The commune covers an area of 3748 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 113,604 people.

[1][2] In 2008 an estimated 16,941 people living in the main town of N'Dali.

N'Dali, like many areas of Benin, is home to a constituent monarchy.

[3] It lies on the main north-south highway, approximately 60 km north of Parakou, and is the location of a customs stop where all north/south commercial traffic on the RNIE-2 and RNIE-6 must stop for a customs check.

It is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of N’Dali.