City assessment
How smart is Lyon?
Lyon scores 72% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #126 of 386 by smart reach and #137 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. 10 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 24 Oct 2026.
Smart reach rank
#126 / 386
Smart score
72%
Evidenced rank
#137 / 387
Criteria present
52 / 86
Evidence coverage
83.7%
Lyon's smart city score by area
11 present · 3 partial · 1 absent
10 present · 1 partial · 1 absent
7 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 3 not yet assessed
6 present · 4 partial · 1 absent
10 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 2 not yet assessed
3 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 2 not yet assessed
5 present · 6 partial · 0 absent · 3 not yet assessed
Where Lyon is strong
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · 3 partial
- ▸Water & Sanitation · 3 partial
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat · 2 partial
- ▸Open Data & Transparency · 1 absent
Not yet assessed
10 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.
- Climate Action & Emissions2 of 3
- Governance & Smart-City Operating Model2 of 4
- Climate Adaptation & Heat1 of 3
- Food Security & Urban Agriculture1 of 2
- Green Space & Biodiversity1 of 3
- Inclusion & Civic Participation1 of 3
- Innovation & Economic Development1 of 4
- Public Safety & Emergency1 of 4
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The domain data.grandlyon.com serves as an open data portal for Grand Lyon, as indicated by its use in URLs providing data and web services.
https://data.grandlyon.com/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The Métropole de Lyon publishes high-value datasets related to transport, such as car-sharing and bike-sharing services, and environmental data like "Zone à Faibles Émissions".
https://transport.data.gouv.fr/datasets?q=lyonOpen Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
Datasets are exposed via programmatic API access, including a JSON web service for tree data and a GeoServer Web Map Tile Service (WMTS) for map tiles of the Métropole de Lyon.
https://download.data.grandlyon.com/ws/grandlyon/abr_arbres_alignement.abrarbre.jsonDigital Government Services · Unified online services portal
Lyon's Métropole and partner communes operate Toodego, an official unified online portal for various digital services and procedures, aiming to simplify public services for residents.
https://www.toodego.com/About this assessment
Lyon was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 24 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.