What is the largest city of Nouvelle-Calédonie?

Nouméa, with 85,976 inhabitants, ahead of Dumbéa (34,926).

How many cities does Nouvelle-Calédonie have?

4 of its communes are listed here: every one over 10,000 inhabitants, plus the smaller ones that are household names. Nouvelle-Calédonie has far more communes than that.

Which city of Nouvelle-Calédonie is the densest?

Nouméa, at 1,732 inhab./km², against 106 inhab./km² for the cities of Nouvelle-Calédonie taken together.

Which cities are in Nouvelle-Calédonie?

Nouméa (85,976), Dumbéa (34,926), Païta (27,609), Le Mont-Dore (25,303). The full table is on this page, with the figures for each.

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Cities of Nouvelle-Calédonie

Nouvelle-Calédonie carries 4 cities in this dataset, 173,814 inhabitants between them. The largest is Nouméa (85,976), the smallest Le Mont-Dore (25,303).

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Cities4
Inhabitants173,814
DensestNouméa1,732 inhab./km²
Largest areaPaïta695.7 km²

The 4 cities of Nouvelle-Calédonie, largest first
Rank	City	Population	Density inhab./km²	Area km²
1	Nouméa	85,976	1,732	49.7
2	Dumbéa	34,926	138	252.6
3	Païta	27,609	40	695.7
4	Le Mont-Dore	25,303	40	638.8

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Where Nouvelle-Calédonie stands out

The French cities farthest from ParisLe Mont-Dore leads France, ahead of 1,131 cities · 16,781 km
The southernmost cities in FranceLe Mont-Dore leads France, ahead of 1,131 cities · 22.5171° S
The largest communes in France by areaPaïta is 6 of 1,131 in France · 695.7 km²
The least densely populated cities in FrancePaïta is 23 of 1,131 in France · 40 inhab./km²
The least-known cities in France on WikipediaDumbéa is 29 of 1,131 in France · 5,901
The most populated cities in FranceNouméa is 55 of 1,131 in France · 85,976 inhab.

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Scope, method and sources

Scope: France, metropolitan and overseas, Corsica and the DROM included. This dataset holds every commune of 10,000 inhabitants or more, plus smaller communes famous enough to be household names, 1,131 in all. It is not the full list of 35,000 French communes, so a village can sit outside a ranking whose extreme it would otherwise hold.

Method and sources: populations are the INSEE legal populations, boundaries and coordinates come from the IGN commune registry, both served by geo.api.gouv.fr. Density is the population divided by the commune's area; distances are measured as the crow flies from the commune's centre. Data read on August 28, 2026.

4 questions about this territory

What is the largest city of Nouvelle-Calédonie?: Nouméa, with 85,976 inhabitants, ahead of Dumbéa (34,926).
How many cities does Nouvelle-Calédonie have?: 4 of its communes are listed here: every one over 10,000 inhabitants, plus the smaller ones that are household names. Nouvelle-Calédonie has far more communes than that.
Which city of Nouvelle-Calédonie is the densest?: Nouméa, at 1,732 inhab./km², against 106 inhab./km² for the cities of Nouvelle-Calédonie taken together.
Which cities are in Nouvelle-Calédonie?: Nouméa (85,976), Dumbéa (34,926), Païta (27,609), Le Mont-Dore (25,303). The full table is on this page, with the figures for each.