City assessment
How smart is Nice?
Nice scores 62.6% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #234 of 386 by smart reach and #212 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. 13 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
#234 / 386
Smart score
62.6%
Evidenced rank
#212 / 387
Criteria present
48 / 86
Evidence coverage
68.6%
Nice's smart city score by area
8 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 3 not yet assessed
9 present · 0 partial · 3 absent
8 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 3 not yet assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 3 absent · 2 not yet assessed
9 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 3 not yet assessed
4 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 1 not yet assessed
5 present · 5 partial · 3 absent · 1 not yet assessed
Where Nice is strong
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience · 1 absent, 2 partial
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development · 2 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility · 2 absent
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy · 2 absent
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model · 2 absent
Not yet assessed
13 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
- Energy & Smart Grid3 of 4
- Public Safety & Emergency2 of 4
- Disaster Risk & Resilience1 of 4
- Food Security & Urban Agriculture1 of 2
- Housing & Urban Planning1 of 3
- Inclusion & Civic Participation1 of 3
- Water & Sanitation1 of 4
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur operates an official open data portal, opendata.nicecotedazur.org, which publishes various datasets and mentions the Métropole opening its data.
https://opendata.nicecotedazur.org/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
Transport-related datasets, such as next bus/tram passages and points of interest for the Lignes d'Azur network, are available, along with other datasets like municipal annex maps and local address data.
https://opendata.nicecotedazur.org/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The Lignes d'Azur data portal provides webservices to access data, such as the next passages at a given stop, indicating programmatic API access.
https://data.lignesdazur.com/Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
Nice offers a unified online services portal called 'Mes Démarches' for various municipal transactions, including declarations of work, requests for waste bins, and applications for public domain occupation.
https://connexion.mesdemarches.nicecotedazur.org/About this assessment
Nice 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.