District heating networks: map and carbon trajectories

960networks in 2024

805host communes

93departments

13metropolitan regions

584networks present every year from 2018 to 2024

Explore changes in district heating networks, production and carbon footprint from 2020 to 2024.

1. REGIONAL CARBON TRAJECTORIESSelect a region to display its trajectory in chart 2

Source : SDES, base des réseaux de chaleur et de froid, données de 2020 à 2024.

2. FRANCE AND REGIONAL TRENDSMetropolitan France selected. Click a region in map 1 to display its trajectory.

103,5gCO₂/kWh
2020

88,5gCO₂/kWh
2024

−14,5 %Change from 2020 to 2024

METROPOLITAN FRANCE, TREND FROM 2020 TO 2024

Weighted CO₂ content (gCO₂/kWh)Heat production (GWh)

Source : SDES, base des réseaux de chaleur et de froid, données de 2020 à 2024.

3. EXPLORE DISTRICT HEATING NETWORKSEnter at least three letters to select a commune

YearDominant source

District heating network—

4. NETWORK PROFILESelect a network on the map to display its trajectory from 2020 to 2024.

Search for a commune or click a network in map 3.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

The carbon footprint falls 14.5% from 2020 to 2024.

Heat production rises alongside changes in the dominant energy source.

Regional differences remain substantial.