City assessment
How smart is Marseille?
Marseille scores 74% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #82 of 386 by smart reach and #111 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
#82 / 386
Smart score
74%
Evidenced rank
#111 / 387
Criteria present
60 / 86
Evidence coverage
77.9%
Marseille's smart city score by area
9 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 3 not yet assessed
11 present · 0 partial · 1 absent
10 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 1 not yet assessed
7 present · 2 partial · 2 absent
11 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
6 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 1 not yet assessed
6 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 4 not yet assessed
Where Marseille is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model · 2 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy · 1 absent, 2 partial
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · 1 absent
- ▸Digital Government Services · 1 absent
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles · 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.
- Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure2 of 4
- Disaster Risk & Resilience2 of 4
- Critical Infrastructure Resilience1 of 3
- Digital Government Services1 of 4
- Energy & Smart Grid1 of 4
- Food Security & Urban Agriculture1 of 2
- Governance & Smart-City Operating Model1 of 4
- Public Safety & Emergency1 of 4
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
France has an official open data portal at data.gouv.fr, described as the 'Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises', and the Aix-Marseille Provence Metropolis has its own open data portal at data.ampmetropole.fr.
https://www.data.gouv.fr/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The Métropole Aix-Marseille Provence open data portal publishes a high-value transport dataset detailing the lines of the RTM (Régie des Transports de Marseille) network, including bus, metro, tramway, and maritime lines for Marseille and surrounding communes.
https://data.ampmetropole.fr/explore/dataset/lignes-des-reseaux-de-transport-rtm-regie-des-transports-de-marseille/api/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The French national open data platform, data.gouv.fr, explicitly mentions '76K Jeux de données et API', indicating programmatic access, and the Aix-Marseille Provence Metropolis open data portal (data.ampmetropole.fr) includes 'API error message' in its pag…
https://www.data.gouv.fr/Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · 3D digital twin / city model
The Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence has a "Jumeau Numérique" (Digital Twin) initiative, which is associated with territory planning and urban projects.
https://www.ampmetropole.fr/jumeau-numeriqueAbout this assessment
Marseille 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.