'Green reindustrialisation: a lever for the revitalisation of French regions' (Fondation Jean Jaurès)

“By drawing on a dense network of large corporations and SMEs, this green reindustrialisation demonstrates that it can be a powerful tool for regional planning and the revitalisation of regions that have been neglected for too long,” states the report entitled ‘Electro-puissance: le choix de la France pour la réindustrialisation et la protection’, written by researchers Neil Makaroff, Tristan Beucler and Marin Gillot, and published by the French think-tank Fondation Jean Jaurès on 9 September 2026.

As part of the electrification plan announced by the government in April 2026, the think tank maps out the regions currently hosting green industry sites by sector, and presents its forward-looking vision of the locations where factories could be established, depending on the development of…