// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Nice?
Nice scores 38.7% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #139 of 227 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
38.7%
Rank
#139 / 227
Criteria present
25 / 86
Evidence coverage
46.5%
Nice's smart city score by area
3 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 8 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
7 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
3 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 4 not assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 3 absent · 4 not assessed
1 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
2 present · 5 partial · 3 absent · 4 not assessed
Where Nice is strong
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
Where the gaps are
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Nice Côte d'Azur operates an official open data portal at opendata.nicecotedazur.org, which publishes datasets such as equipment in Nice city parks and cadastral data for the Métropole. Additionally, a transport-specific data portal for Lignes d'Azur provid…
https://opendata.nicecotedazur.orgOpen Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The Lignes d'Azur data portal for Nice provides programmatic API access through webservices that return information such as upcoming bus passages at a given stop and points of interest for the RLA network.
https://data.lignesdazur.comPublic Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
Nice operates a public transport network under "Lignes d'Azur" which includes urban and interurban bus lines, tram lines, and a line for Chemins de fer de Provence, as well as on-demand services.
https://www.lignesdazur.com/frPublic Transport & Real-Time Information · Open schedule data (GTFS)
The "Data Lignes d'Azur" platform provides a webservice for upcoming arrivals, and explicitly states that the stop ID can be obtained from the GTFS data.
https://data.lignesdazur.comAbout this assessment
Nice was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-09 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.