Irhzrane

إغزران

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

Population, 2024: 8,498
Since 2014: −11.7%from 9,626 in 2014
Density: 13.3people per km², 641.4 km²
Households: 2,271
Foreign residents: 3
Rank: 861861st most populous of 1,503 communes13th of 23 in its province

Next door in Ribate El Kheir, 81.2% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 0.2%.

Since 2014, households with running water went from 26.6% to 59.9%. Across Morocco, the rise was 10 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Houderrane. Aged 0 to 14: 22.7% here, 22.2% there; higher education: 2.9% here, 3.8% there; apartments: 0.0% here, 0.2% there.

Compare it with Houderrane

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

How it changed

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

Irhzrane −11.7%

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: 51.2%aged 10 and over59.7% in 201462.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 31.8%17.2% in 201443.2% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 24.6%aged 15 and over38.4% in 20142.7% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 96.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.91children per woman1.84 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 9.1%of people8.8% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 3.7people on average4.7 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 59.9%of settled households26.6% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Irhzrane: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
7.1%	75 and over	7.0%
3.6%	70–74	4.6%
3.9%	65–69	5.1%
5.5%	60–64	6.2%
6.4%	55–59	5.0%
6.5%	50–54	7.1%
6.4%	45–49	7.8%
6.5%	40–44	6.7%
6.4%	35–39	6.1%
5.2%	30–34	5.2%
5.0%	25–29	4.9%
4.6%	20–24	5.9%
8.9%	15–19	7.0%
9.7%	10–14	7.9%
8.0%	5–9	7.1%
6.4%	0–4	6.4%

Local languages used

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

Darija88.5%
Tamazight68.5%
Tachelhit4.4%
Tarifit0.2%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic98.6%
French44.8%
English13.3%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh3.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot49.2%
Doesn’t travel to work21.0%
Bike or motorcycle7.1%
Private car7.1%
Bus4.3%
Employer’s transport3.9%
Informal transport2.9%
Animal2.5%
Taxi1.7%
Another way0.4%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 59.7%aged 10 and over51.2% in 202469.6% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 17.2%31.8% in 202426.5% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 38.4%aged 15 and over24.6% in 202414.4% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 91.2%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.84children per woman2.91 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 8.8%of people9.1% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 4.7people on average3.7 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 26.6%of settled households59.9% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Irhzrane: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
6.3%	75 and over	5.4%
3.3%	70–74	3.1%
3.2%	65–69	3.7%
3.7%	60–64	4.3%
3.6%	55–59	4.6%
5.0%	50–54	5.7%
5.6%	45–49	5.1%
6.1%	40–44	6.7%
6.8%	35–39	7.5%
6.5%	30–34	8.0%
6.5%	25–29	7.0%
6.8%	20–24	8.5%
9.1%	15–19	7.2%
8.8%	10–14	7.5%
8.9%	5–9	7.1%
9.8%	0–4	8.6%

Local languages used

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

Darija92.6%
Tamazight71.0%
Tachelhit0.2%
Tarifit0.1%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic and French42.9%
Arabic only31.3%
Other combinations15.7%
Arabic, French and English10.0%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot80.7%
Works at home8.7%
Private car2.1%
Not stated2.1%
Bus1.8%
Another way1.6%
Taxi1.5%
Bike or motorcycle1.4%
Employer’s transport0.3%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood72.9%
At home8.7%
No fixed place6.2%
Another commune5.5%
Another in the commune3.6%
Not stated2.1%
Another province1.0%
Somewhere else0.1%

What people did

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

Farming and fishing35.3%
Farm and fishing labour33.0%
Labouring and small trades13.6%
Crafts and skilled trades8.8%
Clerical work4.5%
Machine operating1.8%
Trade and broking1.4%
Not classified1.0%
Managers and senior professionals0.6%
Technicians0.0%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma76.5%
Primary15.1%
Lower secondary5.9%
Upper secondary1.9%
DEUG or Licence0.6%
Master’s or doctorate0.0%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 21124.8 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 5827.5% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 1121.9 per business
Public services: 140
Associations: 13in premises of their own

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Industry51.7%
Commerce32.8%
Services15.5%
Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person86.2%
2 to 33.4%
4 to 96.9%
10 to 493.4%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later12.1%
2011–201929.3%
2001–201024.1%
1991–200012.1%
1981–199012.1%
1956–19808.6%
Before 19561.7%

Douars

Irhzrane’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 40 douars in 8 fractions, with 8,498 people. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
ايت اوجديرAit Aoujdir3 douars · 989 people
ناس داوود الغربيةNas Daoud Gharbia	In parts	138	463	0.3	1.9	2.0
سيدي يحيىSidi Yahya	In parts	149	448	0.1	1.3	20.0
لشرافEch-Charf	In parts	28	78	—	—	—
بني زݣوتBni Zgout3 douars · 488 people
ناس اعمرNas Amar	In parts	49	156	2.3	15.1	17.8
لفدادنLafdadane	In parts	44	142	0.3	6.2	10.7
امزوجنImazoujane	In parts	33	190	5.6	44.0	48.2
اشلواطنAchlouaten9 douars · 2,594 people
اولاد ناصرOulad Nacer	Grouped	17	67	—	—	—
لحمىLahma	Dispersed	26	114	—	—	—
تاحيانتTahiant	Grouped	154	610	1.0	1.9	8.5
سيدي بوعزةSidi Bouazza	Grouped	49	198	0.0	1.7	5.6
افرحAferh	Grouped	142	482	0.0	2.2	6.0
عين اجريAin Ajri	In parts	77	293	0.1	0.6	5.8
عين بارودAin Baroud	Grouped	56	206	0.0	2.0	5.1
تيسي إفرحTissi Iferh	Grouped	83	340	0.0	0.1	3.5
تيسي سيدي بوعزةTissi Sidi Bouazza	Grouped	60	284	0.0	0.0	2.0
ايت سعيد اودرارAit Said Aoudrar6 douars · 1,040 people
تافزةTafza	In parts	28	109	—	—	—
تاغزةTaghza	Grouped	89	273	0.7	1.2	7.1
بني لشعةBenicha	Grouped	39	131	0.0	2.0	2.0
ناس سعيد الجبلNas Said Jbel	In parts	61	231	1.8	4.9	13.7
تيشوت تاملالتTichchout Tamlalt	Grouped	62	202	0.3	1.2	3.6
ناس سعيدNas Daoud	Grouped	30	94	1.0	1.0	7.0
اولاد بن عليOulad Ben Ali6 douars · 1,221 people
ماطينImetwane	Grouped	27	122	—	—	—
بني عبادBeni Abbad	Grouped	11	49	—	—	—
ايت احمدAit Ahmed	Grouped	27	109	—	—	—
اشملالنIchamlalen	In parts	152	589	0.5	2.0	2.2
الغارEl Ghar	In parts	69	258	5.2	1.9	14.6
اهل ماطين زلولAhl Imetwane Zloul	Grouped	24	94	—	—	—
بني زهنةBni Zahna3 douars · 608 people
بني صوحانBeni Sohane	In parts	62	245	2.1	17.5	17.6
اولاد ميمونOuled Mimoun	In parts	54	231	1.1	18.7	18.6
البطحةEl Batha	In parts	25	132	—	—	—
بني مكودBni Mkoud7 douars · 1,012 people
باب مسيلةBab Msila	Dispersed	62	283	0.7	0.9	8.5
اقرارشAkrarch	Grouped	19	78	—	—	—
الدشرDcher	Grouped	43	147	0.2	0.6	13.8
الساقية احفراونSakia Ahfraoune	In parts	49	176	1.2	13.2	14.4
تيبخباخين (الصباب سابقا)Tibkhbakhine (ex Assebbab)	Grouped	22	86	—	—	—
عين علاAin Alla	Grouped	39	200	1.0	5.6	11.8
الزاويةZaouia	Grouped	10	42	—	—	—
آيت اوزغارAit Ouzaghar3 douars · 546 people
بني بوحسانBni Bouhassane	In parts	68	225	1.0	1.9	5.3
ابرقيقنAberkiken	Dispersed	32	134	1.0	2.0	6.1
ناس داوود الشرقيةNas Daoud Charqia	In parts	62	187	0.6	2.2	2.7

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: 03.451.03.09
As digits: 034510309
Slug: irhzrane
Record: /api/communes/03.451.03.09.json
Boundary: /api/communes/03.451.03.09/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/03.451.03.09/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/03.451.03.09/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/03.451.03.09/neighbours.json
Douars: /api/communes/03.451.03.09/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2816261

In JavaScript

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