// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Lille?
Lille scores 58.3% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #79 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
58.3%
Rank
#79 / 213
Criteria present
42 / 82
Evidence coverage
62.2%
Lille's smart city score by area
16 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
8 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 3 not assessed
8 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
7 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 11 not assessed
3 present · 2 partial · 3 absent
Where Lille is strong
- ▸Open Data by Default
- ▸Interoperability & Open Standards
- ▸Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Pervasive IoT Sensing
Where the gaps are
- ▸Citizen Engagement & Participation
- ▸Digital Inclusion & Literacy
- ▸Smart Energy & Buildings
- ▸Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
- ▸Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
Evidence highlights
City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange · Central data platform / urban OS
Lille Metropole operates a data portal at data.lillemetropole.fr, indicating the presence of a central platform for data.
https://data.lillemetropole.fr/Interoperability & Open Standards · Identity/payment interoperability
The "Pass Pass" card, used in the Hauts-de-France region including Lille, provides interoperable payment and identity for public transport, allowing users to load tickets from various partner networks onto a single card and recharge it via an NFC-enabled sm…
https://www.ter.sncf.com/hauts-de-france/services-contacts/pass-pass-votre-carte-de-transportIntegrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS) · Integrated ticketing / single payment
The Pass Pass card allows users to load TER subscriptions and tickets for bus, metro, and tram from partner networks, enabling travel with a single transport ticket across multiple networks in the Hauts-de-France region, which includes Lille.
https://www.ter.sncf.com/hauts-de-france/services-contacts/pass-pass-votre-carte-de-transportEV & Active-Travel Infrastructure · Public EV charging network
Lille, as part of the Hauts-de-France region, has access to the 'pass pass électrique' network, which includes over 550 public EV charging stations.
https://passpasselectrique.fr/fr/About this assessment
Lille was assessed against the 82 criteria of the DC20 smart city framework on 2026-06-26 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.