Dzaoudzi

Dzaoudzi occupies part of Petite-Terre and includes the historic administrative island of Dzaoudzi as well as the larger settlement of Labattoir. Its position beside the ferry crossing gives it a strategic role in daily movement between Petite-Terre, the airport area and Mamoudzou on Grande-Terre.

The commune is also part of a major urban renewal programme centred on La Vigie, shared with neighbouring Pamandzi. French state procedures for the project include land reserves intended to support restructuring of housing and public space in an area where steep terrain and dense settlement leave little room for expansion. Dzaoudzi’s urban form is consequently defined by limited land, intensive mobility and the need to reorganise existing neighbourhoods rather than rely on outward growth.