// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Marseille?

Marseille scores 41.3% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #106 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

41.3%

Rank

#106 / 213

Criteria present

31 / 86

Evidence coverage

44.2%

Marseille's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation63%

5 present · 0 partial · 3 absent · 7 not assessed

Mobility & Transport80%

6 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed

Environment, Energy & Climate88%

7 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste67%

2 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 8 not assessed

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion64%

6 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 2 not assessed

Economy, Innovation & Employment58%

3 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 2 not assessed

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model67%

2 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 11 not assessed

Where Marseille is strong

  • Air Quality & Monitoring
  • Education & Digital Skills
  • Culture, Tourism & Recreation
  • Public Transport & Real-Time Information
  • Open Data & Transparency

Where the gaps are

  • Inclusion & Civic Participation
  • Critical Infrastructure Resilience
  • Digital Government Services
  • Water & Sanitation
  • Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin

Evidence highlights

Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal

The Métropole Aix-Marseille Provence, which includes Marseille, operates an official open data portal at data.ampmetropole.fr.

https://data.ampmetropole.fr/

Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published

The Métropole Aix-Marseille Provence open data portal publishes a high-value transport dataset detailing the lines of the RTM (Régie des Transports de Marseille) network, including bus, metro, tramway, and maritime lines for Marseille and surrounding communes.

https://data.ampmetropole.fr/explore/dataset/lignes-des-reseaux-de-transport-rtm-regie-des-transports-de-marseille/api/

Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access

The Métropole Aix-Marseille Provence open data portal provides programmatic API access for datasets, as evidenced by the API endpoint for the RTM transport network lines and mention of an 'API Console'.

https://data.ampmetropole.fr/explore/dataset/lignes-des-reseaux-de-transport-rtm-regie-des-transports-de-marseille/api/

Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Integrated urban data platform

The 'Open Data Métropole Aix-Marseille Provence' platform provides open data for the Aix-Marseille Provence Metropolis.

https://data.ampmetropole.fr/

About this assessment

Marseille 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.