// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Bordeaux?
Bordeaux scores 56.4% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #186 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
56.4%
Rank
#186 / 388
Criteria present
37 / 86
Evidence coverage
68.6%
Bordeaux's smart city score by area
9 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
5 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
7 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
2 present · 3 partial · 4 absent · 2 not assessed
8 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 0 absent
1 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 9 not assessed
Where Bordeaux is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
Where the gaps are
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Bordeaux Métropole operates an official open data portal called 'DataHub' at datahub.bordeaux-metropole.fr, which features an 'Explore' section listing a catalog of datasets available for download.
https://datahub.bordeaux-metropole.fr/Open Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
Datasets made available on the national data.gouv.fr platform are explicitly provided under the 'Licence Ouverte / Open Licence', allowing for free reuse.
https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/P10150Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
Bordeaux Métropole operates public transport services under the TBM brand, which includes a tram network, as indicated by mentions of 'Transports Commun' and 'Tram TBM'.
https://sedeplacer.bordeaux-metropole.fr/Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Open schedule data (GTFS)
The Bordeaux Métropole data portal provides a dataset specifically named "offres-de-services-bus-tramway-gtfs", which indicates the publication of open GTFS data for bus and tram timetables.
https://data.bordeaux-metropole.fr/s/dataset/offres-de-services-bus-tramway-gtfsAbout this assessment
Bordeaux was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-09-03 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.