// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Lille?
Lille scores 21.7% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #175 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
21.7%
Rank
#175 / 213
Criteria present
13 / 86
Evidence coverage
27.9%
Lille's smart city score by area
2 present · 0 partial · 2 absent · 11 not assessed
0 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed
2 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed
1 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 6 not assessed
3 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
0 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed
Where Lille is strong
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
Where the gaps are
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The Métropole Européenne de Lille launched an open data initiative on November 18, 2016, accessible via its official website, opendata.lillemetropole.fr.
https://data.gouv.fr/fr/organizations/metropole-europeenne-de-lille/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The Métropole Européenne de Lille publishes high-value datasets, including real-time parking availability and public transport data such as the location of bus, metro, and tram stops, along with GTFS feeds.
https://data.gouv.fr/fr/organizations/metropole-europeenne-de-lille/Housing & Urban Planning · Land-use / zoning open data
The Métropole Européenne de Lille (MEL) publishes a digitized dataset of its Local Urban Plan (PLU) zoning, which informs about building rights for its 95 constituent communes.
https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/plu-en-vigueur-plan-local-durbanisme-de-la-mel-zonages/Public Safety & Emergency · Open crime / safety data
The French government's open data portal, data.gouv.fr, publishes a dataset titled "Police municipale : Effectifs par commune" which details the number of municipal police officers and other safety agents per commune, including Lille, from 2012 to 2024.
https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/police-municipale-effectifs-par-commune/About this assessment
Lille was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-06 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 — see how smart cities are measured. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.