// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Paris?
Paris scores 71.8% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #28 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
71.8%
Rank
#28 / 386
Criteria present
58 / 86
Evidence coverage
76.7%
Paris's smart city score by area
8 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 2 not assessed
8 present · 3 partial · 1 absent
11 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
9 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
8 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
6 present · 1 partial · 1 absent
8 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
Where Paris is strong
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Health & Digital Health
Where the gaps are
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
Evidence highlights
Digital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on
FranceConnect is a national solution that allows residents to connect to over 1500 online services and procedures using existing accounts like impots.gouv.fr, ameli.fr, or L’Identité Numérique La Poste.
https://www.franceconnect.gouv.fr/Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · Public Wi-Fi network
The City of Paris provides a free, high-speed public Wi-Fi service called "Paris Wi-Fi" through municipal hotspots, allowing users to connect wirelessly.
https://data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/paris-wi-fi-sites-disposant-du-service/Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · City IoT / sensor network
Paris has deployed a radio network as part of a smart city-ready lighting grid to connect future smart services, and a LoRa network with 35 gateways has been established by The Things Network community in Paris.
https://oecd-opsi.org/innovations/use-of-public-lighting-system-to-deploy-a-comprehensive-smart-city-platform/Active & Shared Mobility · Bike / e-scooter sharing scheme
Paris operates Vélib' Métropole, a large public bike-sharing service with over 20,000 mechanical and electric bikes across 1,400 to 1,500 stations in Paris and surrounding communes.
https://opendata.paris.fr/explore/dataset/velib-emplacement-des-stations/About this assessment
Paris 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.