Sebt Saiss

سبت سايس

Rural commune in the cercle of Sidi Smail, province of El Jadida, Casablanca-Settat.

Population, 2024: 11,052
Since 2014: +5.4%from 10,488 in 2014
Density: 148people per km², 74.9 km²
Households: 2,441
Rank: 663663rd most populous of 1,503 communes23rd of 27 in its province

Next door in Sidi M'hamed Akhdim, 77.8% of households have running water. Here, it’s 36.3%.

Since 2014, households with running water went from 0.0% to 36.3%. Across Morocco, the rise was 10 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Bni Garfett. Unemployment: 34.8% here, 37.0% there; running water: 36.3% here, 22.2% there; read French: 35.0% here, 33.1% there.

Compare it with Bni Garfett

Where it is

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

Bordering communes

Postcode

24422

How it changed

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

Sebt Saiss +5.4%

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: 42.0%aged 10 and over53.3% in 201450.3% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 34.8%7.8% in 201459.4% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 38.2%aged 15 and over50.8% in 20145.3% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 92.5%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.81children per woman2.92 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 5.9%of people4.8% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.5people on average5.1 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 36.3%of settled households0.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

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

Sebt Saiss: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.6%	75 and over	4.2%
3.2%	70–74	2.9%
4.0%	65–69	3.6%
4.0%	60–64	4.9%
4.3%	55–59	4.1%
5.4%	50–54	5.6%
5.7%	45–49	5.8%
6.3%	40–44	5.8%
5.9%	35–39	6.2%
6.1%	30–34	5.6%
6.2%	25–29	6.1%
7.1%	20–24	7.6%
8.7%	15–19	9.0%
10.6%	10–14	10.1%
10.5%	5–9	10.1%
9.2%	0–4	8.5%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.6%
Tachelhit0.1%
Tamazight0.0%
Tarifit0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.9%
French35.0%
English5.5%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh0.0%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot30.2%
Doesn’t travel to work17.1%
Informal transport15.1%
Taxi10.4%
Bike or motorcycle9.8%
Private car8.2%
Employer’s transport5.4%
Animal2.8%
Another way0.9%
Bus0.2%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 53.3%aged 10 and over42.0% in 202464.4% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 7.8%34.8% in 202414.8% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 50.8%aged 15 and over38.2% in 202421.2% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 93.2%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.92children per woman2.81 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 4.8%of people5.9% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 5.1people on average4.5 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 0.0%of settled households36.3% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

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

Sebt Saiss: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.7%	75 and over	3.8%
1.5%	70–74	1.9%
1.8%	65–69	1.6%
4.0%	60–64	3.6%
4.6%	55–59	3.9%
4.5%	50–54	5.0%
4.6%	45–49	4.4%
5.9%	40–44	5.7%
6.6%	35–39	6.6%
7.0%	30–34	6.8%
6.6%	25–29	7.3%
8.2%	20–24	7.8%
9.6%	15–19	9.4%
10.5%	10–14	11.1%
10.5%	5–9	10.5%
11.3%	0–4	10.6%

Local languages used

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

Darija99.9%
Tachelhit0.1%
Tamazight0.0%
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 only50.9%
Arabic and French42.6%
Arabic, French and English6.3%
Other combinations0.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot64.1%
Another way8.8%
Taxi7.8%
Works at home6.1%
Bike or motorcycle5.1%
Bus3.5%
Private car2.3%
Not stated2.2%
Employer’s transport0.2%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood58.3%
No fixed place19.0%
At home6.1%
Another commune4.5%
Another in the commune3.5%
Another province3.5%
Somewhere else2.9%
Not stated2.3%

What people did

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

Farm and fishing labour32.6%
Farming and fishing27.9%
Labouring and small trades12.3%
Crafts and skilled trades9.3%
Trade and broking9.1%
Clerical work5.5%
Machine operating2.4%
Managers and senior professionals0.5%
Technicians0.2%
Not classified0.1%

Highest diploma

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

No diploma77.1%
Primary15.5%
Lower secondary5.1%
Upper secondary1.7%
DEUG or Licence0.7%
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: 17916.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 10357.5% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 1731.7 per business
Public services: 66
Associations: 10in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 1counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce60.2%
Services25.2%
Industry13.6%
Construction1.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person62.1%
2 to 331.1%
4 to 96.8%
10 to 490.0%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later14.6%
2011–201978.6%
2001–20106.8%
1991–20000.0%
1981–19900.0%
1956–19800.0%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Sebt Saiss’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 40 douars in 4 fractions, with 11,051 people. One more isn’t in any douar: a nomad, or someone HCP counts apart, such as a soldier in barracks. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
اولاد مسعود سايسOulad Massaoud Saiss18 douars · 4,230 people
اولاد سيدي عبد الله بن مسعودOulad Sidi Abdallah ben Messaoud	Grouped	170	549	1.0	1.0	6.9
الصوالحة دار الطاهر بومنقارEssoualhat Dar Tahar Bouminakar	Grouped	18	96	—	—	—
اولاد سي بوعلامOulad Si Boualam	Grouped	36	154	2.7	3.1	3.9
المناصرةEl Menasra	Grouped	31	167	1.7	1.7	2.4
العليجاتEl Alijat	Grouped	51	247	1.4	1.3	2.8
اولاد عبوOulad Abbou	Grouped	30	145	0.3	1.2	2.3
لمكانسةLamkanssa	Grouped	28	132	—	—	—
الزراولةZeraoula	Grouped	16	77	—	—	—
الضݣاضݣةDgadga	Grouped	60	237	1.0	2.3	4.2
اولاد الحاج غانمOulad Lhaj Ghanem	Grouped	32	119	1.0	1.3	4.4
العكارشةLaakarcha	Grouped	47	202	1.0	1.3	5.6
الصوالحة السراحنةSwalha Srahna	Grouped	34	135	1.0	2.6	4.9
الشعيباتChibate	Grouped	44	199	1.0	2.7	4.0
العياينةLahyayna	Grouped	60	268	1.0	1.2	3.3
الرويجلاتErrouyjlat	Grouped	21	114	—	—	—
اولاد الحاج بوشعيبOulad Hadj Bouchaib	Grouped	70	286	0.0	2.0	2.0
لخوادرةel Khedadra	Grouped	188	901	0.1	1.1	4.2
سيدي لحبيب الخلفيSidi Habib el Khalfi	Grouped	43	202	0.0	5.0	6.0
لحياينة القطيباتLahyayna Qtaybat12 douars · 4,539 people
الدريبكاتDribkate	Grouped	61	278	0.1	1.0	4.0
أولاد ناصرOulad Nasseur	Grouped	137	646	1.0	2.1	5.8
القطيباتQtaybat	Grouped	60	276	1.0	1.1	5.9
لحراواتLahraouate	Grouped	85	423	0.2	1.1	2.6
أولاد زين الطلةOulad Zin Et-Talla	Grouped	85	443	4.2	0.6	7.7
اعزيب لكردAzib Lakrd	Grouped	22	130	—	—	—
اعزيب الجديديAzib El Jdidi	Grouped	29	123	—	—	—
اولاد بن ساسي اللغالغةOulad Ben Sassi Elleghalgha	Grouped	10	52	—	—	—
اولاد بن ساسي القبةOulad Ben Sassi El Kobba	Grouped	50	221	0.0	1.3	2.8
التريعاتTriat	Dispersed	262	1,181	0.9	1.0	17.9
اولاد الضاليOuled Dalli	Grouped	139	668	6.4	0.2	8.3
الحفضانEl Hafdane	Grouped	22	98	—	—	—
سوق سبت سايسSouk Sebt Saiss8 douars · 2,189 people
اولاد عبد الكاملOulad Abdelkamel	Grouped	42	187	1.0	1.9	4.0
اولاد حدوOulad Haddou	Grouped	47	198	1.0	2.0	4.0
الحمامشةLahmamcha	In parts	124	593	0.0	1.3	1.3
الزبابلة اولاد مسعودZbabla Oulad Messoud	Grouped	44	178	1.0	1.0	1.0
الكرارمةEl Karma	Grouped	30	130	0.3	2.0	2.0
اولاد سي عبد الفضيلOulad Si Abd Lefdil	Grouped	52	227	0.0	2.0	2.0
الباشتةLabbachta	Grouped	96	480	0.0	0.1	3.8
اولاد الشلحOulad Chalh	Grouped	47	196	0.0	2.5	2.9
مشيخة خارج الجماعةFraction outside the commune2 douars · 93 people
لغوالمةLeghoualma	Grouped	1	4	—	—	—
الشعاشعةEcchaachaa	Grouped	17	89	—	—	—

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: 06.181.09.15
As digits: 061810915
Slug: sebt-saiss
Record: /api/communes/06.181.09.15.json
Boundary: /api/communes/06.181.09.15/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/06.181.09.15/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/06.181.09.15/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/06.181.09.15/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/06.181.09.15/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/06.181.09.15/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2823067

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