Laqsir

لقصير

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

Population, 2024: 32,377
Since 2014: +1.1%from 32,028 in 2014
Density: 144people per km², 225.3 km²
Households: 7,632
Foreign residents: 4
Rank: 171171st most populous of 1,503 communes3rd of 16 in its province

Next door in Ain Taoujdate, 95.5% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 7.2%.

Since 2014, households with running water went from 10.0% to 39.1%. Across Morocco, the rise was 10 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Loualidia. Aged 65 and over: 7.7% here, 7.4% there; unemployment: 14.9% here, 17.9% there; Darija: 98.4% here, 98.7% there.

Compare it with Loualidia

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

51124

How it changed

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

Laqsir +1.1%

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: 34.9%aged 10 and over42.3% in 201445.7% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 14.9%8.3% in 201427.3% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 39.4%aged 15 and over46.7% in 20147.0% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 93.7%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.60children per woman2.65 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 5.5%of people5.6% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.2people on average4.9 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 39.1%of settled households10.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Laqsir: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.4%	75 and over	3.0%
2.1%	70–74	2.2%
2.7%	65–69	3.1%
4.1%	60–64	4.4%
4.8%	55–59	4.7%
5.8%	50–54	5.4%
6.5%	45–49	6.5%
7.0%	40–44	7.4%
6.6%	35–39	6.9%
6.3%	30–34	6.8%
6.0%	25–29	5.9%
7.2%	20–24	6.8%
9.3%	15–19	8.4%
10.8%	10–14	10.4%
9.9%	5–9	9.8%
8.4%	0–4	8.4%

Local languages used

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

Darija98.4%
Tachelhit8.7%
Tarifit4.8%
Tamazight3.9%
Hassania0.1%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.6%
French50.2%
English7.1%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.0%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot47.1%
Bike or motorcycle13.9%
Employer’s transport9.9%
Informal transport7.0%
Private car6.5%
Doesn’t travel to work5.9%
Another way4.5%
Taxi3.6%
Bus1.1%
Train0.3%
Animal0.1%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 42.3%aged 10 and over34.9% in 202454.8% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 8.3%14.9% in 202430.6% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 46.7%aged 15 and over39.4% in 202412.2% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 94.4%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.65children per woman2.60 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 5.6%of people5.5% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 4.9people on average4.2 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 10.0%of settled households39.1% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Laqsir: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.1%	75 and over	2.0%
1.5%	70–74	1.8%
1.5%	65–69	1.5%
2.7%	60–64	2.9%
3.1%	55–59	3.4%
4.5%	50–54	4.7%
5.2%	45–49	5.1%
6.8%	40–44	6.1%
7.5%	35–39	7.4%
8.2%	30–34	8.6%
8.1%	25–29	8.7%
8.6%	20–24	9.1%
8.6%	15–19	8.0%
9.9%	10–14	9.3%
10.3%	5–9	9.9%
11.4%	0–4	11.6%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.2%
Tamazight13.6%
Tarifit6.6%
Tachelhit1.7%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic and French51.0%
Arabic only36.9%
Arabic, French and English7.1%
Other combinations5.0%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot63.0%
Bike or motorcycle10.1%
Taxi7.4%
Private car5.9%
Another way3.0%
Works at home2.8%
Bus2.7%
Not stated2.0%
Employer’s transport1.8%
Train1.1%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood46.6%
No fixed place20.2%
Another commune16.4%
Another province6.2%
Another in the commune5.5%
At home2.8%
Not stated2.0%
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 labour52.1%
Crafts and skilled trades14.9%
Labouring and small trades10.8%
Farming and fishing10.2%
Trade and broking4.3%
Clerical work3.8%
Machine operating2.4%
Not classified0.6%
Managers and senior professionals0.5%
Technicians0.4%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma72.8%
Primary19.4%
Lower secondary5.0%
Upper secondary2.1%
DEUG or Licence0.6%
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: 3059.4 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 16253.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 3532.2 per business
Public services: 127
Associations: 16in premises of their own

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce66.0%
Services21.0%
Construction6.8%
Industry6.2%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person81.5%
2 to 313.6%
4 to 91.9%
10 to 492.5%
50 and over0.6%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later32.1%
2011–201949.4%
2001–201011.7%
1991–20005.6%
1981–19900.6%
1956–19800.6%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Laqsir’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 38 douars in 6 fractions, with 32,375 people. 2 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
أيت لحسن اشعيبAit Lahcen Chaïb4 douars · 2,732 people
أيت ابراهيمAit Brahim	Dispersed	435	1,974	1.2	1.6	5.7
أيت اعليAit Ali	Dispersed	63	330	1.0	2.3	11.0
أيت بنسليمانAit Ben Slimane	Dispersed	45	216	1.0	2.5	10.2
أيت اسعيدAit Said	Dispersed	51	212	1.6	5.2	9.6
أيت سليمانAit Slimane8 douars · 3,083 people
أيت بوديAit Bou Oudi	In parts	102	373	1.5	2.4	17.1
أيت عثمانAit Othmane	In parts	99	391	2.0	3.1	13.2
أيت اعمرAit Amer	Dispersed	72	256	1.5	2.0	11.3
أيت مالكAit Malek	Dispersed	116	451	1.2	2.2	11.6
أيت بن حدوAit Ben Haddou	Dispersed	69	294	1.5	2.5	12.9
أيت بويلAit Bouyl	In parts	117	489	1.2	2.4	13.0
ايت علي و عثمانAit Ali ou Othmane	Dispersed	71	274	1.4	1.8	7.2
ايت اومغارAit Oumghar	Dispersed	112	555	1.3	1.4	11.3
أيت لحسن أيوسف الشرقيةAit Lahcen Ayousef Charqia5 douars · 7,741 people
أيت شعوAit Chaaou	Dispersed	615	2,531	0.9	3.7	4.5
أيت حسي أعثمانAit Hassi Ou Othmane	Dispersed	247	1,012	0.4	3.2	3.4
أيت حميAit Hammi	Dispersed	249	1,130	0.1	0.8	0.9
أيت علي وبوهو1Ait Ali Oubouhou	Dispersed	681	2,889	1.3	2.8	3.2
بوفنان 1Boufnane 1	Dispersed	49	179	1.9	3.1	4.3
أيت لحسن أيوسف الغربيةAit Lahcen Ayousef Gharbia5 douars · 6,635 people
تعاونية سيدي امباركCoopérative Sidi Mbarek	Grouped	220	1,047	1.9	2.7	3.7
تعاونية العزيزيةCoopérative El Azizia	Grouped	93	368	0.2	1.1	9.9
تعاونية الفضيلةCoopérative El Fdila	Grouped	278	1,186	1.0	2.0	5.1
صوديا 5016Soudya 5016	Grouped	112	454	1.0	1.2	4.3
الكرمAl Karam	Grouped	908	3,580	0.4	1.2	1.9
العباسيةEl Abassia9 douars · 5,958 people
أيت أوفلاAit Oufella	Dispersed	300	1,291	1.1	2.2	5.9
سي قدورSi Kaddour	Grouped	286	1,247	1.4	0.9	5.1
تعاونية الشبابCoopérative Ecchbab	In parts	146	653	1.3	1.8	4.6
تعاونية الفجرCoopérative El Fjar	In parts	266	1,010	1.2	1.4	5.1
تعاونية العباسيةCoopérative El Abassia	Grouped	140	671	0.1	1.1	8.7
واد النجاOued Innja	Grouped	73	289	1.0	1.2	12.8
فلانطاFlanta	Grouped	110	446	1.6	2.6	7.7
صوديا 5013Soudya 5013	Grouped	72	311	0.9	1.8	5.9
صوديا 5014Soudya 5014	Grouped	9	40	—	—	—
ايت لحسن و يوسف الجنوبيةAit Lahcen Ou Youssef Janoubia7 douars · 6,226 people
ايت موسىAït Moussa	Dispersed	98	381	0.8	0.9	3.1
ايت علي و شعوAit Ali Ou Chaou	In parts	507	2,300	1.4	1.9	4.7
بوفنان2Boufnan	Grouped	113	496	3.0	3.5	9.0
ايت بوحسينAit Bouhsine	In parts	460	2,019	1.0	1.4	5.4
ايت علي بوهو2Ait Ali Bouhou	In parts	80	302	1.0	1.1	4.2
ايت بن قسوAit Ben Qassou	Dispersed	140	610	0.3	1.8	7.4
ايت اومغار الفضيلةAit Oumghar El Fdila	Dispersed	28	118	—	—	—

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: 03.171.05.07
As digits: 031710507
Slug: laqsir
Record: /api/communes/03.171.05.07.json
Boundary: /api/communes/03.171.05.07/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/03.171.05.07/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/03.171.05.07/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/03.171.05.07/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/03.171.05.07/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/03.171.05.07/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2759247

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