// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Paris?
Paris scores 54.6% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #48 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
54.6%
Rank
#48 / 213
Criteria present
43 / 86
Evidence coverage
59.3%
Paris's smart city score by area
5 present · 3 partial · 3 absent · 4 not assessed
8 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed
7 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
8 present · 0 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed
6 present · 0 partial · 2 absent
4 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed
Where Paris is strong
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
Where the gaps are
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Paris operates an official open data portal named 'Paris Data' at opendata.paris.fr, which allows users to explore and access datasets.
https://opendata.paris.fr/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The open data portal for the Atelier Parisien d'Urbanisme (APUR) explicitly states that it provides API links for GeoServices, WMS, and WFS.
https://opendata.apur.org/Air Quality & Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network
Airparif, the approved association for air quality monitoring in Île-de-France, operates a network of approximately 70 monitoring stations, over 50 of which are permanent, measuring pollutants like O3, NO2, PM10, and PM2.5 on a 24/7, hourly basis.
https://www.airparif.fr/Air Quality & Monitoring · Real-time air-quality data
Airparif provides real-time air quality data and forecasts for Île-de-France, including Paris, through live maps showing hourly and street-by-street pollution levels and an air quality index for pollutants like O3, NO2, PM10, and PM2.5. A portal for open da…
https://aqicn.org/network/airparif/fr/About this assessment
Paris 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.