Largest city in Réunion: the 2026 ranking

The 24 towns of Réunion (974) ranked by population, area and density, based on the official INSEE population figures in force in 2026.

The largest city in Réunion is Saint-Denis, with 157,142 inhabitants (ranked 20^th in France by population). The largest town by area is Saint-Paul (241 km²). The most densely populated is Le Port, with 2,058 inhabitants per km². At the other end of the ranking, Cilaos has only 5,083 inhabitants.

Réunion has 899,660 inhabitants over 2,504 km², a density of 359 inhabitants per km², 3.3 times the national average (110 per km²). Réunion is both an overseas department and an overseas region: see also its region page.

The 20 largest cities in Réunion by population

#	Town	Population	km²	per km²	France rank
1	Saint-Denis	157,142	143	1,101	20^th
2	Saint-Paul	109,405	241	453	39^th
3	Saint-Pierre	85,927	96	895	55^th
4	Le Tampon	83,518	165	505	58^th
5	Saint-André	59,351	53	1,118	102^nd
6	Saint-Louis	55,653	99	563	113^th
7	Saint-Joseph	39,763	179	223	201^st
8	Saint-Benoît	38,967	230	170	204^th
9	Sainte-Marie	37,527	87	430	218^th
10	La Possession	37,005	118	313	223^rd
11	Saint-Leu	36,687	118	310	228^th
12	Le Port	34,212	17	2,058	244^th
13	Sainte-Suzanne	25,809	58	446	360^th
14	L'Étang-Salé	14,688	39	380	687^th
15	Bras-Panon	13,232	89	149	769^th
16	Petite-Île	13,228	34	390	770^th
17	Les Avirons	11,735	26	447	866^th
18	Salazie	7,330	104	71	1,506^th
19	Les Trois-Bassins	7,312	43	172	1,510^th
20	Entre-Deux	7,265	67	109	1,518^th

Largest towns by area in Réunion

#	Town	Population	km²	per km²	France rank
1	Saint-Paul	109,405	241	453	27^th
2	Saint-Benoît	38,967	230	170	31^st
3	Saint-Joseph	39,763	179	223	57^th
4	Sainte-Rose	6,638	178	37	58^th
5	Le Tampon	83,518	165	505	70^th
6	Saint-Philippe	5,150	154	33	84^th
7	Saint-Denis	157,142	143	1,101	105^th
8	Saint-Leu	36,687	118	310	160^th
9	La Possession	37,005	118	313	161^st
10	Salazie	7,330	104	71	213^th

Most densely populated towns in Réunion

#	Town	Population	km²	per km²	France rank
1	Le Port	34,212	17	2,058	438^th
2	Saint-André	59,351	53	1,118	854^th
3	Saint-Denis	157,142	143	1,101	863^rd
4	Saint-Pierre	85,927	96	895	1,062^nd
5	Saint-Louis	55,653	99	563	1,666^th
6	Le Tampon	83,518	165	505	1,839^th
7	Saint-Paul	109,405	241	453	2,028^th
8	Les Avirons	11,735	26	447	2,050^th
9	Sainte-Suzanne	25,809	58	446	2,055^th
10	Sainte-Marie	37,527	87	430	2,132^nd

All towns in Réunion (24)

INSEE total population in parentheses. Each town page gives its area, density, national and departmental rankings, and neighboring towns.

Bras-Panon (13,232)
Cilaos (5,083)
Entre-Deux (7,265)
L'Étang-Salé (14,688)
La Plaine-des-Palmistes (7,033)
La Possession (37,005)
Le Port (34,212)
Le Tampon (83,518)
Les Avirons (11,735)
Les Trois-Bassins (7,312)
Petite-Île (13,228)
Saint-André (59,351)
Saint-Benoît (38,967)
Saint-Denis (157,142)
Saint-Joseph (39,763)
Saint-Leu (36,687)
Saint-Louis (55,653)
Saint-Paul (109,405)
Saint-Philippe (5,150)
Saint-Pierre (85,927)
Sainte-Marie (37,527)
Sainte-Rose (6,638)
Sainte-Suzanne (25,809)
Salazie (7,330)

Other French departments

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Sources: INSEE, official population figures in force on January 1, 2026 (total population); land area: IGN / Observatoire des territoires. Rankings computed across the 34,858 communes in the database.