IXP Tracker
An Internet exchange point (IXPs) is a physical place, sometimes inside a data center, where different networks send traffic to one another. This is known as peering, and is how one network operator can send data from their network to another, without having to pay. Peering is part of what makes Internet services faster, more reliable, and cheaper. IXPs are vital nodes in the peering ecosystem, and an important part of the global Internet.
France
Active Internet Exchange Points
The total number of IXPs in operation in France, as of July 2025.
IXP capacity growth over time in France
The total of IXPs over time, shown along with the growth in combined capacity.
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Country Reports
Internet Society Pulse Country Reports consolidate and provide context for the data that we collect and curate via the four Pulse research tracks. See the country report for France.
IXPs in France
| IXP Name | Location |
|---|---|
| France-IX Bordeaux | Bordeaux |
| BrestIX | Brest |
| IXP et NAP d’Auvergne et du Massif Central - AuvernIX | Clermont-Ferrand |
| France-IX Lille | Lille |
| Northern France and Eurometropole GIX - Lillix | Lille |
| BGP.Exchange - Lyon | Lyon |
| FranceIX Lyon and Grenoble - France-IX AURA | Lyon and Grenoble |
| FranceIX Marseille - France-IX Marseille | Marseille |
| DE-CIX Marseille | Marseille |
| Montpellier internet exchange point - MPLIX | Montpellier |
| Ouest.Network | Nantes |
| NormandIX | Normandy |
| nine - the new European IX | Paris |
| FranceIX Paris - France-IX Paris | Paris |
| BGP.Exchange - Paris | Paris |
| Equinix Internet Exchange Paris - Equinix Paris | Paris |
| Service for French INternet eXchange - SFINX | Paris |
| FR-IX | Paris |
| The HOPUS - the routed exchange | Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Geneva, Zurich, Amsterdam, Frankfurt |
| BéarnIX | Pau |
| Breizh-IX - BreizhIX | Rennes |
| Strasbourg Internet Exchange - SBG-IX | Strasbourg |
| France-IX Toulouse | Toulouse |
| France Network Community Internet Exchange - FNC-IX | Vélizy-Villacoublay |