// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Lille?
Lille scores 50.9% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #175 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
50.9%
Rank
#175 / 386
Criteria present
35 / 86
Evidence coverage
59.3%
Lille's smart city score by area
8 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 6 not assessed
6 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
1 present · 5 partial · 1 absent · 7 not assessed
Where Lille is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Digital Government Services
Where the gaps are
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
France operates data.gouv.fr, a national open data platform that centralizes and structures open data from various public actors, including local authorities like Lille. Additionally, the URL opendata.lillemetropole.fr suggests a dedicated open data portal …
https://www.data.gouv.fr/Open Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
Data made available on the national platform data.gouv.fr, which includes data from local authorities, is provided under the "Licence Ouverte / Open Licence" and is freely reusable.
https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/P10150Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The national open data portal data.gouv.fr and related specialized platforms offer high-value datasets covering themes such as transport, local finances (budget), and environment, which are contributed by various public actors including local authorities.
https://opendatafrance.fr/base-de-donnees/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The national open data platform data.gouv.fr provides access to datasets via APIs, with a dedicated catalogue of public APIs, and specialized platforms like transport.data.gouv.fr also offer API access.
https://www.data.gouv.fr/About this assessment
Lille 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.