Assoul

اسول

Rural commune in the cercle of Assoul, province of Tinghir, Drâa-Tafilalet.

Population, 2024: 6,827
Since 2014: −4.7%from 7,165 in 2014
Density: 7.6people per km², 896.3 km²
Households: 1,611
Rank: 1,0281,028th most populous of 1,503 communes18th of 25 in its province

Compare it with other communes

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

52102

How it changed

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

Assoul −4.7%

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: 34.8%aged 10 and over39.9% in 201448.0% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 29.4%8.9% in 201434.3% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 30.9%aged 15 and over51.6% in 20144.3% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 96.1%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.66children per woman2.19 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 7.1%of people6.8% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.2people on average5.3 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 90.6%of settled households66.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Assoul: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
4.6%	75 and over	5.0%
3.2%	70–74	3.2%
3.2%	65–69	4.1%
3.0%	60–64	4.3%
3.7%	55–59	4.4%
5.3%	50–54	4.7%
5.6%	45–49	5.3%
6.1%	40–44	6.5%
6.1%	35–39	6.0%
6.4%	30–34	6.8%
6.2%	25–29	6.4%
6.9%	20–24	5.8%
9.0%	15–19	9.1%
11.1%	10–14	10.3%
10.7%	5–9	9.1%
9.0%	0–4	9.1%

Local languages used

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

Tamazight98.7%
Tachelhit17.0%
Darija15.0%
Tarifit0.1%
Hassania0.0%

The two censuses don’t line up here: Darija 49.1% in 2014, 15.0% in 2024. How these are spotted

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.6%
French54.2%
English16.3%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.1%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot73.5%
Bike or motorcycle7.5%
Employer’s transport6.9%
Doesn’t travel to work5.7%
Bus2.8%
Private car1.8%
Informal transport1.0%
Taxi0.4%
Animal0.1%
Another way0.1%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 39.9%aged 10 and over34.8% in 202455.2% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 8.9%29.4% in 202410.0% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 51.6%aged 15 and over30.9% in 202431.2% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 88.6%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.19children per woman2.66 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 6.8%of people7.1% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.3people on average4.2 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 66.0%of settled households90.6% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Assoul: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.4%	75 and over	2.8%
2.5%	70–74	2.8%
2.3%	65–69	3.0%
3.6%	60–64	3.4%
3.4%	55–59	4.3%
3.3%	50–54	4.3%
4.0%	45–49	4.3%
5.8%	40–44	5.3%
6.7%	35–39	6.2%
7.6%	30–34	7.4%
7.7%	25–29	7.7%
9.4%	20–24	8.8%
9.6%	15–19	9.0%
9.1%	10–14	9.2%
10.7%	5–9	9.8%
11.0%	0–4	11.5%

Local languages used

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

Tamazight98.2%
Darija49.1%
Tachelhit0.5%
Tarifit0.0%
Hassania0.0%

The two censuses don’t line up here: Darija 49.1% in 2014, 15.0% in 2024. How these are spotted

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic and French53.7%
Arabic only27.3%
Arabic, French and English11.8%
Other combinations7.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot74.0%
Bus11.6%
Bike or motorcycle4.6%
Not stated3.3%
Works at home1.9%
Private car1.7%
Another way1.6%
Employer’s transport0.7%
Taxi0.6%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood62.3%
Another province14.5%
No fixed place12.6%
Another in the commune4.4%
Not stated3.2%
At home1.9%
Another commune0.7%
Somewhere else0.4%

What people did

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

Farm and fishing labour32.3%
Labouring and small trades25.9%
Farming and fishing21.7%
Clerical work4.6%
Crafts and skilled trades4.4%
Machine operating3.7%
Managers and senior professionals3.3%
Technicians1.7%
Trade and broking1.7%
Not classified0.8%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma63.7%
Primary21.1%
Lower secondary8.2%
Upper secondary3.9%
DEUG or Licence2.8%
Master’s or doctorate0.2%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 17926.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 9754.2% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 1261.3 per business
Public services: 77
Associations: 5in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce55.7%
Services22.7%
Industry14.4%
Construction7.2%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person95.9%
2 to 33.1%
4 to 90.0%
10 to 491.0%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later26.8%
2011–201920.6%
2001–201020.6%
1991–200017.5%
1981–19904.1%
1956–19809.3%
Before 19561.0%

Douars

Assoul’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 20 douars in 7 fractions, with 6,391 people. 436 more aren’t in any douar: nomads, or people HCP counts apart, such as soldiers in barracks. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
أموكرAmouguer5 douars · 583 people
قصر أيت بنسعيدKsar ait ben said	Grouped	26	88	—	—	—
قصر ايت الهاميKsar Ait Lhami	Grouped	20	122	—	—	—
قصر ايت اجميلKsar Ait Jmil	Grouped	23	96	—	—	—
قصر أموكرKsar Amouguer	Grouped	51	195	0.0	0.0	17.0
قصر تاشوكاشتKsar Tachougacht	Grouped	22	82	—	—	—
تانةTana1 douar · 908 people
تانةTana	Grouped	171	908	1.3	1.0	25.0
أسولAssoul2 douars · 1,663 people
أسول المركزAssoul Centre	Grouped	330	1,131	0.5	0.6	1.1
قصر أسولKsar Assoul	Grouped	161	532	1.9	1.9	1.9
أيت سيدي امحمد أو يوسفAit Sidi M'hamed Ou Youssef8 douars · 1,729 people
قصر تيركةKsar Tirga	Grouped	82	371	0.0	2.0	10.3
أيت أوعكيAit Aouki	Grouped	59	355	0.0	2.0	12.0
قصر تماكورتKsar Tamagourte	Grouped	25	162	—	—	—
قصر أمسلاخKsar Amslakh	Grouped	34	169	1.2	1.2	11.0
قصر تيزراKsar Tizra	Grouped	43	203	0.0	2.0	10.5
أيت سيدي امحمد اويوسفAit Sidi M'hamed Aouyousef	Grouped	20	76	—	—	—
قصر تاوريرتKsar Taourirte	Grouped	29	120	—	—	—
ايت هويشAit Houych	Grouped	56	273	0.2	0.4	11.1
أكورايAgourai2 douars · 884 people
قصر أكورايKsar Agourai	In parts	220	762	0.2	0.4	0.4
ايت اسفالAit Asfal	Dispersed	38	122	0.6	0.8	2.1
أيت عيسى إيزمAit Aissa Izem1 douar · 34 people
تمتضيتTamtdit	Grouped	8	34	—	—	—
مشيخة أزغارMchikhat Azghar1 douar · 590 people
أزغارAzghar	Grouped	128	590	0.7	2.8	7.4

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: 08.577.03.05
As digits: 085770305
Slug: assoul
Record: /api/communes/08.577.03.05.json
Boundary: /api/communes/08.577.03.05/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/08.577.03.05/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/08.577.03.05/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/08.577.03.05/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/08.577.03.05/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/08.577.03.05/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2827202

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