The

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

overseas department of

Mayotte Mayotte (; french: Mayotte, ; Shimaore: ''Maore'', ; Kibushi: ''Maori'', ), officially the Department of Mayotte (french: Département de Mayotte), is an overseas department and region and single territorial collectivity of France. It is loca ...

is divided into 17

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, relig ...

. Most are located on the island of Grande Terre, except for

Dzaoudzi Dzaoudzi is a commune in the French overseas department of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. The commune of Dzaoudzi (sometimes called Dzaoudzi-Labattoir), made up of the twin towns of Dzaoudzi and Labattoir, is located on the small island of Petite ...

and Pamandzi which are located on Petite Terre. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):BANATIC
Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 7 October 2020. *

Communauté d'agglomération de Dembeni-Mamoudzou Communauté d'agglomération de Dembeni-Mamoudzou is a ''communauté d'agglomération'', an intercommunal structure in the Mayotte overseas department and region of France. Created in 2015, its seat is in Mamoudzou.Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Nord de Mayotte Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Nord de Mayotte is a ''communauté d'agglomération'', an intercommunal structure in the Mayotte overseas department and region of France. Created in 2015, its seat is in Bandraboua.

* Communauté de communes du Centre-Ouest * Communauté de communes de Petite-Terre * Communauté de communes du Sud

List of communes

Detailed communal breakdown of population

Same communes, classified by decreasing

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(Mayotte counted 160,506

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in total in 2002, for an average

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of 430.0 inhabitants/km², more than four times the national average). The

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population of the communes is 9,441 inhabitants, while the

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population is 6,963 inhabitants, much higher than the average and median population of

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(1,542 and 380 inhabitants respectively). Each commune generally consists of several villages.

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Communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, relig ...

List of communes

Detailed communal breakdown of population

See also

References