222°E﻿ / 45.758333; 5.472222﻿ (Superphénix) | FBR | 1,242 | 1986 retired 1998 | Reactor supplier Novatome T/G supplier Ansaldo | Superphénix reactor |

## Thermal

| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Operational | Notes |
| Provence Power Station | Gardanne | 43°28′05″N 5°29′10″E﻿ / ﻿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 with Coal units decommissioned. |
| Le Havre Power Station | Le Havre | 49°28′30″N 0°08′53″E﻿ / ﻿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°16′34″N 1°52′37″W﻿ / ﻿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°09′11″N 6°42′11″E﻿ / ﻿49.153°N 6.703°E﻿ / 49.153; 6.703﻿ (Émile Huchet Power Station) | 1,478 MW (1 × 618 MW (coal) + 2* 430 MW (gas)) | 1948-today | Unit 6 Coal in partial operation, managed by GazelEnergie |

## Hydroelectric

| Station | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
| Grand'Maison Dam | Isère | | 1800 |
| Charmes Dam | Beauchastel | 44°49′26″N 4°48′40″E﻿ / ﻿44.823757°N 4.811239°E﻿ / 44.823757; 4.811239﻿ (Charmes Dam) | 223 |
| Bort-les-Orgues Dam | Bort-les-Orgues | 45°24′48″N 2°29′51″E﻿ / ﻿45.413289°N 2.497512°E﻿ / 45.413289; 2.497512﻿ (Bort-les-Orgues Dam) | 240 |
| La Roche de Glun Dam | Bourg lès Valence | 45°00′37″N 4°50′22″E﻿ / ﻿45.010397°N 4.839448°E﻿ / 45.010397; 4.839448﻿ (La Roche de Glun Dam) | 186 |
| Caderousse dam | Caderousse | 44°05′45″N 4°43′23″E﻿ / ﻿44.095934°N 4.723075°E﻿ / 44.095934; 4.723075﻿ (Caderousse dam) | 156 |
| Chastang Dam | Belvedere | 45°09′07″N 2°00′36″E﻿ / ﻿45.151825°N 2.010005°E﻿ / 45.151825; 2.010005﻿ (Chastang Dam) | 282 |
| Rochemaure Dam | Chateauneuf du Rhône | 44°35′33″N 4°43′35″E﻿ / ﻿44.592568°N 4.726374°E﻿ / 44.592568; 4.726374﻿ (Rochemaure Dam) | 285 |
| Donzère-Mondragon (Bollène) dam | Saint-Pierre de Senos | 44°18′13″N 4°44′33″E﻿ / ﻿44.303735°N 4.742425°E﻿ / 44.303735; 4.742425﻿ (Donzère-Mondragon dam) | 354 |
| Eguzon dam | Éguzon-Chantôme | 46°27′17″N 1°36′46″E﻿ / ﻿46.454778°N 1.612759°E﻿ / 46.454778; 1.612759﻿ (Eguzon dam) | 72 |
| Génissiat Dam | Génissiat | 46°03′10″N 5°48′46″E﻿ / ﻿46.052714°N 5.812862°E﻿ / 46.052714; 5.812862﻿ (Génissiat Dam) | 396 |
| l'Aigle Dam | Aynes | 45°14′37″N 2°13′29″E﻿ / ﻿45.243727°N 2.224817°E﻿ / 45.243727; 2.224817﻿ (l'Aigle Dam) | 133 |
| Marèges Dam | Marèges | 45°23′30″N 2°21′52″E﻿ / ﻿45.391798°N 2.364335°E﻿ / 45.391798; 2.364335﻿ (Marèges Dam) | 272 |
| Monteynard Power Station | La Motte Saint Martin | 44°57′40″N 5°41′20″E﻿ / ﻿44.961181°N 5.688751°E﻿ / 44.961181; 5.688751﻿ (Monteynard Power Station) | 364 |
| Le Pouget | Mas Audran | 44°03′36″N 2°46′07″E﻿ / ﻿44.059990°N 2.768597°E﻿ / 44.059990; 2.768597﻿ (Pouget Power Station) | 444.5 |
| La Bâthie Power Station | Boudin | 45°41′08″N 6°37′21″E﻿ / ﻿45.685437°N 6.622497°E﻿ / 45.685437; 6.622497﻿ (Roselend Power Station) | 546 |
| Sarrans dam | Sarrans | 44°49′46″N 2°44′26″E﻿ / ﻿44.829479°N 2.740515°E﻿ / 44.829479; 2.740515﻿ (Sarrans dam) | 155 |
| Saulce sur Rhône (Loriol Le Pouzin Dam) | Le Pouzin | 44°44′15″N 4°45′48″E﻿ / ﻿44.737391°N 4.763410°E﻿ / 44.737391; 4.763410﻿ (Loriol Le Pouzin Dam) | 211 |
| Serre-Ponçon Power Station | Rousset | 44°28′18″N 6°16′14″E﻿ / ﻿44.471644°N 6.270618°E﻿ / 44.471644; 6.270618﻿ (Serre-Ponçon Power Station) | 380 |
| Tignes Dam (Brevieres/Malgovert) | Tignes | 45°29′41″N 6°55′56″E﻿ / ﻿45.494815°N 6.932142°E﻿ / 45.494815; 6.932142﻿ (Tignes Dam) | 428 |
| Vallorcine Power Station (Emosson Dam) | Vallorcine | 46°04′03″N 6°55′56″E﻿ / ﻿46.0676332°N 6.9321907°E﻿ / 46.0676332; 6.9321907﻿ (Vallorcine Power Station) | 189 |
| Vogelgrun Power Station | Vogelgrun | 48°01′13″N 7°34′26″E﻿ / ﻿48.020257°N 7.573829°E﻿ / 48.020257; 7.573829﻿ (Vogelgrun Power Station) | 140 |
| Vouglans Dam | Vouglans | 46°23′51″N 5°39′56″E﻿ / ﻿46.397417°N 5.665560°E﻿ / 46.397417; 5.665560﻿ (Vouglans Dam) | 262 |
| Revin Pumped Storage Power Plant | Revin | 49°55′32″N 4°36′48″E﻿ / ﻿49.925556°N 4.613333°E﻿ / 49.925556; 4.613333﻿ (Revin Pumped Storage Power Plant) | 800 |
| Montézic Power Station | Montézic | 44°44′16″N 2°38′35″E﻿ / ﻿44.737778°N 2.643056°E﻿ / 44.737778; 2.643056﻿ (Montézic Power Station) | 910 |
| Bissorte Dam | Maurienne Valley | 45°10′49″N 6°34′45″E﻿ / ﻿45.180278°N 6.579167°E﻿ / 45.180278; 6.579167﻿ (Montézic Power Station) | 742 |