ITinSell Cloud La Ciotat Data Center: Tier IV Sovereign & HDS Hub in France
Status: Fully Operational Sovereign Cloud & Colocation Hub | Location: 785 Voie Antiope, Zone d'Activités Athélia III, 13600 La Ciotat, France
Project Overview
ITinSell Cloud’s La Ciotat Data Center is a flagship sovereign digital infrastructure facility located in the Athélia III industrial zone of La Ciotat, approximately 25 km east of Marseille, France. Originally developed as ASP Serveur and integrated into ITinSell Cloud in 2022, the facility spans approximately 4,000 m² and is engineered to Tier IV design specifications while complying with EN 50600 Class 4 standards for maximum resilience and operational reliability. Built on APC by Schneider Electric’s InfraStruXure (ISX) architecture, the data center supports high-density deployments of up to 14 kVA per rack, making it suitable for enterprise cloud platforms, virtualisation, artificial intelligence, and mission-critical business applications. The facility is HDS certified for hosting sensitive healthcare data and also provides secure infrastructure for financial institutions, government organisations, and enterprise customers through Nutanix hyperconverged infrastructure. Powered entirely by 100% renewable electricity, the campus emphasizes sustainability while maintaining high levels of availability and security. Strategically positioned near Marseille’s globally connected subsea cable landing stations, the La Ciotat Data Center serves as an important gateway for low-latency connectivity between Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, enabling secure sovereign cloud services and high-performance digital infrastructure for regional and international customers.
Quick Facts
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| Project Name | ITinSell Cloud La Ciotat Data Center: Tier IV Sovereign & HDS Hub in France |
| Location | 785 Voie Antiope, Zone d'Activités Athélia III, 13600 La Ciotat, France |
| Status | Fully Operational Sovereign Cloud & Colocation Hub |
| Commissioning | Operational (In Service since 2009 / Acquired & Modernized by ITinSell 2022) |
| Total IT Load | ~3.5 MW Critical IT Power Capacity Allocation |
| Total Capacity | 3.5 MW Critical IT Capacity across a 4,000 m² (~43,056 sq ft) gross facility footprint supporting up to 14 kVA per rack |
| Tier Level | Tier IV Design Standards / Class 4 (EN-50600 Norm) / ISO 27001, HDS (Health Data Hosting - 6 Levels), PCI-DSS, NIS2 Compliant |
| Project Type | Purpose-Built High-Density Sovereign Colocation, Managed Private Cloud & Disaster Recovery Hub |
City Profile
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| City Name | La Ciotat |
| Population | ~36,000 |
| Urban Agglomeration | Marseille (~35 km away) |
| City GDP | Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolitan Area (~1.9 million population) |
| Per Capita Income | Part of the Aix-Marseille-Provence economy (~USD 90+ billion) |
| City Tier | Tier 3 – Coastal Technology, Maritime & Digital Infrastructure Location |
| Key Strengths | Strategic Mediterranean coastal location; proximity to Marseille; access to submarine cable networks; growing technology ecosystem; maritime industries; renewable energy potential; strong transport connectivity; attractive location for edge data centers and digital infrastructure serving Southern France and Mediterranean markets. |
Companies Involved
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| Developer / Operator | ITinSell Cloud |
| Strategic Infrastructure Partner | Enedis / RTE & City of La Ciotat Municipal Authorities |
| Construction Contractor | APC by Schneider Electric & Specialized French Mission-Critical EPC Contractors |
| MEP Engineering | APC by Schneider Electric & ITinSell Cloud Engineering Teams |
| Network Connectivity | Carrier-neutral platform featuring diverse subterranean fiber entrance vaults; redundant Meet-Me-Rooms (MMRs); direct low-latency optical dark fiber backhaul to Marseille interconnection hubs (linking to 17 subsea cable landings) and bi-datacenter active-active links to secondary facilities. |
| Power Infrastructure | Dual path-diverse high-voltage grid feeders supplied by Enedis, static distributed 2(N+1) APC InfraStruXure uninterruptible power supply (UPS) modules, automated switchgear, and standby emergency diesel generator arrays with multi-day on-site fuel reserves. |
Technical Specifications
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| Power Capacity | ~3.5 MW Secured Utility Power Allocation |
| UPS Redundancy | 2(N+1) Fully Redundant Static UPS Architecture |
| Cooling System | High-efficiency Schneider InRow precision cooling with hot/cold aisle containment, N+1 thermal redundancy, high-density airflow management for up to 14 kVA/rack, and automated BMS environmental controls. |
| Connectivity | Carrier-neutral host offering direct low-latency cloud express on-ramps and interconnect options to 100+ global network operators via Marseille's cable ecosystem. |
| PUE Target | 1.50 Current Operational PUE (Targeting < 1.20 with efficiency optimizations) |
| Energy Mix | 100% Certified Carbon-Free Renewable Energy (Hydroelectric and Wind Power Guarantees). |
Milestones
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| Announcement | May 2022 (ITinSell Acquisition) |
| Construction Start | Operational Facility (Initial Build 2008–2009) |
| Phase 1 Go-Live | Operational (2009) |
| Full Buildout | Operational Active Facility |
Investment Details
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| Total Investment | Estimated €15,000,000 EUR to €30,000,000 EUR Cumulative Facility Capital Expenditure |
| Funding | Corporate Capital Expenditure & Private Equity Financing (ITinSell Group) |