Oued Ifrane

واد إفران

Rural commune in the cercle of Azrou, province of Ifrane, Fès-Meknès.

Population, 2024: 10,267
Since 2014: −5.0%from 10,805 in 2014
Density: 18.5people per km², 555.5 km²
Households: 2,821
Foreign residents: 1
Rank: 730730th most populous of 1,503 communes7th of 10 in its province

Next door in Aguelmam Azegza, 0.2% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 38.4%.

Since 2014, households with electricity went from 62.2% to 89.1%. Across Morocco, the rise was 6 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Had Bouhssoussen. Read French: 71.1% here, 68.3% there; unemployment: 14.2% here, 16.7% there; aged 65 and over: 11.8% here, 11.0% there.

Compare it with Had Bouhssoussen

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 Oued Ifrane.

Oued Ifrane −5.0%

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: 50.0%aged 10 and over57.4% in 201458.6% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 14.2%11.2% in 201429.9% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 39.6%aged 15 and over43.8% in 201411.8% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 90.1%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.57children per woman2.11 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 4.5%of people6.8% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 3.6people on average4.6 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 40.7%of settled households36.3% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Oued Ifrane: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
5.0%	75 and over	4.7%
3.3%	70–74	3.5%
3.5%	65–69	3.8%
4.2%	60–64	4.6%
4.2%	55–59	4.6%
5.6%	50–54	6.6%
6.7%	45–49	7.0%
6.7%	40–44	7.9%
7.0%	35–39	7.2%
6.1%	30–34	6.4%
5.4%	25–29	6.1%
6.4%	20–24	6.5%
9.5%	15–19	7.8%
10.6%	10–14	8.6%
8.7%	5–9	8.3%
7.1%	0–4	6.2%

Local languages used

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

Tamazight86.0%
Darija77.2%
Tachelhit0.5%
Tarifit0.4%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic98.5%
French71.1%
English21.6%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh8.8%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot64.2%
Doesn’t travel to work24.5%
Taxi3.6%
Private car2.6%
Employer’s transport1.3%
Bike or motorcycle1.2%
Informal transport1.1%
Bus0.9%
Animal0.3%
Another way0.3%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 57.4%aged 10 and over50.0% in 202466.7% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 11.2%14.2% in 202439.0% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 43.8%aged 15 and over39.6% in 202412.0% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 87.9%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.11children per woman1.57 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 6.8%of people4.5% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 4.6people on average3.6 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 36.3%of settled households40.7% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Oued Ifrane: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
4.5%	75 and over	3.5%
2.6%	70–74	2.4%
2.5%	65–69	1.9%
3.5%	60–64	3.6%
3.3%	55–59	4.0%
4.2%	50–54	4.9%
3.9%	45–49	5.3%
6.4%	40–44	6.7%
6.9%	35–39	7.6%
7.3%	30–34	8.1%
8.0%	25–29	8.2%
9.0%	20–24	8.8%
7.9%	15–19	8.5%
10.0%	10–14	9.3%
9.4%	5–9	8.4%
10.7%	0–4	8.8%

Local languages used

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

Tamazight83.5%
Darija66.8%
Tachelhit0.1%
Tarifit0.1%
Hassania0.1%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic and French51.2%
Arabic only31.0%
Arabic, French and English13.8%
Other combinations4.0%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot76.6%
Taxi8.9%
Not stated3.5%
Bus2.9%
Another way2.8%
Private car2.2%
Works at home1.6%
Employer’s transport1.0%
Bike or motorcycle0.6%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood77.3%
No fixed place11.5%
Not stated3.5%
Another province2.3%
Another commune2.0%
Another in the commune1.8%
At home1.6%
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 labour43.6%
Farming and fishing24.0%
Labouring and small trades11.7%
Crafts and skilled trades7.9%
Clerical work5.6%
Trade and broking2.5%
Machine operating2.0%
Managers and senior professionals1.5%
Not classified0.8%
Technicians0.5%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma74.1%
Primary15.7%
Lower secondary6.7%
Upper secondary2.8%
DEUG or Licence0.7%
Master’s or doctorate0.1%
Not declared0.0%

Urban dwellings

The 2024 census counted the dwellings in Oued Ifrane’s urban area, the empty ones too. Every share here is of those. What each figure counts · Glossary

Dwellings: 1,058
Standing empty: 14.7%7.8% vacant6.8% a second home
Precarious: 17.2%14.5% a slum or basic house
On the sewer: 95.0%94.4% on the water mains93.7% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall: 23.1%households short, against the sound stock

More dwelling figures

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

Modern house79.5%
Slum or basic house14.5%
Traditional house3.2%
Rural-type2.4%
Other0.4%
Villa0.1%
Apartment0.0%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

Under 20 years75.9%
20 to 49 years15.8%
50 years or more8.3%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 20820.3 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 11354.3% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 1541.4 per business
Public services: 87
Associations: 8in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 2counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce54.9%
Services32.7%
Industry11.5%
Construction0.9%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person86.7%
2 to 311.5%
4 to 90.0%
10 to 491.8%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later38.9%
2011–201928.3%
2001–201011.5%
1991–20009.7%
1981–19901.8%
1956–19809.7%
Before 19560.0%

Urban centres

Towns inside the commune that the census counts on their own.

Souk L'had

2,893

Douars

Oued Ifrane’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 34 douars in 10 fractions, with 7,374 people. Another 2,893 live in Souk L'had, its urban centre, which has no douars. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
ايت سيدي موسىAit Sidi Moussa3 douars · 1,190 people
آيت عليAit Ali	Dispersed	164	650	0.9	2.9	28.8
ايعطيجانIttijjane	Dispersed	110	397	0.4	3.0	28.3
ايت اعمرAit Omar	Dispersed	30	143	1.2	3.1	31.9
ايت احمد اوناصرAit Ahmed Aounasar5 douars · 1,019 people
ايت بن حدو (بوكايوان)Ait Ben Haddou	Dispersed	63	243	0.6	1.7	58.1
ايت ناصرAït Naçer	Dispersed	73	342	1.6	2.9	44.7
ايت اوعزيزAit Aouziz	Dispersed	38	141	0.4	2.5	33.2
ايدخيسنAydekhisen	Dispersed	63	215	1.6	2.1	19.5
ايت أوعظاAit Aouda	Dispersed	22	78	—	—	—
زاوية ايفرنZaouia Ayfern4 douars · 1,020 people
ايت مولاي الجيلاليAït Moulay Jilali	Grouped	184	609	0.7	1.0	15.1
ايت سيدي سكرAit Sidi Sker	Grouped	20	74	—	—	—
ايت مولاي عبد الكريمAit Moulay Abdelkrim	Grouped	51	159	1.8	1.1	12.9
ايت مولاي الطاهرAit Moulay Tahir	Grouped	53	178	2.7	2.9	16.7
ايت بوبكر امغاسAit Boubker Amghas7 douars · 2,118 people
ايت بوخريصAït Bou Khris	Dispersed	163	612	0.5	1.9	7.5
ايت بن حموAït Ben Hammou	Dispersed	44	179	1.3	3.6	12.1
ايت بن سعيدAït Ben Said	Dispersed	86	332	0.9	2.5	5.9
ايت بن علاAït Ben Alla	Dispersed	167	639	0.8	2.0	6.3
ايت اوعزيزAit Ouaziz	Dispersed	20	67	—	—	—
ايت عمو او عليAit Ammou Ou Ali	Dispersed	14	46	—	—	—
ايت شراضAit Chrad	Dispersed	73	243	2.2	3.2	13.3
ايشواونAychouaoune3 douars · 742 people
ايت بن سعيدAit Ben Said	Dispersed	88	298	0.6	2.5	31.1
ايت عمر أوحموAit Amar Ou Hammou	Dispersed	39	187	0.5	4.1	36.1
ايت علي أويحياAit Ali Ouihia	Dispersed	58	257	1.4	3.0	34.2
ايت بوزيانAït Bouziane1 douar · 223 people
ايت بوزيانAït Bouziane	Dispersed	54	223	0.5	0.9	57.3
أيت سيدي موسى أولياسAit Sidi Moussa Aoulyas5 douars · 653 people
ايت سيدي حموAit Sidi Hammou	Dispersed	29	132	—	—	—
ايت رحوAit Rahou	Dispersed	47	204	0.9	2.0	33.9
ايت لحسنAit Lahcen	Dispersed	49	245	1.6	2.7	45.9
ايت موسى اوحندAit Moussa Ou Hand	Dispersed	7	26	—	—	—
ايت بن اعمرAit Ben Amar	Dispersed	10	46	—	—	—
واد افران المركزOued Ifrane Centre1 douar · 10 people
الحي الإداريHay El Idari	Grouped	2	10	—	—	—
ايت بوبكر (الجبل)Ait Boubker (Jbel)3 douars · 351 people
بوفرحBouferh	Dispersed	50	244	2.6	3.4	41.9
مرسو عليMarsou Ali	Dispersed	15	54	—	—	—
اݣلمامAguelmam	Dispersed	12	53	—	—	—
مشيخة خارج الجماعةFraction outside the commune2 douars · 48 people
ايت عليAit Ali	Dispersed	7	35	—	—	—
ايخياطنAykhyaten	Dispersed	5	13	—	—	—

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: 03.271.03.05
As digits: 032710305
Slug: oued-ifrane
Record: /api/communes/03.271.03.05.json
Boundary: /api/communes/03.271.03.05/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/03.271.03.05/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/03.271.03.05/economy.json
Urban dwellings: /api/communes/03.271.03.05/housing.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/03.271.03.05/neighbours.json
Douars: /api/communes/03.271.03.05/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2819480

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