Oulad Said

أولاد سعيد

Rural commune in the cercle of Settat Chamalia, province of Settat, Casablanca-Settat.

Population, 2024: 8,745
Since 2014: −5.7%from 9,271 in 2014
Density: 40.7people per km², 215.1 km²
Households: 2,027
Foreign residents: 3
Rank: 832832nd most populous of 1,503 communes29th of 46 in its province

Since 2014, households with running water went from 17.6% to 84.0%. Across Morocco, the rise was 10 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Sidi Hammadi. Unemployment: 39.0% here, 38.4% there; running water: 84.0% here, 97.8% there; aged 65 and over: 11.8% here, 11.0% there.

Compare it with Sidi Hammadi

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

26502

How it changed

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

Oulad Said −5.7%

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: 35.6%aged 10 and over44.5% in 201445.8% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 39.0%11.2% in 201447.8% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 36.1%aged 15 and over44.3% in 20146.3% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 95.8%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.73children per woman2.75 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 6.6%of people4.6% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.3people on average5.2 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 84.0%of settled households17.6% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Oulad Said: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.6%	75 and over	5.0%
3.2%	70–74	3.7%
4.4%	65–69	3.8%
5.1%	60–64	5.4%
4.8%	55–59	5.2%
5.9%	50–54	5.4%
6.6%	45–49	5.8%
6.6%	40–44	6.3%
6.0%	35–39	6.1%
6.0%	30–34	6.4%
6.1%	25–29	5.6%
6.3%	20–24	7.3%
7.9%	15–19	7.6%
10.0%	10–14	9.6%
9.5%	5–9	8.8%
8.1%	0–4	8.0%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.1%
Tachelhit1.3%
Tamazight0.3%
Hassania0.2%
Tarifit0.1%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.4%
French52.1%
English12.6%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.6%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot46.4%
Doesn’t travel to work18.4%
Bike or motorcycle10.1%
Private car8.4%
Taxi7.5%
Animal3.2%
Another way1.7%
Employer’s transport1.6%
Informal transport1.6%
Bus1.0%
Train0.1%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 44.5%aged 10 and over35.6% in 202457.0% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 11.2%39.0% in 202448.0% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 44.3%aged 15 and over36.1% in 20248.3% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 94.1%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.75children per woman2.73 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 4.6%of people6.6% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.2people on average4.3 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 17.6%of settled households84.0% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Oulad Said: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.4%	75 and over	5.3%
1.9%	70–74	2.7%
2.3%	65–69	2.2%
3.5%	60–64	4.2%
5.1%	55–59	3.7%
5.2%	50–54	5.3%
5.3%	45–49	5.6%
6.5%	40–44	6.3%
6.6%	35–39	6.5%
7.7%	30–34	6.6%
7.0%	25–29	7.2%
8.7%	20–24	8.4%
9.1%	15–19	8.7%
8.9%	10–14	9.0%
8.8%	5–9	8.5%
9.9%	0–4	9.9%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.8%
Tachelhit1.5%
Tamazight0.1%
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 French47.0%
Arabic only39.5%
Arabic, French and English12.4%
Other combinations1.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot73.2%
Taxi8.2%
Bike or motorcycle4.2%
Works at home3.8%
Not stated3.7%
Private car3.4%
Another way2.8%
Bus0.5%
Employer’s transport0.1%
Train0.1%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood71.5%
Another in the commune7.6%
No fixed place6.6%
At home3.8%
Another commune3.6%
Not stated3.6%
Another province2.6%
Somewhere else0.6%

What people did

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

Farming and fishing33.2%
Farm and fishing labour22.3%
Crafts and skilled trades13.1%
Labouring and small trades11.6%
Clerical work7.7%
Trade and broking6.1%
Machine operating2.1%
Not classified1.9%
Managers and senior professionals1.2%
Technicians0.9%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma69.2%
Primary21.1%
Lower secondary5.5%
Upper secondary3.4%
DEUG or Licence0.7%
Master’s or doctorate0.1%
Not declared0.0%

Urban dwellings

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

Dwellings: 738
Standing empty: 26.7%12.3% vacant14.4% a second home
Precarious: 18.2%2.0% a slum or basic house
On the sewer: 73.0%82.7% on the water mains87.4% on the electricity grid
Housing shortfall: 30.1%households short, against the sound stock

More dwelling figures

What kind they are

Every dwelling in the town, lived in or not.

Modern house63.0%
Traditional house16.9%
Rural-type15.0%
Slum or basic house2.0%
Villa1.8%
Other1.1%
Apartment0.1%

How old they are

When the dwelling was built.

Under 20 years35.1%
20 to 49 years52.6%
50 years or more12.3%

Business and jobs

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

Establishments: 28332.4 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 18264.3% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 3862.1 per business
Public services: 85
Associations: 16in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce61.5%
Services22.5%
Industry14.3%
Construction1.6%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person50.5%
2 to 340.7%
4 to 96.6%
10 to 492.2%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later28.6%
2011–201926.4%
2001–201026.9%
1991–20008.2%
1981–19906.6%
1956–19803.3%
Before 19560.0%

Urban centres

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

Oulad Said

2,349

Douars

Oulad Said’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 31 douars in 7 fractions, with 6,396 people. Another 2,349 live in Oulad Said, 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
اولاد سالمOulad Salem4 douars · 1,322 people
العوامرةLaawamra	In parts	165	749	1.0	1.5	5.1
اولاد سي بن صابرOulad Si Ben Saber	In parts	89	367	3.3	2.2	7.8
اولاد احمد بن سليمانOulad Ahmed ben Slimane	Grouped	21	92	—	—	—
دوار البرغوتDouar El Berghout	Grouped	26	114	—	—	—
اولاد حميتي الغربيةOulad Hmiti Gharbia2 douars · 491 people
اشتاوةAchtaoua	In parts	65	287	1.0	1.1	7.1
اولاد الصغيرOulad Srhir	In parts	44	204	2.7	6.2	7.5
اولاد علالOulad Allal2 douars · 580 people
أولاد عربية الزنتوتيةOulad Arbia Ezzntoutia	In parts	58	272	0.0	3.0	3.0
الجوابرةJwabra	Dispersed	71	308	0.0	2.7	6.9
اولاد عتو الغربيةOulad Attou Gharbia6 douars · 1,404 people
اولاد علي الصخرOulad Ali Skhar	Grouped	121	514	1.1	1.7	9.0
اولاد سيدي احمد بوطوالOulad Sidi Ahmed Boutawal	Grouped	8	36	—	—	—
الشرفةChorfa	In parts	117	504	0.9	2.9	2.9
السلاماتSlamat	Grouped	42	172	1.0	1.7	5.9
اولاد سيدي احمد الصخرOulad Sidi Ahmed Skhar	Grouped	27	127	—	—	—
ازناتةZenatta	Grouped	13	51	—	—	—
اولاد عتو الشرقيةOulad Attou Charqia8 douars · 711 people
الحمداتEl Hamadet	Dispersed	25	102	—	—	—
العمارنةAmarna	Grouped	6	27	—	—	—
البعازةEl Baaza	Grouped	5	16	—	—	—
الغزاونةLarhzaouna	Grouped	13	28	—	—	—
اولاد علي الظهرOulad Ali Dhar	Grouped	20	73	—	—	—
الشليحاتEch Chlihat	Grouped	67	292	1.0	1.6	7.6
اولاد با يوسفOulad Ba Youssef	In parts	32	119	0.9	4.0	9.8
الشرايطChraït	Grouped	16	54	—	—	—
اولاد سي التاوتيOulad Si Taouti4 douars · 817 people
ازواغةAzouagha	In parts	60	232	0.0	0.2	9.2
اولاد سي التاوتيOulad Si Taouti	Grouped	52	268	5.0	1.0	5.0
اولاد العربي بن الطيبيOulad al Arbi Ben Taybi	In parts	52	248	1.0	1.8	4.0
اولاد بن العوني القبةOulad Ben El Aouni El Qobba	Grouped	21	69	—	—	—
أولاد حميتي الشرقيةOulad Hmiti Charqia5 douars · 1,071 people
الحمادات العينHmadat El Ain	Grouped	107	506	0.3	2.7	7.5
أولاد بن العوني المدرسةÉcole Oulad Ben El Aouni	Grouped	11	47	—	—	—
العوامرةLaawamra	Grouped	7	26	—	—	—
أولاد سعيد مومنOulad Said Moumene	In parts	84	391	1.0	1.1	5.3
النواصرةNouasra	Grouped	23	101	—	—	—

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: 06.461.15.19
As digits: 064611519
Slug: oulad-said
Record: /api/communes/06.461.15.19.json
Boundary: /api/communes/06.461.15.19/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/06.461.15.19/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/06.461.15.19/economy.json
Urban dwellings: /api/communes/06.461.15.19/housing.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/06.461.15.19/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/06.461.15.19/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/06.461.15.19/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2866435

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