Ait Naamane

آيت نعمان

Rural commune in the cercle of El Hajeb, province of El Hajeb, Fès-Meknès.

Population, 2024: 5,857
Since 2014: −7.1%from 6,307 in 2014
Density: 24.9people per km², 235.6 km²
Households: 1,348
Rank: 1,1191,119th most populous of 1,503 communes14th of 16 in its province

Next door in Ifrane, 99.5% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 1.9%.

Since 2014, households with electricity went from 71.0% to 97.8%. Across Morocco, the rise was 6 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Bir Taleb. Running water: 15.9% here, 22.6% there; read French: 35.6% here, 32.0% there; higher education: 1.9% here, 2.4% there.

Compare it with Bir Taleb

Where it is

Its province, shaded by density, and where that sits in Morocco.

Bordering communes

Postcode

51006

How it changed

Every commune, by how much it grew or shrank between the censuses. The line is Ait Naamane.

Ait Naamane −7.1%

Morocco +8.8%

People and homes

What the census found about the people and their homes. What each figure means · Glossary

Can’t read or write: 37.4%aged 10 and over44.9% in 201448.2% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 19.0%4.4% in 201426.9% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 37.8%aged 15 and over48.5% in 20144.5% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 95.4%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.39children per woman2.69 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 5.0%of people4.5% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.3people on average5.3 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 15.9%of settled households27.9% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

Men and women by age, each as a share of their own.

Ait Naamane: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.9%	75 and over	3.8%
2.4%	70–74	2.0%
2.9%	65–69	3.2%
5.1%	60–64	5.4%
5.1%	55–59	4.8%
6.0%	50–54	5.3%
5.9%	45–49	6.8%
6.4%	40–44	8.4%
5.9%	35–39	7.6%
6.2%	30–34	6.5%
6.4%	25–29	5.9%
7.3%	20–24	5.8%
9.3%	15–19	8.3%
10.0%	10–14	9.9%
10.7%	5–9	8.6%
7.3%	0–4	7.6%

Local languages used

Many people use more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.

Darija90.3%
Tamazight68.2%
Tachelhit6.7%
Tarifit0.6%
Hassania0.1%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic98.1%
French35.6%
English5.7%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh2.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot36.4%
Doesn’t travel to work33.7%
Employer’s transport14.4%
Bike or motorcycle6.2%
Private car5.2%
Taxi1.8%
Informal transport0.9%
Bus0.8%
Animal0.3%
Another way0.2%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 44.9%aged 10 and over37.4% in 202457.6% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 4.4%19.0% in 202416.3% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 48.5%aged 15 and over37.8% in 202411.6% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 92.5%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.69children per woman2.39 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 4.5%of people5.0% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.3people on average4.3 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 27.9%of settled households15.9% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

Men and women by age, each as a share of their own.

Ait Naamane: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.2%	75 and over	2.7%
1.8%	70–74	1.5%
1.6%	65–69	2.3%
3.2%	60–64	3.0%
3.2%	55–59	3.4%
5.3%	50–54	5.0%
5.9%	45–49	5.4%
6.6%	40–44	6.2%
7.1%	35–39	6.9%
7.7%	30–34	8.6%
7.6%	25–29	8.6%
8.5%	20–24	7.5%
9.4%	15–19	8.4%
9.6%	10–14	9.5%
10.0%	5–9	9.5%
10.2%	0–4	11.6%

Local languages used

Many people use more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.

Darija90.9%
Tamazight73.0%
Tarifit0.8%
Tachelhit0.2%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

Each person who can read counts once, under what they read and write.

Arabic and French43.7%
Arabic only31.8%
Other combinations17.2%
Arabic, French and English7.3%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot81.6%
Bike or motorcycle3.9%
Not stated3.8%
Private car2.5%
Taxi2.5%
Works at home2.4%
Employer’s transport1.9%
Another way1.0%
Bus0.5%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood73.8%
Another commune10.3%
No fixed place4.4%
Not stated3.9%
Another in the commune3.5%
At home2.4%
Another province1.6%
Somewhere else0.1%

What people did

The work employed people did in 2014. The 2024 census doesn’t publish this by commune.

Farm and fishing labour64.2%
Farming and fishing22.1%
Crafts and skilled trades4.9%
Labouring and small trades2.9%
Clerical work2.2%
Machine operating1.8%
Technicians0.6%
Managers and senior professionals0.5%
Trade and broking0.5%
Not classified0.2%

Highest diploma

What people aged 10 and over had qualified in by 2014, in general education. Vocational training is counted apart.

No diploma72.2%
Primary20.4%
Lower secondary5.4%
Upper secondary1.5%
DEUG or Licence0.4%
Master’s or doctorate0.1%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

Every establishment the census mapped, and the businesses among them. What each count covers · Glossary

Establishments: 6210.6 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 1422.6% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 503.6 per business
Public services: 48
Associations: 0in premises of their own

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce57.1%
Services35.7%
Industry7.1%
Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person57.1%
2 to 321.4%
4 to 914.3%
10 to 497.1%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later42.9%
2011–201928.6%
2001–201021.4%
1991–20000.0%
1981–19907.1%
1956–19800.0%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Ait Naamane’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 19 douars in 4 fractions, with 5,857 people. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
ايت نعمان الجنوبية السفلىAit Naamane Janoubia Essoufla6 douars · 1,909 people
ايت عبوAit Abbou	Dispersed	8	28	—	—	—
ايت عمو بقسوAit Ammou Bou Qassou	Dispersed	14	63	—	—	—
ايت حسي اوسعيدAit Hassi Ou Said	In parts	63	323	0.2	1.6	4.4
ايت بن يوسفAit Ben Youssef	Dispersed	3	12	—	—	—
ايت موسىAit Moussa	In parts	346	1,469	1.1	2.6	7.5
ايت شعوAit Chaaou	Grouped	4	14	—	—	—
ايت نعمان الشماليةAit Naamane Chamalia9 douars · 2,705 people
ايت حندAit Hand	Dispersed	54	221	0.9	5.2	6.2
ايت منصورAit Mansour	Dispersed	75	294	1.9	1.1	4.6
ايت يوسف اوعثمانAit Youssef Ou Othmane	Grouped	19	57	—	—	—
ايت بوهوAit Bouhou	Grouped	43	164	0.4	3.2	4.9
ايت سعيدAit Said	In parts	114	528	1.4	1.5	12.4
ايت يوسف اوحموAit Youssef Ou Hamou	Dispersed	87	323	0.1	1.3	5.8
ايت عليAit Ali	In parts	149	611	0.2	0.8	2.6
ايت ايشوAit Ichou	Dispersed	39	169	0.4	2.4	5.6
تعاونية التقدمCoopérative Takaddoum	Dispersed	71	338	0.5	2.4	12.3
ايت نعمان الجنوبية العلياAit Naamane Janoubia El Oulia2 douars · 1,153 people
ايت حند اوحسينAit Hand Ou Hssin	Dispersed	138	655	2.0	3.2	17.3
ايت اعمرAit Amar	In parts	103	498	1.9	1.7	20.2
مشيخة خارج الجماعةFraction outside the commune2 douars · 90 people
أفشتاحAfchtah	Dispersed	2	11	—	—	—
تعاونية بني وكيلCoopérative Bni Oukil	Grouped	16	79	—	—	—

Names in italics are spelt from the Arabic. How douars get their names

— HCP doesn’t publish the figures of a douar with fewer than 30 households.

In the data

Files and code

Code: 03.171.07.03
As digits: 031710703
Slug: ait-naamane
Record: /api/communes/03.171.07.03.json
Boundary: /api/communes/03.171.07.03/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/03.171.07.03/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/03.171.07.03/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/03.171.07.03/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/03.171.07.03/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/03.171.07.03/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2819554

In JavaScript

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