City assessment
How smart is Lille?
Lille scores 66.1% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #225 of 386 by smart reach and #187 on the evidence alone, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Each criterion counts in full where the evidence shows it present, half where partial and nothing where absent, weighted by its category. 18 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 22 Oct 2026.
Smart reach rank
#225 / 386
Smart score
66.1%
Evidenced rank
#187 / 387
Criteria present
51 / 86
Evidence coverage
73.3%
Lille's smart city score by area
9 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 5 not yet assessed
6 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 3 not yet assessed
9 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 2 not yet assessed
6 present · 4 partial · 1 absent
11 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
7 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
3 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 6 not yet assessed
Where Lille is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Health & Digital Health
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles · 2 absent
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy · 1 absent, 2 partial
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat · 1 absent
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience · 2 partial
Not yet assessed
18 of 86 criteria have no finding yet, either way. They count as nothing in the score until one is made, and they are not gaps.
- Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure3 of 4
- Disaster Risk & Resilience3 of 4
- Active & Shared Mobility2 of 4
- Energy & Smart Grid2 of 4
- Governance & Smart-City Operating Model2 of 4
- Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin2 of 3
- Critical Infrastructure Resilience1 of 3
- Innovation & Economic Development1 of 4
- Public Safety & Emergency1 of 4
- Public Transport & Real-Time Information1 of 4
Evidence highlights
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/Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
The city of Lille and the Métropole Européenne de Lille offer a 'Portail des services et des démarches en ligne' (Portal for online services and procedures) where residents can access various municipal transactions, including civil status requests, appointm…
https://vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com/grounding-api-redirect/AUZIYQF8tSa8BIotgresty794Qfw7jPOEgehhnnV2skr2mmRCfzblzNzwLvM4fGeC_RtcIP_qKIgmp0Jzfk31ELM_UXnKjuQafokmdlvvgXRMS1gcXNJaJkGa6O-lA==About this assessment
Lille was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 22 Oct 2026 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, or left not yet assessed, and every finding links to where it was found. Cities are re-assessed in runs, not continuously: the latest finished on 24 Oct 2026.