Louadaine

الوادين

Rural commune in the cercle of Oulad Jemâa Lemta, province of Moulay Yacoub, Fès-Meknès.

Population, 2024: 11,523
Since 2014: −2.1%from 11,767 in 2014
Density: 98.1people per km², 117.4 km²
Households: 2,515
Rank: 636636th most populous of 1,503 communes8th of 11 in its province

Next door in Oulad Mimoun, 2.7% of households have running water. Here, it’s 41.0%.

Since 2014, households with running water went from 24.1% to 41.0%. Across Morocco, the rise was 10 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Chtouka. Can’t read or write: 42.8% here, 42.6% there; running water: 41.0% here, 33.6% there; aged 0 to 14: 31.3% here, 30.1% there.

Compare it with Chtouka

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

36162

How it changed

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

Louadaine −2.1%

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: 42.8%aged 10 and over53.3% in 201453.4% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 16.5%2.4% in 201420.7% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 41.1%aged 15 and over47.8% in 20144.3% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 90.9%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.84children per woman1.89 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 3.9%of people4.5% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.6people on average5.8 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 41.0%of settled households24.1% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Louadaine: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.4%	75 and over	3.0%
2.1%	70–74	2.3%
2.7%	65–69	2.4%
4.1%	60–64	3.7%
3.8%	55–59	4.0%
4.4%	50–54	4.4%
5.5%	45–49	5.7%
6.4%	40–44	6.5%
6.9%	35–39	7.7%
7.0%	30–34	6.2%
6.7%	25–29	6.3%
7.3%	20–24	6.3%
8.8%	15–19	10.0%
11.3%	10–14	10.7%
10.9%	5–9	11.3%
8.9%	0–4	9.7%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.7%
Tarifit1.0%
Tachelhit0.4%
Tamazight0.4%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.8%
French29.0%
English5.2%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot69.3%
Informal transport8.1%
Animal7.1%
Private car5.6%
Bike or motorcycle2.1%
Taxi2.0%
Employer’s transport1.9%
Doesn’t travel to work1.5%
Another way1.3%
Bus1.1%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 53.3%aged 10 and over42.8% in 202465.8% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 2.4%16.5% in 20247.9% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 47.8%aged 15 and over41.1% in 202412.0% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 91.2%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.89children per woman2.84 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 4.5%of people3.9% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.8people on average4.6 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 24.1%of settled households41.0% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Louadaine: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.0%	75 and over	2.3%
1.4%	70–74	1.7%
1.7%	65–69	1.3%
2.4%	60–64	2.5%
3.1%	55–59	2.5%
4.2%	50–54	4.0%
4.5%	45–49	4.3%
5.0%	40–44	4.9%
6.0%	35–39	6.0%
7.5%	30–34	8.4%
8.8%	25–29	9.6%
9.3%	20–24	9.1%
10.2%	15–19	11.1%
11.4%	10–14	11.2%
10.2%	5–9	10.6%
11.4%	0–4	10.7%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.7%
Tarifit1.5%
Tachelhit0.4%
Tamazight0.2%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic and French48.9%
Arabic only44.0%
Arabic, French and English6.2%
Other combinations0.8%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot86.5%
Not stated3.8%
Private car2.7%
Bus2.3%
Taxi2.2%
Another way1.1%
Bike or motorcycle0.8%
Works at home0.4%
Train0.1%
Employer’s transport0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood85.1%
Not stated3.8%
Somewhere else3.0%
No fixed place2.8%
Another province2.6%
Another in the commune1.9%
Another commune0.5%
At home0.4%

What people did

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

Farm and fishing labour44.5%
Farming and fishing35.2%
Labouring and small trades6.3%
Crafts and skilled trades5.0%
Clerical work3.4%
Trade and broking2.1%
Machine operating1.3%
Not classified1.1%
Managers and senior professionals0.6%
Technicians0.5%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma76.6%
Primary16.7%
Lower secondary4.2%
Upper secondary2.0%
DEUG or Licence0.4%
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: 34429.9 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 15645.3% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 1841.2 per business
Public services: 188
Associations: 0in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce50.6%
Services34.6%
Industry14.1%
Construction0.6%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person89.7%
2 to 38.3%
4 to 91.9%
10 to 490.0%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later19.9%
2011–201958.3%
2001–201012.8%
1991–20006.4%
1981–19900.6%
1956–19801.9%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Louadaine’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 42 douars in 3 fractions, with 11,523 people. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
الوادينLouadaine15 douars · 6,166 people
أولاد نايلOulad Nayl	Dispersed	57	284	10.6	0.2	10.7
أولاد عايدOulad Aid	In parts	129	592	5.3	1.6	5.9
الخربة القرعةEl Kharba Karaa	Dispersed	58	248	0.8	1.8	2.1
مشتى العرصةMechta El Arsa	Grouped	2	9	—	—	—
بن هدانBen Hadane	Grouped	25	110	—	—	—
حجرة الحكيمHajrat Lahkim	Grouped	10	47	—	—	—
الفتاحةLaftaha	Grouped	75	355	1.8	2.9	8.0
بلحارتيBelharti	Grouped	8	40	—	—	—
أولاد حموOulad Hammou	Grouped	46	195	4.8	1.1	9.7
أولاد حافظOuled Hafed	Dispersed	93	459	1.1	2.0	9.8
أولاد اليمانيOulad Lyamani	Grouped	29	157	—	—	—
شرقاوةCherkaoua	Grouped	11	52	—	—	—
الخريصيينEl Khrissiene	Grouped	54	224	0.4	2.0	2.0
حمرية الجنوبيةHamria Janoubia	Grouped	592	2,544	1.1	1.1	9.7
حمرية الشماليةHamria Chamalia	Grouped	206	850	1.0	1.0	1.0
عين كرمةAin Kerma17 douars · 3,365 people
أولاد بن عليOulad Ben Ali	Dispersed	52	265	1.6	2.5	11.1
عزيب الغوتيAzib El Ghaouti	Dispersed	14	61	—	—	—
الفرعيينEl Feraiene	Dispersed	28	120	—	—	—
الفشاتلةEl Fchatla	Dispersed	89	393	3.4	0.7	4.8
الحاج عيسىEl Haj Aissa	Dispersed	27	117	—	—	—
أولاد المختارOulad L'mokhtar	Grouped	22	97	—	—	—
عين كرمةAin Kerma	Grouped	10	51	—	—	—
الفقرة العلياFokra El Olya	Dispersed	61	259	1.0	5.1	22.2
الفقرة السفلىFokra Soufla	Dispersed	21	88	—	—	—
أولاد يشو لربعOulad Ichou Larbaa	Grouped	58	279	1.0	2.6	9.8
أولاد الطاهر بن يشوOulad Taher Ben Ichou	Grouped	51	233	1.4	1.6	7.8
ركبة الدجاجRokbat Djaj	Dispersed	9	43	—	—	—
الحساسنةEl Hasasna	In parts	104	475	1.0	3.1	20.5
لخبيLakhbi	Dispersed	10	41	—	—	—
لمطيرحLamtirah	Dispersed	42	194	0.2	0.1	15.0
الجويرةJouira	Grouped	100	438	1.1	0.2	16.2
القلعةEl Kelâa	Dispersed	42	211	0.4	2.6	20.3
لكرم النهاراتLegram En Nharat10 douars · 1,992 people
لگرمLegram	Grouped	102	556	3.1	1.2	10.2
النهاراتEn Nharat	Grouped	51	264	1.6	2.1	8.8
بوشماخBou Chemekh	Grouped	51	221	9.0	1.1	18.9
الشواشيEch Chouachi	Grouped	25	132	—	—	—
عزيب الراميAzib Er Rami	Grouped	2	2	—	—	—
مشتى بن الشرقيMechta Ben Cherki	Grouped	22	99	—	—	—
شعبة بوكرعCheebat Boukraa	Grouped	29	169	—	—	—
حوض الخنزيرHoud el Khenzir	Dispersed	37	215	1.0	1.0	4.7
الخناشفةEl Khenchef	Grouped	45	244	1.1	2.3	4.1
سيدي المقدادSidi El Mokdad	Dispersed	16	90	—	—	—

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: 03.591.05.05
As digits: 035910505
Slug: louadaine
Record: /api/communes/03.591.05.05.json
Boundary: /api/communes/03.591.05.05/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/03.591.05.05/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/03.591.05.05/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/03.591.05.05/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/03.591.05.05/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/03.591.05.05/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2813692

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