Policy dossier: France
A one-country brief on France in European quantum technologies for policy makers, built only from data this portal already holds. Every figure names its source and reference date; ratios come with the counts they are made of. Nothing here is a ranking or a composite score: counts describe catalogue coverage, not national capability.
Dossier generated 2026-11-03 20:34:24 (UTC). Missing data is listed under Gaps and caveats at the end.
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1. EU funding absorption
CORDIS covers Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe quantum projects only: no other EU programme, no national or regional funding.
| Country or group | Participations | EU contribution | Population (year) | GDP, current prices (year) | Participations per million inhabitants | EU contribution per inhabitant | Participations per EUR billion of GDP | EU contribution per EUR billion of GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France (this dossier) | 649 | EUR 390.4 million | 69,112,309 (2026, provisional) | EUR 2,991.06 billion (2025, provisional) | 9.4 | EUR 5.65 | 0.22 | EUR 130,531 |
| EU27 average (pooled) | 3,714 | EUR 2.28 billion | 451,990,314 (2026) | EUR 18,883.19 billion (2025) | 8.2 | EUR 5.04 | 0.20 | EUR 120,646 |
| Peer group average (pooled: IT, DE, ES, PL) | 1,642 | EUR 952.9 million | 228,332,809 (2026) | EUR 9,408.23 billion (2025) | 7.2 | EUR 4.17 | 0.17 | EUR 101,279 |
| Italy (peer by population) | 409 | EUR 177.1 million | 58,942,828 (2026, provisional) | EUR 2,265.00 billion (2025) | 6.9 | EUR 3.00 | 0.18 | EUR 78,191 |
| Germany (peer by population) | 798 | EUR 534.1 million | 83,467,117 (2026) | EUR 4,529.71 billion (2025, provisional) | 9.6 | EUR 6.40 | 0.18 | EUR 117,919 |
| Spain (peer by population) | 341 | EUR 188.7 million | 49,590,099 (2026, provisional) | EUR 1,690.01 billion (2025, provisional) | 6.9 | EUR 3.81 | 0.20 | EUR 111,676 |
| Poland (peer by population) | 94 | EUR 52.9 million | 36,332,765 (2026) | EUR 923.51 billion (2025) | 2.6 | EUR 1.46 | 0.10 | EUR 57,267 |
Definitions: Participations by country; Net EU contribution to participants by country; Population, GDP and GERD (Eurostat); Participations per million inhabitants; Net EU contribution per inhabitant; Participations per EUR billion of GDP; Net EU contribution per EUR billion of GDP
Peer group: Italy (closest in population), Germany (closest in population), Spain (closest in population), Poland (closest in population). The peers are the 4 EU Member States closest to France in population or in GDP, whichever is closer for each: the smaller of the absolute log ratios of the two figures, latest Eurostat year of each country, ties by country code. Candidates are the Member States with a CORDIS row and both Eurostat figures.
Method: participations and EU contribution are CORDIS totals over all start years in the catalogue; population on 1 January and GDP at current prices are the latest single year Eurostat publishes for each country, so the ratios correct for size, not for time. Group averages are pooled: the group totals divided by the group population or GDP, never a mean of country ratios. The EU27 average pools 27 Member States. A dash means that a figure is not published or that the EU contribution is zero; "less than" marks a positive figure too small to show at this precision.
Source: CORDIS, Publications Office of the European Union, retrieved 2026-10-16, reused under the European Commission reuse notice. Eurostat datasets tps00001 (Population on 1 January, updated 2026-09-30); nama_10_gdp (Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components (output, expenditure and income) - annual data, updated 2026-10-20), retrieved 2026-10-21, reused under the Eurostat copyright notice. The ratios are calculated by this portal; neither source is responsible for them.
2. Specialisation by application pillar
| Pillar | Projects of France | Share of its projects | EU27 projects | EU27 share | Ratio (country share / EU27 share) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantum computing and simulation | 121 | 42.0% | 516 | 48.3% | 0.87 |
| Quantum communication | 36 | 12.5% | 116 | 10.9% | 1.15 |
| Quantum sensing and metrology | 56 | 19.4% | 189 | 17.7% | 1.10 |
| Enabling technologies and supply chain | 16 | 5.6% | 49 | 4.6% | 1.21 |
Definition: Specialisation by pillar against the EU27
Method: the share of the CORDIS quantum projects of the country in each pillar, divided by the same share for the EU27 (projects with at least one participant from a Member State). A ratio above 1 means the pillar weighs more in the projects of this country than in those of the EU27; it says nothing about size or quality. No count, share or ratio is shown from fewer than 10 projects of the country. Pillars follow the portal method (confirmed classification, else the taxonomy rules on the title, else a matched keyword suggestion); a project in several pillars counts in each, and 65 projects of this country are not placed in a pillar.
Source: CORDIS project snapshot, 1,256 projects (Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe), retrieved 2026-10-16; counts computed by this portal on 2026-11-02 14:13:03 (UTC).
3. Collaboration: top partner countries
| Partner country | Shared projects |
|---|---|
| Germany | 126 |
| Italy | 93 |
| Spain | 78 |
| Netherlands | 70 |
| United Kingdom | 56 |
| Switzerland | 52 |
| Denmark | 50 |
| Austria | 48 |
| Poland | 37 |
| Belgium | 35 |
Definition: Top partner countries
A project is shared when organisations of both countries take part in it; this shows co-participation, not the strength of a relationship. Counts cover CORDIS quantum projects only (Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe).
Source: CORDIS, Publications Office of the European Union (CORDIS), retrieved 2026-10-16, reused under the European Commission reuse notice (Decision 2011/833/EU); shared projects counted by this portal.
4. National programmes and public investment
- Stratégie nationale quantique (national quantum strategy, France 2030) · National strategy or programme · 2021-2030 · as announced: EUR 1 billion (Additional investment in the national quantum strategy for 2026 to 2030); EUR 1 billion (State funding mobilised for the strategy since 2021); EUR 610 million (Invested under France 2030 since 2021) · checked 2026-10-21 · official source
- PROQCIMA programme for universal quantum computers · National strategy or programme · At least 10 years from 2024 · as announced: EUR 500 million (Maximum amount of the framework agreements notified by the DGA) · checked 2026-10-21 · official source
- EIC Fund investment agreement with PASQAL · EIB Group and EIC Fund financing · as announced: EUR 100 million (Equity raised by PASQAL in the funding round in which the EIC Fund invested; not the EIC Fund's share) · checked 2026-10-21 · official source
- PASQAL selected for EIC STEP Scale Up investment · EIB Group and EIC Fund financing · checked 2026-10-21 · official source
- Quandela selected for EIC STEP Scale Up investment · EIB Group and EIC Fund financing · checked 2026-10-21 · official source
- Alice & Bob selected for EIC STEP Scale Up investment · EIB Group and EIC Fund financing · checked 2026-10-21 · official source
Source: the public investment registry of this portal, compiled 2026-10-27 from official announcements; amounts are as announced, not disbursed, in the currency of the source, and are never added up. The registry is not exhaustive.
Definition: National programmes and public investment
National sources and cohesion funding on this portal
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Last read (UTC) | Published on this portal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOAMP (Bulletin officiel des annonces des marchés publics) | Direction de l'information légale et administrative (DILA), France | Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab) | 2026-11-01 | 0 open notices |
| ANR funded projects (data.gouv.fr) | French National Research Agency (Agence nationale de la recherche, ANR) | Open Database Licence (ODbL) 1.0: ANR, data.gouv.fr; shared alike | 2026-10-31 | 511 projects |
| Kohesio (EU cohesion policy projects) | European Commission, Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) | CC0 1.0 (Cohesion Open Data Platform, dataset 2014-2020 Kohesio projects) | 2026-10-28 | 16 projects located in this country |
Definition: Records of connected national sources
Counts of records published on this portal at the time of the dossier, with node access; open notices only for procurement sources. Cohesion projects (Kohesio, EU cohesion policy, managed by national and regional authorities) are located in the country by the source; they are not in CORDIS and not part of the absorption figures. The record at each source is authoritative.
5. Infrastructure
EuroQCI: yes. EuroQCI projects located in this country in the catalogue: FranceQCI.
| Entry | Kind | Status | Programmes | Official source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby | Quantum simulator | Inaugurated, per the EuroHPC JU | EuroHPC JU | EuroHPC JU: Our quantum computers (retrieved 2026-10-19) |
| Lucy | Quantum computer | Inaugurated, per the EuroHPC JU | EuroHPC JU | EuroHPC JU: Our quantum computers (retrieved 2026-10-19) |
| France Hybrid HPC Quantum Initiative (HQI) platform | Quantum computing user platform | In operation, per the source | National programme or platform | CEA TGCC: Quantum Computing at TGCC (retrieved 2026-10-21) |
| FranceQCI | Quantum communication network project | Project period ended, per the source | EuroQCI | FranceQCI: home page (retrieved 2026-10-22) |
Definition: Infrastructure catalogue entries in the country
Source: the infrastructure catalogue of this portal, compiled 2026-10-27 from official programme, government and host pages; a referral list, not confirmed by the providers.
6. Post-quantum cryptography readiness
National guidance status: National guidance or roadmap found (checked 2026-10-21). National agency whose pages were checked: National Cybersecurity Agency of France (ANSSI).
The cyber.gouv.fr site answered with a CAPTCHA, which was not solved; the documents were read on ANSSI's own service platform. ANSSI considers hybridation necessary wherever post-quantum protection is needed and recommends hybrid post-quantum protection for products meant to protect information beyond 2030.
- ANSSI views on the Post-Quantum Cryptography transition (2023 follow up)
- Règles et recommandations concernant le choix et le dimensionnement des mécanismes cryptographiques (ANSSI-PG-083)
Signed the EU joint statements on post-quantum cryptography of: 2024-11-27, 2025-06-27.
Source: the PQC guide of this portal, compiled 2026-10-27 from official national pages; a status, not a legal or compliance assessment.
7. Approved evidence from published reports
- approximately 0.4% in 2015 to 1.1% by 2023 Quantum's share of public R&D project funding in the OECD Fundstat database rose from about 0.4% in 2015 to 1.1% in 2023, after a peak of 1.2% in 2022. Reference period 2015-2023; 19 OECD countries and EU programmes in OECD Fundstat; Observation; checked 2026-10-22. OECD and European Patent Office, Mapping the global quantum ecosystem (December 2025). Printed page 23, PDF page 23, Executive summary, 6. R&D-focused public policies, Figure E11 and its notes.
- 10 countries Ten of the countries QuantERA surveyed in 2023 confirmed a national funding programme or strategy for quantum technologies: Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Reference period 2023; QuantERA member countries (31 EU Member States and associated countries); Observation; checked 2026-10-22. QuantERA, Quantum Technologies Public Policies in Europe (Second edition, 2023). Printed page 16, PDF page 16, Key findings, National policies, National QT strategies and initiatives.
Values as the publisher states them, each with its edition and page. Groups of countries are named in full; a figure about a group is not a figure about this country alone. Estimates of different publishers are never added up or averaged.
Definition: Approved evidence from published reports
8. Gaps and caveats
- Always: CORDIS covers Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe quantum projects only, found by the word quantum in their title, acronym or topic; it is catalogue coverage, not a census. National budgets, private investment and other EU programmes are not in the absorption figures.
- Always: no league table or composite score is computed; a ratio is only as good as its counts, which are shown next to it.