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Dzaoudzi Population and Area (Mayotte)

Town in Mayotte, 4th in the department by population

DzaoudziMayotte

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Mayotte976 Mayotte INSEE 97608 Postcode 97615

Largest city in France 2026: up-to-date figures for Dzaoudzi (Mayotte)

Dzaoudzi Population

20,336inhabitants

  1. Cournon-d'Auvergne20,341 inhabitants
  2. Dzaoudzi20,336 inhabitants
  3. Vence20,253 inhabitants

489thin France

Dzaoudzi Area

6.44km²

6% of the area of Paris (105 km²)

26,296thin France

Dzaoudzi Density

3,158per km²

On 1 km², one dot for 100 inhabitants

274thin France

In Mayotte

4thof 17

6% of the department’s inhabitants

Largest towns in Mayotte

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Mayotte, 17 communes
Department
Mayotte (976)
Region
Mayotte
Codes
Postcode 97615 · INSEE 97608
Rank in the department
4th of 17
Area
6.44 km²
Coordinates
12° 47′ S · 45° 17′ E
Elevation
29 m (town hall)

Population

Dzaoudzi: Population and Area

With 20,336 inhabitants (INSEE total population in force on January 1, 2026), Dzaoudzi is the 489th most populous town in France in 2026 and the 4th most populous in the Mayotte department, out of 17 communes. It covers 6.44 km² (26,296th largest area in France, 16th largest in the department), with a population density of 3,158 inhabitants per km², or 29 times the national average (110 inhabitants/km²), which ranks it 274th in France for density.

Dzaoudzi is located in the Mayotte department (976), in the Mayotte region, where it ranks 4th by population out of 17 communes. The most populous town in the Mayotte department is Mamoudzou (94,603 inhabitants); the department is home to 323,153 people over 369 km².

See the full ranking of communes in the Mayotte department and the regional ranking: largest city in Mayotte.

Towns of similar size in the Mayotte department: Mamoudzou (pop. 94,603), Koungou (pop. 36,971), Dembeni (pop. 20,387), Chiconi (pop. 16,542), Bandraboua (pop. 16,275), Ouangani (pop. 14,534).

Sources: INSEE, official population figures in force on January 1, 2026 (total population); areas: IGN / Observatoire des territoires; INSEE code 97608. Rankings are calculated across the 34,875 communes of metropolitan and overseas France in our database. Mayotte: municipal population from the 2025–2026 census (INSEE), pending official authentication by decree.

Births and deaths

Over the last 10 years (2016–2025), 6,499 births and 718 deaths of residents were recorded: a natural increase of +5,781.

Per year, by place of residence

Births Deaths

Births by mother’s place of residence, deaths by place of residence of the deceased. Source: INSEE, civil registration

Housing

Property prices in Dzaoudzi

Property sales in Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Moselle and Mayotte are recorded in the land register (livre foncier), not in the official DVF database: no sale price is published for Dzaoudzi. Advertised rents are available.

A/B/C zoning
Zone B1The zoning ranks towns by housing market pressure, from A bis (highest) to C; it sets the ceilings of several housing schemes (zero-rate loan, intermediate rental housing…).
Priority neighbourhoods
1 priority neighbourhood of urban policy (QPV), entirely or partly in the town : Dzaoudzi

Sources: Ministry of Housing, A/B/C zoning, ANCT

Income

Income in Dzaoudzi

INSEE does not publish the standard of living for towns in this department.

Average taxable income
19,177€/household
Mayotte €18,647 · France €33,086
Taxed households
19%
Mayotte 16% · France 47%
Tax households
6,733
Income tax returns

Average reference taxable income per tax household; department and France: all households of the published towns. Source: DGFiP, income tax by town

Education

Schools in Dzaoudzi

Dzaoudzi has 15 primary schools (3 private) and 2 lower secondary schools. No upper secondary school.

Primary schools
15
12 public · 3 private
Lower secondary schools
2
2 public · 0 private

Social background index of pupils

The social position index (IPS), computed by the French Ministry of Education, sums up the social background of pupils’ families from their parents’ occupations: the higher it is, the more advantaged the pupils are on average. It measures neither pupils’ results nor the quality of teaching.

Average IPS of schools in Dzaoudzi, the department and France
Average IPSDzaoudziDepartmentFrance
Collèges 1 school 69.7 71.8 105.1

IPS: simple average of public and state-contracted private schools, with the lowest and highest in small type; department and France: average of their schools. Sources: Ministry of Education, school directory, Ministry of Education (DEPP), IPS

Health

Healthcare in Dzaoudzi

General practitioners
4
in private practice, in the town
Pharmacies
2
dispensing pharmacies
Hospital sites
1
hospitals and clinics, per site
Ehpad
0
care homes for the elderly

Sources: Ministry of Health, FINESS, INSEE, facilities database

Facilities

Shops and facilities in Dzaoudzi

INSEE lists 466 shops, services and facilities in Dzaoudzi, or 23 per 1,000 inhabitants.

  • 213Shops
  • 5Bakeries
  • 1Supermarkets
  • 46Restaurants
  • 3Hotels
  • 16Sports facilities
  • 2Cultural venues
  • 2Public services
  • 1Post offices

None listed among: railway stations.

Establishments in the town; cultural venues: cinemas, libraries, music schools… Source: INSEE, permanent facilities database

Safety

Recorded crime in Dzaoudzi

Over the latest year published, the police and gendarmerie recorded 28 residential burglaries in Dzaoudzi, i.e. 5.9 per 1,000 dwellings (Mayotte: 7.6, France: 5.6).

Recorded offences per 1,000 inhabitants (burglaries: per 1,000 dwellings), latest year published, and change in the town’s rate since the first year of the series
Per 1,000 inhabitantsDzaoudziDepartmentFranceSince 2016
Residential burglaries per 1,000 dwellings5.97.65.6−50%
Non-violent thefts from persons4.75.09.1−43%
Physical violence outside the family8.78.43.2+39%
Domestic physical violence3.82.63.8+148%
Vehicle thefts0.41.61.8−73%
Criminal damage3.97.57.9−1%
Other indicators (8)
Other recorded offences per 1,000 inhabitants
Per 1,000 inhabitantsDzaoudziDepartmentFranceSince 2016
Sexual violence1.92.21.9+62%
Thefts from vehicles0.71.63.4−45%
Thefts of vehicle partsnot released0.31.4—
Violent thefts without a weapon0.71.50.7—
Armed robberies0.61.80.1—
Fraud and payment fraud1.31.76.5+14%
Drug use3.11.74.5—
Drug trafficking0.40.40.8—

These figures count offences recorded by the police and gendarmerie in the town where they were reported. They do not measure all crime (some victims do not file a complaint) and also depend on police activity; their trend partly follows that of complaints, which have risen in recent years for domestic and sexual violence. A town that receives many visitors (shopping centre, station, tourism) has higher rates, since they are divided by its residents only. “Not released”: numbers too small, withheld by the Ministry of the Interior’s statistical service.

Victims, offences, vehicles or suspects depending on the indicator, as published by SSMSI. Source: Ministry of the Interior (SSMSI)

Climate

Climate in Dzaoudzi

Average annual temperature: 27.0°C, with no frost days and 194 days at 30°C or more a year on average.

Average temperature
27.0°C
Lows 24.1°C, highs 29.9°C
Rainfall
1,202mm a year
85 rainy days (1 mm or more)
Sunshine
2,787hours a year
Frost days
0a year
Low of 0°C or below
Hot days
194a year
High of 30°C or above

Month by month

Average lows and highs Rain (mm)

30-year climate normals of the Pamandzi weather station, 2 km away. Source: Météo-France

Risks

Natural and technological risks in Dzaoudzi

Since 1982, the state of natural disaster has been recognised 5 times in Dzaoudzi, most recently for an event that began on December 12, 2024.

Recognised disasters
  • Floods and mudslides 3
  • Storms, hail, snow load 1
  • Earthquakes 1
Prevention plans
1 natural risk prevention plan in force (it covering flooding) ; 1 in preparation
Major risks listed
  • Inondation
  • Mouvement de terrain
  • Séisme
  • Feu de forêt
  • Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
  • Risque industriel
  • Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Departmental major risks file (prefecture)
Radon potential
Significantcategory 3 of 3: measurements required in some public buildings

Address-level details (flood zones, clay shrink-swell, industrial sites…) are given by Géorisques, the official public website.

Recognitions per event and type of hazard, since 1982. Sources: Ministry for the Ecological Transition, Géorisques, ASNR

Local life

Town hall and mayor of Dzaoudzi

Mayor
Freddy Marie Laurent Novou, elected mayor on March 22, 2026 Political leaning of the list with the most seats in March 2026: miscellaneous right (classification by the Ministry of the Interior)
Town hall address
1 rue de l'Hôtel-de-Ville, 97610 Dzaoudzi-Labattoir
Opening hours
  • Monday to Thursday 7:30 a.m. – 12 p.m., 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
  • Friday 7 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Fibre broadband
39% of homes and business premises can get fibre (FTTH)
National programmes
  • Action cœur de ville
Programmes of the National Agency for Territorial Cohesion to revitalise town centres
Property tax
Overall rate on built property: 22.76% (average of the towns in Mayotte: 23.03%)

Sources: Ministry of the Interior, DILA, Service-public.fr, Arcep, ANCT, DGFiP

Land

6.44 km² in Mayotte

Density
3,158 per km² · 274th in France · 1st in the department
French average
110 per km²
Share of Mayotte
1.7% of the area, 6.3% of the inhabitants
Inter-municipal authority
Communauté de communes de Petite-Terre 2 towns
Urban unit
Dzaoudzi 2 towns
Catchment area
Mamoudzou 17 towns
Density level
Intermediate urban centre level 2 of 7 (INSEE)
Town hall elevation
29 m
Coast
Coastal town (Loi Littoral), bordering the sea

Sources: IGN, INSEE, geographic classifications, INSEE, density grid, IGN, elevation, Ministry for the Ecological Transition, Loi Littoral

Rankings

Dzaoudzi in the rankings

Largest cities in Franceof 34,875489th Largest towns in Mayotteof 174th Largest towns by areaof 34,87526,296th

Next to: Pruno 26,295thMoussy-Verneuil 26,297th

Most densely populated townsof 34,875274th

Next to: Sainte-Adresse 273rdÉlancourt 275th

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Frequently asked questions

Dzaoudzi in nine questions

What is the population of Dzaoudzi in 2026?

Dzaoudzi has 20,336 inhabitants (official total population in force on January 1, 2026). It ranks 489th in France by population.

What is the area of Dzaoudzi?

6.44 km², 26,296th in France, for a density of 3,158 inhabitants per km².

Which department is Dzaoudzi in?

Mayotte (976), in the Mayotte region. INSEE code: 97608; postcode: 97615.

What is the postcode of Dzaoudzi?

The postcode of Dzaoudzi is 97615.

Who is the mayor of Dzaoudzi?

Freddy Marie Laurent Novou, elected mayor on March 22, 2026. The list that won the most seats in March 2026 is classified as “miscellaneous right” by the Ministry of the Interior.

What is the price per m² in Dzaoudzi?

Property sales in Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Moselle and Mayotte are recorded in the land register (livre foncier) and are not part of the official DVF database used to compute prices per m², so no price is published for Dzaoudzi.

How many schools are there in Dzaoudzi?

Dzaoudzi has 15 primary schools (nursery and elementary), 3 of them private. It also has 2 collèges, public and private.

How many doctors are there in Dzaoudzi?

4 general practitioners have a private practice in Dzaoudzi.

What is the climate like in Dzaoudzi?

According to Météo-France 30-year normals (Pamandzi station, 2 km away): an average annual temperature of 27.0°C (average lows 24.1°C, highs 29.9°C), 1,202 mm of rain a year, 2,787 hours of sunshine, 0 frost days and 194 days at 30°C or more.

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