Cloud Regions in France: AWS, Google Cloud and Azure
Regions, time zones and data protection law for cloud teams in France.
France has in-country regions from all three providers: AWS eu-west-3 and Google Cloud europe-west9 in Paris, and Azure francecentral in Paris with francesouth in Marseille.
Cloud regions in France
| Provider | Region | Location |
|---|---|---|
| AWS | eu-west-3 | Paris |
| Google Cloud | europe-west9 | Paris |
| Azure | francecentral | Paris |
| Azure | francesouth | Marseille |
Scheduling on local time
France runs on Europe/Paris, the same clock as Germany, the Netherlands and most of the EU. A French team can usually share one schedule with colleagues in Berlin or Amsterdam.
Time zones: Europe/Paris. Currency: EUR.
Data protection law
France applies the GDPR alongside its own Loi Informatique et Libertes of 6 January 1978, overseen by the CNIL.
Source: GDPR + Loi n. 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 (Informatique et Libertes).
Nearby countries
Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom. For every country, see cloud regions by country.
Questions we get a lot.
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How many Azure regions are in France?
Two: francecentral (Paris) and francesouth (Marseille).
Which Google Cloud region is in France?
europe-west9, in Paris.