Oulad Hassoune

أولاد حسون

Rural commune in the cercle of Al Ouidane, préfecture of Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi.

Population, 2024: 27,314
Since 2014: +16.4%from 23,475 in 2014
Density: 257people per km², 106.3 km²
Households: 6,333
Foreign residents: 100
Rank: 205205th most populous of 1,503 communes9th of 15 in its préfecture

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Sidi Borja. Running water: 97.8% here, 96.0% there; unemployment: 13.6% here, 17.0% there; in the labour force: 41.5% here, 41.7% there.

Compare it with Sidi Borja

Where it is

Its préfecture, 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 Oulad Hassoune.

Oulad Hassoune +16.4%

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: 32.8%aged 10 and over40.3% in 201439.6% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 13.6%11.3% in 201420.7% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 41.5%aged 15 and over46.6% in 20148.2% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 94.3%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.15children per woman2.39 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 4.4%of people9.3% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.3people on average4.9 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 97.8%of settled households95.2% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Oulad Hassoune: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.5%	75 and over	2.8%
2.7%	70–74	2.3%
3.1%	65–69	3.1%
4.3%	60–64	4.0%
4.1%	55–59	4.0%
6.0%	50–54	5.7%
7.0%	45–49	6.9%
6.4%	40–44	7.0%
6.2%	35–39	6.8%
6.9%	30–34	6.6%
7.0%	25–29	7.0%
7.1%	20–24	7.0%
9.4%	15–19	8.8%
9.7%	10–14	10.5%
9.4%	5–9	9.7%
8.2%	0–4	7.8%

Local languages used

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

Darija98.8%
Tachelhit6.9%
Tamazight0.9%
Hassania0.1%
Tarifit0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.6%
French38.1%
English8.3%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh1.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

Bike or motorcycle54.9%
On foot18.2%
Bus8.6%
Doesn’t travel to work6.1%
Private car5.2%
Taxi3.2%
Employer’s transport2.1%
Another way1.0%
Informal transport0.6%
Animal0.1%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 40.3%aged 10 and over32.8% in 202450.1% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 11.3%13.6% in 202434.8% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 46.6%aged 15 and over41.5% in 202411.6% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 94.3%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.39children per woman2.15 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 9.3%of people4.4% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 4.9people on average4.3 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 95.2%of settled households97.8% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Oulad Hassoune: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.1%	75 and over	2.2%
1.5%	70–74	1.5%
1.7%	65–69	1.4%
3.7%	60–64	3.1%
3.5%	55–59	3.2%
5.2%	50–54	4.7%
5.2%	45–49	4.6%
7.1%	40–44	7.0%
7.9%	35–39	7.7%
7.3%	30–34	8.4%
7.3%	25–29	8.4%
8.7%	20–24	8.8%
8.6%	15–19	8.6%
9.5%	10–14	8.8%
10.4%	5–9	10.3%
10.4%	0–4	11.1%

Local languages used

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

Darija98.2%
Tachelhit8.2%
Tamazight0.4%
Tarifit0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

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

Arabic and French46.7%
Arabic only43.4%
Arabic, French and English7.7%
Other combinations2.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

Bike or motorcycle41.6%
On foot32.1%
Bus10.7%
Private car4.1%
Not stated3.4%
Works at home2.6%
Taxi2.3%
Another way2.3%
Employer’s transport0.8%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood39.0%
No fixed place23.5%
Another commune19.0%
Another in the commune10.4%
Not stated3.5%
At home2.6%
Another province1.7%
Somewhere else0.3%

What people did

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

Farm and fishing labour25.8%
Labouring and small trades21.2%
Crafts and skilled trades21.1%
Clerical work9.8%
Farming and fishing8.5%
Trade and broking6.4%
Machine operating2.9%
Not classified2.1%
Managers and senior professionals1.3%
Technicians1.0%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma68.3%
Primary20.8%
Lower secondary7.5%
Upper secondary2.5%
DEUG or Licence0.7%
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: 65824.1 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 50777.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 2,1084.2 per business
Public services: 126
Associations: 25in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce60.7%
Services22.5%
Industry15.4%
Construction1.4%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person53.6%
2 to 336.7%
4 to 98.1%
10 to 491.2%
50 and over0.4%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later39.3%
2011–201935.9%
2001–201014.0%
1991–20007.7%
1981–19902.4%
1956–19800.8%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Oulad Hassoune’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 43 douars in 7 fractions, with 27,241 people. 73 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
زاوية بن ساسيZaouiat ben sassi17 douars · 5,092 people
دوار الكرنيDouar El Krni	Grouped	90	441	1.1	2.0	1.1
زاوية بن ساسيZaouiat ben sassi	In parts	143	645	0.0	0.3	0.6
سويروS'Ouiro	Dispersed	56	252	0.1	1.0	1.2
الزنقارةZankara	Dispersed	89	435	0.9	1.5	3.1
الدار الجديدةDar Jdida	In parts	5	25	—	—	—
عين نفاضAin Naffad	Grouped	43	193	0.2	0.0	2.9
السمقاليSamqali	In parts	103	504	0.0	1.4	2.4
اعزيب المزاورةAzib Lemzaoura	In parts	9	32	—	—	—
دوار سكورةDouar Skoura	In parts	58	251	0.0	1.0	3.0
دوار الرملDouar Rmel	Dispersed	24	113	—	—	—
المهدي بن اعمرEl Mehdi Ben Amer	Dispersed	41	163	1.0	1.6	2.0
سكان أولاد المهديSoukane Oulad Mehdi	Dispersed	61	272	0.7	0.8	4.7
سكان الحسنSokkane Lahsen	Grouped	63	272	1.2	2.3	3.5
سكان البيرةSokkane El Bira	Grouped	114	504	0.7	1.8	2.9
سكان النخلة الحمراءSokkane Ennakhla El Hamra	Dispersed	43	197	1.1	2.4	2.7
سكان بوعاودةSokkane Bouaaouda	Grouped	139	622	0.4	0.5	3.4
سكان الجرفSokkane Jorf	Dispersed	36	171	1.0	1.1	2.9
الحشاشدة الشماليةEl Hchachda Chamalia4 douars · 2,616 people
درقاوة أولاد ازناݣيةDerkaoua Oulad Aznaguia	In parts	370	1,531	2.0	2.3	7.1
أيت الصراخAit Serakh	Dispersed	89	355	1.9	2.2	2.3
الدوار الجديد (ملاح باقة)Douar Jdid (Mellah Baka)	Grouped	93	392	1.4	1.5	1.5
بوحا اعزيب لغواتBouha Azib Laghouate	Dispersed	69	338	1.7	2.5	16.0
الحشاشدة الجنوبيةEl Hchachda Janoubia5 douars · 4,325 people
اولاد مومنOulad Moumen	In parts	203	806	3.0	2.7	7.0
الطوالبToualeb	In parts	259	1,109	1.1	1.2	7.4
اولاد كريتوOulad Kritou	In parts	121	525	1.1	1.1	4.0
اولاد بوزيدOulad Bouzid	In parts	316	1,338	0.8	1.6	3.9
الطوالب الهملToualeb El Hmel	Grouped	120	547	1.4	4.2	10.6
مكينة السريديMkina Essridi4 douars · 3,471 people
اولاد مزوكOulad Mazzoug	In parts	283	1,185	0.2	1.6	4.6
دوار ݣديرDouar Gdir	In parts	229	906	2.1	2.1	5.9
الرياضRiyad	In parts	136	531	4.4	4.4	4.6
لكوتيLaggouti	In parts	190	849	1.5	2.6	4.6
دار باقةDar Baka9 douars · 2,717 people
دار باقة القايد براهيمDar Baka El Caïd Brahim	Grouped	18	81	—	—	—
الحاج عمرHaj Omar	Dispersed	67	305	0.0	2.0	2.7
اجميعيJmii	Grouped	39	198	0.0	1.1	1.2
مرشيشMarchich	Dispersed	47	217	0.0	2.0	3.0
الدريعاتDriyaat	Dispersed	70	261	1.2	1.1	1.4
الدار الحمراءDar El Hamra	Dispersed	156	683	1.1	0.7	3.3
باحسينا الفوقانيةBahssina Foukania	Dispersed	23	104	—	—	—
باحسينا الغابةBahsina El Ghaba	Dispersed	171	730	0.9	1.8	2.0
باحسينا البرجBahsina El Borj	Dispersed	28	138	—	—	—
اولاد حسونOulad Hassoune3 douars · 5,331 people
القائد سليمانEl Caïd Slimane	In parts	175	684	1.8	2.9	22.3
الحميناتLahminate	In parts	430	1,831	0.7	1.2	15.4
اولاد حسونOulad Hassoune	In parts	643	2,816	1.8	2.4	11.1
واد الحجرOued Lehjer1 douar · 3,689 people
اولاد جلالOulad Jallal	In parts	871	3,689	1.4	1.1	5.2

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: 07.351.02.09
As digits: 073510209
Slug: oulad-hassoune
Record: /api/communes/07.351.02.09.json
Boundary: /api/communes/07.351.02.09/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/07.351.02.09/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/07.351.02.09/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/07.351.02.09/neighbours.json
Douars: /api/communes/07.351.02.09/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2824269

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