The PROMES (Procédés, Matériaux et Energie Solaire) high flux solar concentrating facilities located in Odeillo belong to CNRS. They are composed of the 1 MW solar furnace, 10 small power and high concentration solar furnaces (about 1.5 kW), one 6-kW solar furnace, one 50-kW dish and one 150 kW parabolic trough facility. The solar furnaces have been established about 45 years ago. This set of facilities constitutes the National R&D platform on solar concentrating systems. Concentration ratio and temperature of about 15 000 and 3000°C respectively are obtained with the available solar furnaces. Research objectives are related to high temperature material science, components for solar power plants and processing of solar fuels. In addition, PROMES-CNRS operates the 5 MW solar tower at “Themis” site that belongs to the “Pyrénées Orientales” County Council. The “CNRS Solar Furnaces” facility is partner of the FP7 European project SFERA II that promotes and organizes the access to concentrating solar facilities in Europe. A call for proposals is open each year. The facility is also participating the EU-SOLARIS European project that aims at defining the next step for a European RI on concentrating solar power in the frame of ESFRI.