DHC Statistics for France France
Number of DH utilities 412
Total installed DH capacity  17442 MWth
Total length of DH pipline system 3131 km
Annual turnover in the DH sector  1,246.8 mill. €
Employment figures connected to the DH n/a
Number of households connected  2,017,317
District heated floor space  n/a m2
New connections to DH  n/a
Heat sales volume for new connections to DH  n/a GJ
Total district heat delivered  80,078 TJ
Total district heat generated n/a TJ
Energy supply composition for district heat generated n/a
   Renewables 27%
   Waste n/a
   Heat pumps n/a
   Industrial surplus heat n/a
   Coal and coal products 10%
   Natural gas 49%
   Oil and petroleum products 10%
   Nuclear n/a
   Electricity n/a
   Geothermal n/a
   Other