// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Nice?
Nice scores 46.6% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #198 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
46.6%
Rank
#198 / 386
Criteria present
32 / 86
Evidence coverage
53.5%
Nice's smart city score by area
5 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 6 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
8 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
4 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed
7 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
2 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 2 not assessed
2 present · 6 partial · 2 absent · 4 not assessed
Where Nice is strong
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
Where the gaps are
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur operates an open data portal at opendata.nicecotedazur.org, which publishes datasets for the city of Nice and its surrounding metropolitan area. Additionally, data.lignesdazur.com provides transport-related data for the Lignes…
https://opendata.nicecotedazur.org/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur publishes high-value datasets including public procurement information and environmental data such as park and garden equipment. Additionally, the Lignes d'Azur data portal provides transport data, including next passage times…
https://opendata.nicecotedazur.org/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The Lignes d'Azur data portal provides programmatic API access (webservice) for transport data, including next passage times at stops and points of interest for the RLA network.
https://data.lignesdazur.com/Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
Lignes d'Azur operates a public transport network in Nice and the Nice Côte d'Azur metropolis, including several tram lines and a vast bus network covering urban, interurban, and school routes, with network plans and schedules available.
https://informations-pratiques.org/articles/mon-compte-lignes-dazur.htmlAbout this assessment
Nice 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.