The manifestations of land tensions in Ivorian cities in general and especially in Adzopé in the face of rapid urbanization are observed in different forms and generate many problems. This study aims to show the link between urban sprawl and land tensions in the city of Adzopé. In the data collection two (2) methods were used to gather all the information necessary for this study. These include secondary sources and primary sources. Secondary sources have provided access to general and specific documents dealing with land tensions in general. All this data was then obtained by using the techniques of collecting primary sources consisting of participant observation and field survey. The study shows that 78.3% of the population surveyed were faced with a land dispute, compared to 21.7% who were not victims of land conflicts in Adzopé. At the level of land policy, ignorance of the land code is the main factor with 53.3% of households surveyed. In addition, the factor of anarchic housing developments within the city of Adzopé is very important with 37.9%. Also, at the level of economic factors, it appears that in Adzopé the cost of land is high and varies between 1,500,000 to 2,000,000 FCFA is estimated at 33.3%.