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 October 2024.
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 |
|---|---|
| BrestIX | Brest |
| IXP et NAP d’Auvergne et du Massif Central - AuvernIX | Clermont-Ferrand |
| GrenoblIX, the Grenoble IX | Grenoble |
| Northern France and Eurometropole GIX - Lillix | Lille |
| France-IX Lille | Lille |
| BGP.Exchange - Lyon | Lyon |
| FranceIX Lyon and Grenoble - France-IX AURA | Lyon and Grenoble |
| BroadBand Internet eXchange Marseille - BBIX Marseille | Marseille |
| DE-CIX Marseille | Marseille |
| FranceIX Marseille - France-IX Marseille | Marseille |
| SudIX | Montpellier |
| Le GIX du Grand Ouest - OuestIX | Nantes |
| Ouest.Network | Nantes |
| NormandIX | Normandy |
| IXPlay Paris | Paris |
| Service for French INternet eXchange - SFINX | Paris |
| FranceIX Paris - France-IX Paris | Paris |
| Equinix Internet Exchange Paris - Equinix Paris | Paris |
| FR-IX | Paris |
| Association HwHost | Paris |
| PARIX | Paris |
| French National Internet Exchange IPv6 - FNIX6 | Paris |
| BGP.Exchange - Paris | Paris |
| Paris Operators for Universal Internet eXchange - PouIX | Paris |
| The HOPUS - the routed exchange | Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Geneva, Zurich, Amsterdam, Frankfurt |