Identity card
- Department
- Mayotte (976)
- Region
- Mayotte
- Codes
- Postcode 97600, 97605 · INSEE 97611
- Rank in the department
- 1st of 17
- Area
- 42.12 km²
- Coordinates
- 12° 47′ S · 45° 12′ E
- Elevation
- 13 m (town hall)
Population
Mamoudzou: Population and Area
With 72,974 inhabitants (INSEE total population in force on January 1, 2026), Mamoudzou is the 73rd most populous town in France in 2026 and the most populous in the Mayotte department, out of 17 communes. It covers 42 km² (1,815th largest area in France, largest in the department), with a population density of 1,733 inhabitants per km², or 16 times the national average (110 inhabitants/km²), which ranks it 529th in France for density.
Mamoudzou is located in the Mayotte department (976), in the Mayotte region, where it ranks 1st by population out of 17 communes. It is the most populous town in the Mayotte department, which is home to 262,895 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: Koungou (pop. 32,752), Dzaoudzi (pop. 18,237), Dembeni (pop. 16,116).
Sources: INSEE, official population figures in force on January 1, 2026 (total population); areas: IGN / Observatoire des territoires; INSEE code 97611. Rankings are calculated across the 34,875 communes of metropolitan and overseas France in our database. Mayotte follows its own census schedule: its official population figures in force come from the 2017 census, until the results of the 2025–2026 full census are made official by decree.
Births and deaths
Over the last 10 years (2016–2025), 30,042 births and 2,604 deaths of residents were recorded: a natural increase of +27,438.
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 Mamoudzou
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 Mamoudzou. 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 : Mamoudzou
Sources: Ministry of Housing, A/B/C zoning, ANCT
Income
Income in Mamoudzou
INSEE does not publish the standard of living for towns in this department.
- Average taxable income
- 17,625€/household
- Mayotte €18,647 · France €33,086
- Taxed households
- 16%
- Mayotte 16% · France 47%
- Tax households
- 22,849
- 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 Mamoudzou
Mamoudzou has 58 primary schools (7 private), 11 lower secondary schools (2 private) and 5 upper secondary schools.
- Primary schools
- 58
- 51 public · 7 private
- Lower secondary schools
- 11
- 9 public · 2 private
- Upper secondary schools
- 5
- 5 public · 0 private
- Higher education
- 4
- Institutions and programmes
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 | Mamoudzou | Department | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collèges 6 schools | 64.6from 57.3 to 77.0 | 71.8 | 105.1 |
| Lycées 3 schools | 66.7from 62.7 to 70.9 | 69.4 | 108.0 |
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, INSEE, facilities database, Ministry of Education (DEPP), IPS
Health
Healthcare in Mamoudzou
- General practitioners
- 15
- in private practice, in the town
- Pharmacies
- 10
- dispensing pharmacies
- Hospital sites
- 2
- 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 Mamoudzou
INSEE lists 1,970 shops, services and facilities in Mamoudzou, or 27 per 1,000 inhabitants.
- 785Shops
- 39Bakeries
- 3Supermarkets
- 188Restaurants
- 9Hotels
- 68Sports facilities
- 5Cultural venues
- 22Public services
- 5Post 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 Mamoudzou
Over the latest year published, the police and gendarmerie recorded 255 residential burglaries in Mamoudzou, i.e. 13 per 1,000 dwellings (Mayotte: 7.6, France: 5.6).
| Per 1,000 inhabitants | Mamoudzou | Department | France | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential burglaries per 1,000 dwellings | 13 | 7.6 | 5.6 | −52% |
| Non-violent thefts from persons | 6.3 | 5.0 | 9.1 | −29% |
| Physical violence outside the family | 8.4 | 8.4 | 3.2 | +4% |
| Domestic physical violence | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.8 | +33% |
| Vehicle thefts | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | −30% |
| Criminal damage | 9.9 | 7.5 | 7.9 | +12% |
Other indicators (8)
| Per 1,000 inhabitants | Mamoudzou | Department | France | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sexual violence | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 | +45% |
| Thefts from vehicles | 2.7 | 1.6 | 3.4 | −39% |
| Thefts of vehicle parts | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | −6% |
| Violent thefts without a weapon | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 | −59% |
| Armed robberies | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.1 | −48% |
| Fraud and payment fraud | 1.8 | 1.7 | 6.5 | +94% |
| Drug use | 2.0 | 1.7 | 4.5 | +184% |
| Drug trafficking | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | +6% |
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 Mamoudzou
Average annual temperature: 27.4°C, with no frost days and 263 days at 30°C or more a year on average.
- Average temperature
- 27.4°C
- Lows 24.0°C, highs 30.8°C
- Rainfall
- 1,342mm a year
- 93 rainy days (1 mm or more)
- Sunshine
- 2,787hours a year
- Frost days
- 0a year
- Low of 0°C or below
- Hot days
- 263a year
- High of 30°C or above
Month by month
Average lows and highs Rain (mm)
30-year climate normals of the Mamoudzou_Sapc weather station, less than 1 km away; sunshine: Pamandzi station. Source: Météo-France
Risks
Natural and technological risks in Mamoudzou
Since 1982, the state of natural disaster has been recognised 4 times in Mamoudzou, most recently for an event that began on December 12, 2024.
- Recognised disasters
- Prevention plans
- 2 in preparation
- Major risks listed
- 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 Mamoudzou
- Mayor
- Ambdilwahedou Soumaila, elected mayor on March 15, 2026 Political leaning of his list in March 2026: Les Républicains (classification by the Ministry of the Interior)
- Town hall address
- 59 boulevard Halidi-Selemani, 97600 Mamoudzou
- Phone
- 02 69 66 50 10
- Opening hours
- Monday to Thursday 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Friday and Saturday 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- Fibre broadband
- 19% of homes and business premises can get fibre (FTTH)
- National programmes
- Programmes of the National Agency for Territorial Cohesion to revitalise town centres
- Property tax
- Overall rate on built property: 12.42% (average of the towns in Mayotte: 23.03%)
Sources: Ministry of the Interior, DILA, Service-public.fr, Arcep, ANCT, DGFiP
Land
42.12 km² in Mayotte
- Area
- 42.12 km² · 1,815th in France · 1st in the department
- Density
- 1,733 per km² · 529th in France · 3rd in the department
- French average
- 110 per km²
- Share of Mayotte
- 11% of the area, 28% of the inhabitants
- Inter-municipal authority
- Communauté d'agglomération de Dembeni / Mamoudzou 2 towns
- Urban unit
- Mamoudzou 2 towns
- Catchment area
- Mamoudzou 17 towns
- Density level
- Large urban centre level 1 of 7 (INSEE)
- Town hall elevation
- 13 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
Mamoudzou in the rankings
Compare
Compare Mamoudzou with…
- Mamoudzou vs Saint-Denis (974)157,142 inhab.
- Mamoudzou vs Saint-Paul (974)109,405 inhab.
- Mamoudzou vs Fort-de-France76,120 inhab.
- Mamoudzou vs Cannes75,105 inhab.
- Mamoudzou vs Noisy-le-Grand73,408 inhab.
- Mamoudzou vs Drancy72,583 inhab.
- Mamoudzou vs Cergy71,250 inhab.
- Mamoudzou vs Levallois-Perret68,620 inhab.
- Mamoudzou vs La Possession37,005 inhab.
- Mamoudzou vs Le Port (974)34,212 inhab.
- Mamoudzou vs Koungou32,752 inhab.
Map
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Weather
What's the weather like in Mamoudzou?
Frequently asked questions
Mamoudzou in nine questions
What is the population of Mamoudzou in 2026?
Mamoudzou has 72,974 inhabitants (official total population in force on January 1, 2026). It ranks 73rd in France by population.
What is the area of Mamoudzou?
42.12 km², 1,815th in France, for a density of 1,733 inhabitants per km².
Which department is Mamoudzou in?
Mayotte (976), in the Mayotte region. INSEE code: 97611; postcodes: 97600, 97605.
What is the postcode of Mamoudzou?
Mamoudzou has 2 postcodes: 97600, 97605.
Who is the mayor of Mamoudzou?
Ambdilwahedou Soumaila, elected mayor on March 15, 2026. His list in the March 2026 municipal elections is classified as “Les Républicains” by the Ministry of the Interior.
What is the price per m² in Mamoudzou?
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 Mamoudzou.
How many schools are there in Mamoudzou?
Mamoudzou has 58 primary schools (nursery and elementary), 7 of them private. It also has 11 collèges and 5 lycées, public and private.
How many doctors are there in Mamoudzou?
15 general practitioners have a private practice in Mamoudzou.
What is the climate like in Mamoudzou?
According to Météo-France 30-year normals (Mamoudzou_Sapc station, less than 1 km away): an average annual temperature of 27.4°C (average lows 24.0°C, highs 30.8°C), 1,342 mm of rain a year, 2,787 hours of sunshine, 0 frost days and 263 days at 30°C or more.