Overview
- Amazon, which announced the plan Tuesday, will spend more than €15 billion over three years to expand logistics, cloud and AI in France.
- New distribution centers are slated for Illiers-Combray, Beauvais and Colombier-Saugnieu in 2026, with a larger site in Ensisheim due by late 2027.
- The company projects 1,000 permanent contracts (CDI) each in Illiers-Combray and Beauvais, 3,000 near Lyon and 2,000 in Ensisheim, topping 7,000 roles.
- Recruiting has begun, with Beauvais officials reporting more than 1,000 résumés for 1,000 roles and hiring drives under way near Lyon.
- Amazon says a denser network will speed deliveries and cut emissions, while the Ensisheim site—about 189,000 m²—draws praise for jobs and concerns over land use and traffic.