// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Bordeaux?

Bordeaux scores 52.6% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #164 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

52.6%

Rank

#164 / 386

Criteria present

34 / 86

Evidence coverage

64%

Bordeaux's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation91%

9 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed

Mobility & Transport72%

4 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed

Environment, Energy & Climate79%

7 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste67%

1 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion94%

7 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed

Economy, Innovation & Employment81%

5 present · 3 partial · 0 absent

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model50%

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
  • Solid Waste & Circular Economy
  • Disaster Risk & Resilience
  • Climate Adaptation & Heat

Evidence highlights

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/P10150

Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal

The Bordeaux Métropole website features a section titled "Mes démarches en ligne" (My online procedures), indicating an online portal for municipal transactions.

https://www.bordeaux-metropole.fr/

Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network

The Bordeaux Métropole data portal lists a dataset for "bus-tramway" services, indicating the operation of a public transport network including buses and trams.

https://data.bordeaux-metropole.fr/s/dataset/offres-de-services-bus-tramway-gtfs

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-gtfs

About this assessment

Bordeaux was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-12 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.