Power plant · Centre-Val de Loire, France
Belleville Power Plant
Belleville Power Plant is a nuclear power plant in Centre-Val de Loire, France, with 2,620 MW of capacity, owned by Électricité de France.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | BELLEVILLE | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Centre-Val de Loire | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Location | France | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (commissioned) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1988 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1979 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Électricité de France | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Électricité de France | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 2,620 MW (sum of operating units, BELLEVILLE 1 1310 MW; BELLEVILLE 2 1310 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 2,620 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 2 units | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Nuclear | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 17W100P100P01857 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 17W100P100P01865 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 47.5100, 2.8750 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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3 sources record Belleville; this page joins their facts, each with its own source. Links to any of the records lead here. How records are matched.
| Name in the source | Identifier | Source | Matched on |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELLEVILLE | asset:eic:17W100P100P01857 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Belleville Nuclear Power Plant | asset:wikidata:Q1645882 | Wikidata | Same name, coordinates and capacity |
| BELLEVILLE | asset:opsd:17W100P100P01857 | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) | Same ENTSO-E EIC code |
How it compares
Belleville is the 3rd-largest of 4 power plants in Centre-Val de Loire and the 15th-largest of 211 in France by capacity; its 2,620 MW is 2.7% of the 98,321 MW we hold for France. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre-Val de Loire | 3rd of 4 | 11,630 MW | 23% |
| France | 15th of 211 | 98,321 MW | 2.7% |
| All power plants in our data | 44th of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | 0.15% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Started operating
Owner, operator and place
More from Électricité de France
- Gravelines Nuclear Power Station5,460 MW
- Paluel Nuclear Power Plant5,320 MW
- Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant5,200 MW
- Flamanville Nuclear Power Plant4,280 MW
- Tricastin nuclear power plant3,660 MW
- Cruas Nuclear Power Plant3,660 MW
- Blayais Nuclear Power Plant3,640 MW
- Chinon Nuclear Power Plant3,620 MW
Other power plants in Centre-Val de Loire
- Chinon3,620 MW
- Dampierre3,560 MW
- St Laurent1,830 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe). Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe), Restricted.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.