More appropriate for those who know what is the best option in terms of information share freedom. Maybe notepad++ does not know these countries are the best choices, currently, to host what they want.

Regardless, it does not look they went to the best possible option, but instead they went for something that is at least better than their current options. French hosting, in their terms, is better than Sourceforge. It's a step into something direction...

This direction is what is really important. If, they ever become aware of France limitations (and it would be easy to make them aware) they can improve their offerings.