// 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

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation90%

8 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed

Mobility & Transport86%

5 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed

Environment, Energy & Climate86%

5 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste72%

5 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion79%

5 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 6 not assessed

Economy, Innovation & Employment93%

6 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model50%

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/P10150

Open 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.