// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Nice?
Nice scores 54.9% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #195 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
54.9%
Rank
#195 / 388
Criteria present
39 / 86
Evidence coverage
62.8%
Nice's smart city score by area
8 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 2 not assessed
8 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
4 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed
8 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
4 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed
2 present · 7 partial · 2 absent · 3 not assessed
Where Nice is strong
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
Where the gaps are
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Nice Côte d'Azur operates an official open data portal, opendata.nicecotedazur.org, which lists various datasets such as 'Equipements des parcs et jardins de la Ville de Nice' and 'Cadastre de la Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur'.
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 Data Lignes d'Azur platform provides programmatic access to data via webservices, for example, to retrieve the next passages at a given stop or points of interest on the RLA network.
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 UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-09-03 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.