Amazon Commits €15bn to France, Adds 7,000 Jobs with Four New Centers
Amazon plans to invest over €15bn in France between 2026 and 2028, funding logistics infrastructure, cloud computing and AI development and opening four new distribution centers that are expected to create more than 7,000 permanent jobs. The company will expand its proximity-based logistics network to reduce delivery distances and emissions.
1. Investment Breakdown
Amazon will deploy more than €15bn across logistics infrastructure, cloud computing and AI development in France from 2026 to 2028, marking its largest-ever country commitment and underscoring its expansion of e-commerce and AWS capabilities in Europe.
2. Distribution Network Expansion
The plan includes four new distribution centers in Illiers-Combray, Beauvais, Colombier-Saugnieu and Ensisheim, with hiring beginning in 2026 at the first three sites and late 2027 for the fourth, mirroring the Augny center model that generated 4,000 jobs in its first year.
3. Job Creation and Economic Impact
Amazon projects creation of over 7,000 permanent positions across the new facilities, while its 25-year French presence has already contributed more than €30bn in investments, supported some 100,000 indirect jobs and delivered €2.5m in local taxes at the Augny hub in 2023.
4. Environmental and Logistics Model
The proximity-based logistics network aims to cut average package travel distances by 25% and lower CO₂ emissions, with over two-thirds of deliveries in 20 French cities now made via electric vehicles, cargo bikes or on foot.