The largest city in Mayotte is Mamoudzou (Mayotte), with 72,974 inhabitants, ranked 73rd in France by population, ahead of Koungou (32,752) and Dzaoudzi (18,237).
Mayotte has 17 communes and 262,895 inhabitants over 369 km², or 0.4% of the French population, with a density of 713 inhabitants per km² (national average: 110). It is both an overseas region and an overseas department: see the department page for the full list of its towns.
Mayotte as a department
| Department | Towns | Population | km² | per km² | Largest city |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayotte (976) | 17 | 262,895 | 369 | 713 | Mamoudzou (72,974) |
The 17 largest cities in Mayotte by population
| Rank | Town | Population | km² | per km² | Proportional bar | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mamoudzou | 72,974 | 42 | 1,733 | 73rd | |
| 2 | Koungou | 32,752 | 28 | 1,165 | 259th | |
| 3 | Dzaoudzi | 18,237 | 6.4 | 2,832 | 545th | |
| 4 | Dembeni | 16,116 | 38 | 421 | 622nd | |
| 5 | Tsingoni | 14,235 | 34 | 413 | 711th | |
| 6 | Bandraboua | 14,211 | 32 | 448 | 714th | |
| 7 | Pamandzi | 11,802 | 4.4 | 2,682 | 863rd | |
| 8 | Sada | 11,619 | 11 | 1,049 | 891st | |
| 9 | Bandrele | 10,529 | 35 | 301 | 1,007th | |
| 10 | Ouangani | 10,393 | 19 | 562 | 1,022nd | |
| 11 | Chirongui | 9,197 | 26 | 355 | 1,174th | |
| 12 | Chiconi | 8,616 | 8.2 | 1,055 | 1,267th | |
| 13 | Mtsamboro | 8,025 | 16 | 497 | 1,373rd | |
| 14 | M'Tsangamouji | 6,586 | 22 | 306 | 1,718th | |
| 15 | Bouéni | 6,503 | 14 | 468 | 1,744th | |
| 16 | Kani-Kéli | 5,716 | 20 | 280 | 2,022nd | |
| 17 | Acoua | 5,384 | 13 | 429 | 2,135th |
Largest towns by area in Mayotte
| Rank | Town | Population | km² | per km² | Proportional bar | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mamoudzou | 72,974 | 42 | 1,733 | 1,815th | |
| 2 | Dembeni | 16,116 | 38 | 421 | 2,301st | |
| 3 | Bandrele | 10,529 | 35 | 301 | 2,817th | |
| 4 | Tsingoni | 14,235 | 34 | 413 | 2,923rd | |
| 5 | Bandraboua | 14,211 | 32 | 448 | 3,522nd | |
| 6 | Koungou | 32,752 | 28 | 1,165 | 4,433rd | |
| 7 | Chirongui | 9,197 | 26 | 355 | 5,201st | |
| 8 | M'Tsangamouji | 6,586 | 22 | 306 | 7,179th | |
| 9 | Kani-Kéli | 5,716 | 20 | 280 | 7,779th | |
| 10 | Ouangani | 10,393 | 19 | 562 | 9,059th |
Most densely populated towns in Mayotte
| Rank | Town | Population | km² | per km² | Proportional bar | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dzaoudzi | 18,237 | 6.4 | 2,832 | 316th | |
| 2 | Pamandzi | 11,802 | 4.4 | 2,682 | 335th | |
| 3 | Mamoudzou | 72,974 | 42 | 1,733 | 529th | |
| 4 | Koungou | 32,752 | 28 | 1,165 | 831st | |
| 5 | Chiconi | 8,616 | 8.2 | 1,055 | 895th | |
| 6 | Sada | 11,619 | 11 | 1,049 | 897th | |
| 7 | Ouangani | 10,393 | 19 | 562 | 1,675th | |
| 8 | Mtsamboro | 8,025 | 16 | 497 | 1,872nd | |
| 9 | Bouéni | 6,503 | 14 | 468 | 1,988th | |
| 10 | Bandraboua | 14,211 | 32 | 448 | 2,056th |
Mayotte in figures
Official data compared with France.
Property prices
Property sales in Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle are recorded in the local land register and are not part of the official DVF database: no price per m² is published for this department.
Median price per m² of apartment and house sales over the last five years; France excluding Alsace-Moselle and Mayotte. Source: DGFiP, land value requests (DVF)
Recorded crime
Offences recorded by the police and gendarmerie over one year, per 1,000 inhabitants (* per 1,000 dwellings).
| Mayotte | France | |
|---|---|---|
| Physical violence outside the family | 8.4 | 3.2 |
| Domestic physical violence | 2.6 | 3.8 |
| Sexual violence | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| Non-violent theft from persons | 5.0 | 9.1 |
| Residential burglaries* | 7.6 | 5.6 |
| Vehicle thefts | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| Criminal damage | 7.5 | 7.9 |
| Fraud | 1.7 | 6.5 |
Values published for each area; they do not measure all crime (reporting, police activity). Source: Ministry of the Interior, SSMSI
Shops and facilities
7,081 facilities and services listed, 276 per 10,000 inhabitants (France: 427).
| Per 10,000 inhabitants | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Mayotte | France | |
| Supermarkets | 6 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Bakeries | 114 | 4.4 | 7.3 |
| Restaurants | 618 | 24.1 | 33.9 |
| Hotels | 19 | 0.7 | 2.5 |
| Post offices | 21 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| Passenger stations | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Sports facilities | 334 | 13.0 | 27.8 |
| Cultural venues | 20 | 0.8 | 3.4 |
Schools
| Private share | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mayotte | France | |
| Primary schools246 open | 10% | 12% |
| Lower secondary schools36 open | 8% | 25% |
| Upper secondary schools21 open | 0% | 39% |
Natural disasters
84 recognitions of a state of natural disaster since 1982 in its towns, the latest for an event on January 11, 2025.
| Per town, on average | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mayotte | France | |
| All recognitions | 4.9 | 7.1 |
| Floods and mudslides | 2.9 | 4.2 |
| Drought (clay shrinkage) | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Ground movements | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Storms, hail, snow | 1.0 | 0.6 |
| Earthquakes | 1.0 | 0.0 |
One recognition per town, event and hazard. Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database
Towns by size
| Share of towns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Towns | Mayotte | France | |
| Under 500 | 0 | 0.0% | 51.7% |
| 500–1,999 | 0 | 0.0% | 32.2% |
| 2,000–4,999 | 0 | 0.0% | 9.5% |
| 5,000–9,999 | 7 | 41.2% | 3.5% |
| 10,000–49,999 | 9 | 52.9% | 2.7% |
| 50,000 and over | 1 | 5.9% | 0.4% |
Sources: INSEE, official populations, INSEE, official geographic code
Political leaning of mayors
Leaning assigned by the Ministry of the Interior to the list of the mayor elected in March 2026, in the 17 towns where one is assigned (3,500 inhabitants or more, and sub-prefectures).
| Share of towns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Towns | Mayotte | France | |
| Les Républicains LLR | 7 | 41% | 3% |
| Miscellaneous right LDVD | 5 | 29% | 34% |
| Miscellaneous left LDVG | 3 | 18% | 18% |
| Miscellaneous centre LDVC | 2 | 12% | 17% |
The leaning is assigned by the ministry and may differ from the label chosen by the candidates. Sources: Ministry of the Interior, 2026 municipal elections, National register of elected officials
Sources: INSEE, official population figures in force on January 1, 2026 (total population); land area: IGN / Observatoire des territoires. Rankings computed across the 34,875 communes in the database.